There are 7 ways to get from Lake Mungo to Melbourne by car, bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus, fly
best- Drive from Lake Mungo to Tarcoola St At Burke Stcar
- Take the bus from Tarcoola St At Burke St to Mildura Airport, Alan Mathews Drbus
- Fly from Mildura Airport (MQL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MQL - MEL
5h 20m$238–352Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Lake Mungo to Tarcoola St At Burke Stcar
- Take the bus from Tarcoola St At Burke St to Mildura Station, Coach Stopbus 585
- Take the bus from Mildura Station/Seventh St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer Stbus
13h 2m$39–90Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Lake Mungo to 48633 Sturt Hwycar
- Take the bus from 48633 Sturt Hwy to Balranald Central School, Jones Lanebus
- Take the bus from Balranald Visitor Information Centre, River St to St Mary MacKilllop College, Splatt Stbus
- Take the train from Swan Hill Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
10h$41–61Drive, bus, train via Mildura
- Drive from Lake Mungo to Tarcoola St At Burke Stcar
- Take the bus from Tarcoola St At Burke St to Mildura Station, Coach Stopbus 585
- Take the bus from Mildura Station/Seventh St to Swan Hill Station/Curlewis Stbus
- Take the train from Swan Hill Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
12h 20m$44–83Drive 571.1 km
- Drive from Lake Mungo to Melbournecar 571.1 km
6h 32m$103–149Drive, bus, train #2
- Drive from Lake Mungo to Oxley Rd At Redbank Weir Rdcar
- Take the bus from Oxley Rd At Redbank Weir Rd to Balranald Central School, Jones Lanebus
- Take the bus from Balranald Visitor Information Centre, River St to St Mary MacKilllop College, Splatt Stbus
- Take the train from Swan Hill Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
10h 20m$42–61Drive, bus via Horsham
- Drive from Lake Mungo to Tarcoola St At Burke Stcar
- Take the bus from Tarcoola St At Burke St to Mildura Station, Coach Stopbus 585
- Take the bus from Mildura Station/Seventh St to Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Avebus
- Take the bus from Horsham to Southern Cross Coach Terminalbus
14h 52m$141–164
Mildura Airport (MQL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Mungo to Melbourne is to drive and bus and train which costs $40 - $65 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Lake Mungo to Melbourne is to drive and bus and fly which takes 5h 20m and costs $230 - $360.
The distance between Lake Mungo and Melbourne is 714 km. The road distance is 571.1 km.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Lake Mungo to Melbourne, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Mungo to Melbourne is 571 km. It takes approximately 6h 32m to drive from Lake Mungo to Melbourne.
There are 5301+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Lake Mungo, NSW, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Lake Mungo to Melbourne. However, you can drive to Tarcoola St At Burke St, take the bus to Mildura Airport, Alan Mathews Dr, walk to Mildura Airport (MQL) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lake Mungo to Southern Cross Station via 48633 Sturt Hwy, Balranald Central School, Jones Lane, Balranald Visitor Information Centre, River St, St Mary MacKilllop College, Splatt St, and Swan Hill Station in around 10h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Mildura Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Mildura Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Swan Hill Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $10–15
Train from Swan Hill Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $10–15
Train from Swan Hill Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $10–15
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Tarcoola St At Burke St to Mildura Airport, Alan Mathews Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Tarcoola St At Burke St to Mildura Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Tarcoola St At Burke St to Mildura Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Tarcoola St At Burke St to Mildura Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from 48633 Sturt Hwy to Balranald Central School, Jones Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/train
Bus from Balranald Visitor Information Centre, River St to St Mary MacKilllop College, Splatt St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/train
Bus from Balranald Visitor Information Centre, River St to St Mary MacKilllop College, Splatt St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/train
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Mildura Station/Seventh St to Swan Hill Station/Curlewis St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 Mildura Station/Seventh St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–45
- 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 9463 3999
- Website
- dysongroup.com.au
Bus from Oxley Rd At Redbank Weir Rd to Balranald Central School, Jones Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- http://www.dysongroup.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from Mildura Station/Seventh St to Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Horsham to Southern Cross Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
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