There are 9 ways to get from Melbourne to Lucky Bay by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Whyalla Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane MEL - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Cowellbus
6h 54m$431–914Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Wallaroo Museumbus
- Take the car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Baycarferry
18h 57m$59–159Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Charles Tce / Irwine St - South West sidebus
- Take the car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Baycarferry
17h 54m$198–480Bus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaidebus Adelaide
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cowellbus
18h 49m$205–249Drive 1,198.2 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Lucky Baycar 1,198.2 km
13h 45m$216–311Fly Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)plane MEL - PLO
- Take the bus from Port Lincoln to Cowellbus
8h 31m$464–844Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Whyalla Airport, bus
- 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 Whyalla to Cowellbus
12h 52m$227–803Fly Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MEL - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Wallaroo Museumbus
- Take the car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Baycarferry
10h 35m$176–462Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Port Lincoln Airport, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)plane AVV - PLO
- Take the bus from Port Lincoln to Cowellbus
15h 29m$500–1,083
Melbourne to Lucky Bay by bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Lucky Bay is to bus and car ferry which costs $55 - $160 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Lucky Bay is to fly and bus which takes 6h 54m and costs $430 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Lucky Bay. However, there are services departing from Southern Cross Coach Terminal and arriving at Cowell via Adelaide. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 49m.
The distance between Melbourne and Lucky Bay is 982 km. The road distance is 1198.2 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Lucky Bay without a car is to bus which takes 18h 49m and costs $200 - $250.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Melbourne to Lucky Bay, including transfers.
Melbourne to Lucky Bay bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Southern Cross Coach Terminal station.
Melbourne to Lucky Bay bus services, operated by Firefly Express, arrive at Adelaide station.
Lucky Bay is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:42 PM in Melbourne and 2:12 PM in Lucky Bay.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Lucky Bay is 1198 km. It takes approximately 13h 45m to drive from Melbourne to Lucky Bay.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Lucky Bay, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Lucky Bay via Adelaide and Cowell in around 18h 49m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–370
Flights from Avalon Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Mount Gambier, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport via Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–290
- 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
- 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
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 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Whyalla to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Adelaide to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Port Lincoln to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Whyalla to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Port Lincoln to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Charles Tce / Irwine St - South West side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Wallaroo Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Wallaroo Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
- Phone
- 08 8821 2755
- [email protected]
- Website
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Charles Tce / Irwine St - South West side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Wallaroo Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Wallaroo Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +61 8 8823 0777
- [email protected]
- Website
- spencergulfsearoad.com
Car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Book at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Passenger
- $44
- Car & 4WD's up to 5.5m
- $198
Car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Book at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Passenger
- $44
- Car & 4WD's up to 5.5m
- $198
Car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Book at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Passenger
- $44
- Car & 4WD's up to 5.5m
- $198
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