There are 9 ways to get from Caboolture to Ballarat by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, train
best- Take the train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BNE - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
6h 58m$194–400Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Caboolture station, stop A to Abbotsford Rd at Bowen Hillsbus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Spencer Stbus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
33h 21m$128–202Train via Sydney
- Take the train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Crosstrain 623 / ...
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
29h 59m$172–683Drive 1,740.8 km
- Drive from Caboolture to Ballaratcar 1,740.8 km
19h 59m$317–457Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane BNE - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Deer Park Stationtrain
- Take the train from Deer Park Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
8h$148–534Fly Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport, train
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MCY - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
8h 52m$216–625Train, train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Bowen Hills station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OOL - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
9h 15m$146–482Train, train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Avalon Airport
- Take the train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Bowen Hills station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane OOL - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Deer Park Stationtrain
- Take the train from Deer Park Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
10h 18m$140–476Train
- Take the train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Central station, platform 5train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
2d 7h$2,606–3,706
Caboolture to Ballarat by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Caboolture to Ballarat is to bus which costs $120 - $210 and takes 33h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Caboolture to Ballarat is to train and fly which takes 6h 58m and costs $190 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Caboolture station to Ballarat station. However, there are services departing from Caboolture station, stop A and arriving at Ballarat Station/Lydiard St via RBWH station, platform 1, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Caboolture station to Ballarat station. However, there are services departing from Caboolture station, platform 3 and arriving at Ballarat Station via Roma Street Station, Central Station and Southern Cross Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 59m.
The distance between Caboolture and Ballarat is 1547 km. The road distance is 1740.8 km.
The best way to get from Caboolture to Ballarat without a car is to train via Sydney which takes 29h 59m and costs $170 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Caboolture to Ballarat, including transfers.
Caboolture to Ballarat bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Caboolture station, stop A.
Caboolture to Ballarat train services, operated by Translink, depart from Caboolture station, platform 3.
The best way to get from Caboolture to Ballarat is to train via Sydney which takes 29h 59m and costs $170 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $210 and takes 33h 21m.
What companies run services between Caboolture, QLD, Australia and Ballarat, VIC, Australia?
You can take a train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Ballarat Station via Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Central Station, and Southern Cross Station in around 29h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Caboolture station, stop A to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St via Abbotsford Rd at Bowen Hills, RBWH station, platform 1, Roma Street busway, platform 2, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St in around 33h 21m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–420
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–430
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–340
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–470
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–470
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–410
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Bowen Hills station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Bowen Hills station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Central station, platform 5
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Lara Station to Deer Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Deer Park Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Lara Station to Deer Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Deer Park Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–188
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $17–35
- AChoice
- $9–12
- Gold Class
- $150
- Heritage Class
- $188
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $85–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–140
- Sleeper
- $220–240
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Bus from Caboolture station, stop A to Abbotsford Rd at Bowen Hills
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
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Booking & Getting There
Caboolture to Ballarat bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Abbotsford Rd at Bowen Hills station.
Ballarat is 1h ahead of Caboolture. It is currently 3:14 PM in Caboolture and 4:14 PM in Ballarat.
Caboolture to Ballarat train services, operated by Translink, arrive at Roma Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Caboolture to Ballarat is 1741 km. It takes approximately 19h 59m to drive from Caboolture to Ballarat.
There are 214+ hotels available in Ballarat.


















