There are 8 ways to get from Maryborough to Ballarat by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Hervey Bay to Melbourne Airport, train
best- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HVB - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
7h 4m$212–722Train
cheapest- Take the train from Maryborough West to Roma Streettrain
- 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 Ballarat Stationtrain
34h 5m$189–1,525Bus
- Take the bus from Maryborough to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- 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 Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
36h 48m$244–484Drive 1,851.8 km
- Drive from Maryborough to Ballaratcar 1,851.8 km
21h 8m$333–481Bus to Bundaberg, fly to Melbourne Airport, train
- Take the bus from Maryborough to Bundaberg Airportbus
- Fly from Bundaberg (BDB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BDB - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
10h 24m$417–574Bus, bus to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, train
- Take the bus from Maryborough to Noosa Junction Stationbus
- Take the bus from Noosa Junction station, stop B to Sunshine Coast Airportbus
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MCY - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
10h 10m$205–507Fly Hervey Bay to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane HVB - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Deer Park Stationtrain
- Take the train from Deer Park Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
10h 22m$278–960Bus, train
- Take the bus from Maryborough to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
2d 11h$2,675–3,840
Maryborough to Ballarat by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maryborough to Ballarat is to bus and fly and train which costs $200 - $550 and takes 10h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Maryborough to Ballarat is to fly and train which takes 7h 4m and costs $210 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Maryborough to Ballarat station. However, there are services departing from Maryborough and arriving at Ballarat Station/Lydiard St via Roma Street Station, Stand F, Sydney Central Station and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Maryborough to Ballarat station. However, there are services departing from Maryborough West and arriving at Ballarat Station via Roma Street Station, Central Station and Southern Cross Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 5m.
The distance between Maryborough and Ballarat is 1732 km. The road distance is 1851.8 km.
The best way to get from Maryborough to Ballarat without a car is to train which takes 34h 5m and costs $180 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Maryborough to Ballarat, including transfers.
Maryborough to Ballarat bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Maryborough station.
Maryborough to Ballarat train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Maryborough West station.
The best way to get from Maryborough to Ballarat is to train which takes 34h 5m and costs $180 - $1,600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $490 and takes 36h 48m.
What companies run services between Maryborough, QLD, Australia and Ballarat, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Old Maryborough station to Ballarat Station via Maryborough West station, Maryborough West, Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Central Station, and Southern Cross Station in around 34h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Maryborough to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St via Brisbane Coach Terminal, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, Sydney Central Station, Melbourne, and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St in around 36h 48m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Hervey Bay to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Hervey Bay to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–650
Flights from Hervey Bay to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Bundaberg to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–490
Flights from Bundaberg to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–490
Flights from Bundaberg to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–490
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
Flights from Hervey Bay to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Hervey Bay to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Hervey Bay to Avalon Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Hervey Bay to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
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
Flights from Hervey Bay to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Bundaberg to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–510
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
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
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
Train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Maryborough West to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–959
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $35–60
- AChoice
- $45–65
- Gold Class
- $766
- Heritage Class
- $959
- 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 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
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Maryborough to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Maryborough to Bundaberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Maryborough to Noosa Junction Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Bus from Noosa Junction station, stop B to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Maryborough to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $65–95
- Advantage
- $70–110
- Flexible
- $85–130
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More Questions & Answers
Maryborough to Ballarat bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Brisbane Coach Terminal station.
Maryborough to Ballarat train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Roma Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Maryborough to Ballarat is 1852 km. It takes approximately 21h 8m to drive from Maryborough to Ballarat.
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