There are 4 ways to get from Lara to St Arnaud by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Lara Station to Deer Park Stationtrain
- Take the train from Deer Park Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Dundas St/Market Stbus
5h 2m$18–42Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lara Station/Hicks St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer Stbus Geelong
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Dundas St/Market Stbus Coach
5h 53m$4–39Train, bus via Ararat
- Take the train from North Shore Station to Ararat Stationtrain The Overland
- Take the bus from Ararat to Dundas St/Market Stbus Stawell - St Arnaud Via Ararat
5h 21m$69–139Drive 216.5 km
- Drive from Lara to St Arnaudcar 216.5 km
2h 58m$39–57
Lara to St Arnaud by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lara to St Arnaud is to bus which costs $4 - $40 and takes 5h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Lara to St Arnaud is to drive which takes 2h 58m and costs $35 - $60.
No, there is no direct bus from Lara station to St Arnaud. However, there are services departing from Lara Station/Hicks St and arriving at Dundas St/Market St via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 53m.
The distance between Lara and St Arnaud is 287 km. The road distance is 216.5 km.
The best way to get from Lara to St Arnaud without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 2m and costs $18 - $45.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Lara to St Arnaud, including transfers.
Lara to St Arnaud bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Lara Station/Hicks St.
Lara to St Arnaud bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lara to St Arnaud is 217 km. It takes approximately 2h 58m to drive from Lara to St Arnaud.
There are six+ hotels available in St Arnaud.
What companies run services between Lara, VIC, Australia and St Arnaud, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Lara Station/Hicks St to Dundas St/Market St via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St in around 5h 53m.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Deer Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–11
Train from Deer Park Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 North Shore Station to Ararat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $55–65
- Red Standard Everyday
- $55–70
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $85–110
- Red Premium Everyday
- $100–120
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Dundas St/Market St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- 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 Lara Station/Hicks St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–15
- 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 Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Dundas St/Market St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–25
- 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 Ararat to Dundas St/Market St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
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