There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Lake Eildon by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus via Seymour
best- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Seymour Stationtrain Seymour
- Take the bus from Seymour Station/Railway Pl to Bayley St/Nihil Stbus Coach
3h 49m$75–106Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Melbourne Central Station to Lilydale Stationtrain Lilydale
- Take the bus from Lilydale Station/Main St to Eildon SC/Main Stbus 684
4h$24–26Drive 142.6 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Lake Eildoncar 142.6 km
1h 58m$26–37
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Lake Eildon is to train and bus which costs $23 - $27 and takes 4h.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Lake Eildon is to drive which takes 1h 58m and costs $25 - $40.
The distance between Melbourne and Lake Eildon is 196 km. The road distance is 142.6 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Lake Eildon without a car is to train and bus via Seymour which takes 3h 49m and costs $70 - $110.
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Melbourne to Lake Eildon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Lake Eildon is 143 km. It takes approximately 1h 58m to drive from Melbourne to Lake Eildon.
There are 156+ hotels available in Lake Eildon.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Lake Eildon, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Lake Eildon. However, you can take the train to Seymour Station, walk to Seymour Station/Railway Pl, take the bus to Bayley St/Nihil St, then take the taxi to Lake Eildon. Alternatively, you can drive from Melbourne to Lake Eildon in around 1h 58m.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Seymour Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- metrotrains.com.au
Train from Melbourne Central Station to Lilydale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/timetables/?line=Alamein&dir=1&ts=1678780587323
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Seymour Station/Railway Pl to Bayley St/Nihil St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- 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 Lilydale Station/Main St to Eildon SC/Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
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