There are 5 ways to get from Ballarat to Whyalla by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Melbourne Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Melton Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane MEL - WYA
6h 28m$360–776Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ballarat to Adelaidebus Adelaide
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Whyallabus
17h 9m$104–204Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Ararat Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ararat Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefieldbus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield to Port Piriebus
- Drive from Port Pirie to Whyallacar
16h 12m$193–432Drive 981.5 km
- Drive from Ballarat to Whyallacar 981.5 km
11h 24m$177–255Train, train to Avalon Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Deer Park Stationtrain
- Take the train from Deer Park Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane AVV - WYA
11h 35m$185–794
Ballarat to Whyalla by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballarat to Whyalla is to bus which costs $100 - $210 and takes 17h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Ballarat to Whyalla is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs $360 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Ballarat to Whyalla. However, there are services departing from Ballarat and arriving at Stop 2 Donaldson Tce / Darling Tce - North East side via Adelaide, Stop 29 Cartledge Ave / Moran St - North side and Stop Westland Shopping Centre - South side. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 9m.
The distance between Ballarat and Whyalla is 958 km. The road distance is 981.5 km.
The best way to get from Ballarat to Whyalla without a car is to bus which takes 17h 9m and costs $100 - $210.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Ballarat to Whyalla, including transfers.
Ballarat to Whyalla bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Ballarat station.
Ballarat to Whyalla bus services, operated by Firefly Express, arrive at Adelaide station.
Whyalla is 30 min behind Ballarat. It is currently 10:26 AM in Ballarat and 9:56 AM in Whyalla.
Yes, the driving distance between Ballarat to Whyalla is 982 km. It takes approximately 11h 24m to drive from Ballarat to Whyalla.
What companies run services between Ballarat, VIC, Australia and Whyalla, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Ballarat to Stop 2 Donaldson Tce / Darling Tce - North East side via Adelaide, Whyalla, Stop 29 Cartledge Ave / Moran St - North side, and Stop Westland Shopping Centre - South side in around 17h 9m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–2,100
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Melton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Ballarat Station to Ararat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Ballarat Station to Deer Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Deer Park Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–11
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Ararat Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $100–130
- Red Standard Everyday
- $140–170
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $190–230
- Red Premium Everyday
- $230–280
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $29–45
- Advantage
- $26–40
- Flexible
- $28–40
Bus from Port Wakefield to Port Pirie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–50
- Advantage
- $30–45
- Flexible
- $30–50
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Ballarat to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Whyalla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Whyalla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
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