There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Hawker by plane, bus, taxi, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Melbourne Airport, bus, taxi
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane MEL - WYA
- Take the bus from Moran St / Cartledge Ave - East side to Stop 17 Stuart Hwy / Stokes Tce - North East sidebus
- Take the taxi from Stop 17 Stuart Hwy / Stokes Tce - North East side to Hawkertaxi
7h 38m$521–1,013Bus, taxi via Peterborough
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Main St / High St - North sidebus
- Take the bus from Main St - South side to Railway Tce / Horrocks Hwy - South sidebus
- Take the taxi from Railway Tce / Horrocks Hwy - South side to Hawkertaxi
20h 26m$111–180Train, bus, taxi via Port Wakefield
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefieldbus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield to Port Augustabus
- Take the taxi from Port Augusta to Hawkertaxi
17h 49m$349–669Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Port Augustabus
- Take the bus from Jervois St / Beauchamp Ln - North side to Railway Tce / Horrocks Hwy - North sidebus
- Take the taxi from Railway Tce / Horrocks Hwy - North side to Hawkertaxi
18h 25m$245–334Drive 1,063.3 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Hawkercar 1,063.3 km
12h 20m$192–277Train to Avalon Airport, fly, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane AVV - WYA
- Take the bus from Moran St / Cartledge Ave - East side to Stop 17 Stuart Hwy / Stokes Tce - North East sidebus
- Take the taxi from Stop 17 Stuart Hwy / Stokes Tce - North East side to Hawkertaxi
13h 36m$317–902Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Port Augustabus
- Take the bus from Jervois St / Beauchamp Ln - North side to Railway Tce / Horrocks Hwy - North sidebus
- Take the taxi from Railway Tce / Horrocks Hwy - North side to Hawkertaxi
19h 9m$293–609
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Hawker is to bus and taxi via Peterborough which costs $110 - $180 and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Hawker is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 7h 38m and costs $500 - $1,100.
The distance between Melbourne and Hawker is 1048 km. The road distance is 1063.3 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Hawker without a car is to train and bus and taxi via Port Wakefield which takes 17h 49m and costs $340 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Melbourne to Hawker, including transfers.
Hawker is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:45 AM in Melbourne and 1:15 AM in Hawker.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Hawker is 1063 km. It takes approximately 12h 20m to drive from Melbourne to Hawker.
There are 10+ hotels available in Hawker.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Hawker, SA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Hawker. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Whyalla Airport (WYA), take the taxi to Moran St / Cartledge Ave - East side, take the bus to Stop 17 Stuart Hwy / Stokes Tce - North East side, then take the taxi to Hawker. Alternatively, you can take the train to Adelaide Station, walk to Adelaide, take the bus to Port Wakefield, take the bus to Port Augusta, then take the taxi to Hawker.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–2,000
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Bus from Moran St / Cartledge Ave - East side to Stop 17 Stuart Hwy / Stokes Tce - North East side
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Jervois St / Beauchamp Ln - North side to Railway Tce / Horrocks Hwy - North side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Moran St / Cartledge Ave - East side to Stop 17 Stuart Hwy / Stokes Tce - North East side
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Jervois St / Beauchamp Ln - North side to Railway Tce / Horrocks Hwy - North side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Main St / High St - North side
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Main St - South side to Railway Tce / Horrocks Hwy - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $29–45
- Advantage
- $26–40
- Flexible
- $28–40
Bus from Port Wakefield to Port Augusta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $40–65
- Advantage
- $45–70
- Flexible
- $50–80
Bus from Adelaide to Port Augusta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $55–85
- Advantage
- $65–95
- Flexible
- $75–120
Bus from Adelaide to Port Augusta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $55–85
- Advantage
- $65–95
- Flexible
- $75–120
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Port Augusta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Adelaide to Port Augusta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to 85 Franklin St
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–60
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $90–170
Augusta Taxis
- Phone
- +61 8 8644 7722
Outback Taxis
- Phone
- +61 8 8642 6537
Augusta Taxis
- Phone
- +61 8 8644 7722
Outback Taxis
- Phone
- +61 8 8642 6537
Augusta Taxis
- Phone
- +61 8 8644 7722
Outback Taxis
- Phone
- +61 8 8642 6537
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