There are 4 ways to get from Dandenong to Portarlington by train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Yarraman Station to Town Hall Stationtrain Cranbourne / ...
- Take the ferry from Melbourne Docklands to Portarlingtonferry Docklands to Portarlington
3h 12m$38Bus, line 905 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cheltenham Rd/George St to The Pines SC/Reynolds Rdbus 901
- Take the bus from The Pines SC/Reynolds Rd to King St/Lonsdale Stbus 905 / ...
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus
6h 7m$13–28Train, line 60 bus
- Take the train from Yarraman Station to Town Hall Stationtrain
- Take the train from Footscray Station to Geelong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Portarlington Town Centre/Newcombe Stbus 60
3h 33m$20–24Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dandenong to Sorrentocar
- Take the carferry from Sorrento to Queenscliffcarferry
2h 2m$27–46
Dandenong to Portarlington by train, foot, tram, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dandenong to Portarlington is to train and line 60 bus which costs $19 - $24 and takes 3h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Dandenong to Portarlington is to drive and car ferry which takes 2h 2m and costs $27 - $50.
No, there is no direct bus from Dandenong to Portarlington. However, there are services departing from Cheltenham Rd/George St and arriving at Portarlington Town Centre/Newcombe St via The Pines SC/Reynolds Rd, Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St and Geelong Station/Railway Tce. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 7m.
The distance between Dandenong and Portarlington is 76 km.
The best way to get from Dandenong to Portarlington without a car is to train and ferry which takes 3h 12m and costs $38.
It takes approximately 3h 12m to get from Dandenong to Portarlington, including transfers.
Dandenong to Portarlington bus services, operated by Metropolitan buses, depart from Cheltenham Rd/George St station.
Dandenong to Portarlington bus services, operated by Metropolitan buses, arrive at The Pines SC/Reynolds Rd station.
There are 694+ hotels available in Portarlington.
What companies run services between Dandenong, VIC, Australia and Portarlington, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Cheltenham Rd/George St to Portarlington Town Centre/Newcombe St via The Pines SC/Reynolds Rd, King St/Lonsdale St, Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St, and Geelong Station/Railway Tce in around 6h 7m.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Yarraman Station to Town Hall Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Yarraman Station to Town Hall Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Footscray Station to Geelong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- Transport Victoria
Bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Portarlington Town Centre/Newcombe St
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Transport Victoria
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
Bus from Cheltenham Rd/George St to The Pines SC/Reynolds Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Transport Victoria
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
Bus from The Pines SC/Reynolds Rd to King St/Lonsdale St
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- Transport Victoria
- Daily
- $0
- 2 hour ticket
- $0
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Geelong Station/Railway Tce
- Phone
- +61 3 9514 8959
- [email protected]
- Website
- portphillipferries.com.au
Ferry from Melbourne Docklands to Portarlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- portphillipferries.com.au
- Book at
- portphillipferries.com.au
- Phone
- +61 3 5257 4500
- [email protected]
- Website
- searoad.com.au
Car ferry from Sorrento to Queenscliff
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- searoad.com.au
- Adult
- $20
- Vehicle Incl. Driver
- $108
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