There are 9 ways to get from Ipswich to Geelong by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Avalon Airport
best- Take the train from Ipswich station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 4train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane BNE - AVV
6h 45m$160–522Train via Sydney
cheapest- 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 Geelong Stationtrain
29h 24m$144–512Bus
- Take the bus from Ipswich station - Bell St to Milton Rd at Cribb St, stop 5bus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbournebus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus
33h 2m$208–418Drive 1,674.9 km
- Drive from Ipswich to Geelongcar 1,674.9 km
18h 38m$301–434Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Ipswich station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 4train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BNE - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
6h 51m$186–374Bus to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Gold Coast Airportbus
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OOL - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
8h 27m$200–460Bus to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Avalon Airport
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Gold Coast Airportbus
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane OOL - AVV
8h 21m$194–678Train to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Ipswich station, platform 1 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MCY - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
10h 4m$182–452Train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Stationtrain Geelong
2d 5h$2,608–3,712
Ipswich to Geelong by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ipswich to Geelong is to train via Sydney which costs $140 - $550 and takes 29h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Ipswich to Geelong is to train and fly which takes 6h 45m and costs $160 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Ipswich station to Geelong station. However, there are services departing from Ipswich station - Bell St and arriving at Geelong Station/Railway Tce via Milton Rd at Cribb St, stop 5, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Sydney Central Station and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Ipswich station to Geelong station. However, there are services departing from East Ipswich station, platform 2 and arriving at Geelong Station via Roma Street Station, Central Station and Southern Cross Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 24m.
The distance between Ipswich and Geelong is 1507 km. The road distance is 1674.9 km.
The best way to get from Ipswich to Geelong without a car is to train via Sydney which takes 29h 24m and costs $140 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Ipswich to Geelong, including transfers.
Ipswich to Geelong bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Ipswich station - Bell St.
Ipswich to Geelong train services, operated by NSW TrainLink XPT, depart from Roma Street Station.
The best way to get from Ipswich to Geelong is to train via Sydney which takes 29h 24m and costs $140 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $420 and takes 33h 2m.
What companies run services between Ipswich, QLD, Australia and Geelong, VIC, Australia?
You can take a train from East Ipswich station, platform 2 to Geelong Station via Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Central Station, and Southern Cross Station in around 29h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ipswich station - Bell St to Geelong Station/Railway Tce via Milton Rd at Cribb St, stop 5, Roma Street Stop 125 at Transit Centre, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, Sydney Central Station, Melbourne, and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St in around 33h 2m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–300
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–330
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–330
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–400
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Ipswich station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Ipswich station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Ipswich station, platform 1 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/great-southern/
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Bus from Ipswich station - Bell St to Milton Rd at Cribb St, stop 5
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Geelong Station/Railway Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Phone
- +61 3 5222 4966
- [email protected]
- Website
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
- Phone
- +612 6685 7447
- [email protected]
- Website
- byronbayshuttle.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.byronbayshuttle.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.byronbayshuttle.com.au
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More Questions & Answers
Ipswich to Geelong bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Milton Rd at Cribb St, stop 5 station.
Ipswich to Geelong train services, operated by NSW TrainLink XPT, arrive at Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ipswich to Geelong is 1675 km. It takes approximately 18h 38m to drive from Ipswich to Geelong.
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