There are 8 ways to get from Lake Bolac to Southern Cross by bus, train, plane, or car
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Bus, train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Melton Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI)plane MEL - KGI
- Take the train from Kalgoorlie Stn Transwa Kalgoorlie to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Crosstrain
14h 59m$604–934Bus to Mount Gambier Airport, fly to Perth Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Perth Airport (PER)plane MGB - PER
- Take the train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Crosstrain
15h 42m$277–899Bus, train
- Take the bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Araratbus
- Take the train from Ararat Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Perthtrain
- Take the train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Crosstrain
3d 10h$739–8,888Drive 2,867.6 km
- Drive from Lake Bolac to Southern Crosscar 2,867.6 km
30h 51m$516–745Bus, train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Perth Airport, train
- Take the bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Melton Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Perth Airport (PER)plane MEL - PER
- Take the train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Crosstrain
15h 29m$304–680Bus, train, train to Avalon Airport, fly to Perth Airport
- Take the bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- 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 Perth Airport (PER)plane AVV - PER
- Take the train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Crosstrain
19h 18m$408–797Bus to Mount Gambier Airport, fly to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, train
- Take the bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI)plane MGB - KGI
- Take the train from Kalgoorlie Stn Transwa Kalgoorlie to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Crosstrain
14h 52m$407–1,103Bus, train to Adelaide Airport, fly to Perth Airport, train
- Take the bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Araratbus
- Take the train from Ararat Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Perth Airport (PER)plane ADL - PER
- Take the train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Crosstrain
20h 37m$340–799
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Bolac to Southern Cross is to bus and train and fly which costs $300 - $700 and takes 15h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Bolac to Southern Cross is to bus and fly and train which takes 14h 52m and costs $400 - $1,100.
The distance between Lake Bolac and Southern Cross is 2749 km. The road distance is 2867.6 km.
The best way to get from Lake Bolac to Southern Cross without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 10h and costs $700 - $9,000.
It takes approximately 14h 59m to get from Lake Bolac to Southern Cross, including transfers.
Southern Cross is 2h behind Lake Bolac. It is currently 1:41 AM in Lake Bolac and 11:41 PM in Southern Cross.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Bolac to Southern Cross is 2868 km. It takes approximately 30h 51m to drive from Lake Bolac to Southern Cross.
What companies run services between Lake Bolac, VIC, Australia and Southern Cross, WA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Lake Bolac to Southern Cross. However, you can take the bus to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St, walk to Ballarat Station, take the train to Melton Station, walk to Melton, take the bus to Melbourne Airport, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI), take the taxi to Kalgoorlie Stn Transwa Kalgoorlie, take the train to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross, then take the taxi to Southern Cross. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Southern Cross via Ararat, Ararat Station, Adelaide Station, Adelaide Parklands, Perth, Perth Stn Platform 8, East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth, and Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross in around 3d 10h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Adelaide Airport, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–550
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–550
Flights from Avalon Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Avalon Airport to Perth Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Avalon Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Melbourne Airport, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Adelaide Airport, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Adelaide Airport, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–550
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–550
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Adelaide Airport, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Melbourne Airport, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne Airport, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–390
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–390
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–550
Flights from Avalon Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Avalon Airport to Perth Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Avalon Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–390
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Melbourne Airport, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Melton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Ballarat Station to Melton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 5m
- 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
- 1300 662 205
- [email protected]
- Website
- transwa.wa.gov.au
Train from Kalgoorlie Stn Transwa Kalgoorlie to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–75
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
Train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–85
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
Train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–85
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
Train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–85
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
Train from Kalgoorlie Stn Transwa Kalgoorlie to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–75
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
Train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–85
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
Train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–85
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
- 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
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
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–8,500
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/indian-pacific/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,600–4,400
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,400–4,100
- PLATINUM
- $5,500–8,500
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $3,300–5,500
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
Bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
Bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
Bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- 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
Bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- 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
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Ararat
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
Bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Ararat
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
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