There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Iron Knob by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Melbourne Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane MEL - WYA
- Take the taxi from Whyalla Airport (WYA) to Iron Knobtaxi
5h 7m$438–818Bus via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to 85 Franklin Stbus Coach
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Iron Knobbus
18h 51m$81–160Bus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaidebus Adelaide
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Iron Knobbus
17h 16m$133–166Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain The Overland
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Iron Knobbus
17h 50m$287–519Drive 1,083.9 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Iron Knobcar 1,083.9 km
12h 30m$193–279Train to Avalon Airport, fly, 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 taxi from Whyalla Airport (WYA) to Iron Knobtaxi
11h 5m$214–757
Melbourne to Iron Knob by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Iron Knob is to bus via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St which costs $80 - $160 and takes 18h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Iron Knob is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 7m and costs $430 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Iron Knob. However, there are services departing from Southern Cross Coach Terminal and arriving at Iron Knob via Adelaide. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 16m.
The distance between Melbourne and Iron Knob is 914 km. The road distance is 1083.9 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Iron Knob without a car is to bus which takes 17h 16m and costs $130 - $170.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Melbourne to Iron Knob, including transfers.
Melbourne to Iron Knob bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Southern Cross Coach Terminal station.
Melbourne to Iron Knob bus services, operated by Firefly Express, arrive at Adelaide station.
Iron Knob is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:16 AM in Melbourne and 5:46 AM in Iron Knob.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Iron Knob is 1084 km. It takes approximately 12h 30m to drive from Melbourne to Iron Knob.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Iron Knob, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Iron Knob via Adelaide in around 17h 16m.
- 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
- $170–650
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,800
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard
- $210–250
- Red Premium
- $350–420
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- Firefly Express
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $63–66
- Website
- Firefly Express
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $70–90
Call a Car - Country TAXI
- Phone
- +61 8 8649 2037
Whyalla Taxis
- Phone
- +61 8 8644 7711
- Website
- whyallataxis.com.au
Call a Car - Country TAXI
- Phone
- +61 8 8649 2037
Whyalla Taxis
- Phone
- +61 8 8644 7711
- Website
- whyallataxis.com.au
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