There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Manning River by plane, car, train, bus (Greyhound), or bus
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Fly to Tamworth, drive
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tamworth (TMW)plane MEL - TMW
- Drive from Tamworth (TMW) to Manning Rivercar
7h 6m$448–723Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Dungog Stationtrain 33 / ...
- Drive from Dungog Station to Manning Rivercar
16h 45m$105–426Bus via Bulahdelah
- Take the bus from Melbourne to Sydney Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Bulahdelahbus
- Take the bus from Bulahdelah to Nabiacbus
- Take the bus from Nabiac Public School, Clarkson St to Gloucester Public School, Elliot Stbus 308
19h 35m$252–414Drive 1,121 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Manning Rivercar 1,121 km
12h 17m$202–291Fly to Newcastle Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane MEL - NTL
- Take the bus from Grahamstown Rd Opp 40 to Cowper St Before Memorial Avbus
- Take the bus from Cowper St After Gidley St to Gloucester High School, Ravenshaw Stbus
8h 1mFly to Sydney International Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MEL - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Dungog Stationtrain
- Drive from Dungog Station to Manning Rivercar
9h$167–504Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Newcastle Interchangetrain Ccn
- Take the bus from Newcastle Interchange, Stand C to Cowper St Before Memorial Avbus 135
- Take the bus from Cowper St After Gidley St to St Joseph's Primary School, Denison Stbus
18h 42mBus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Nabiacbus
- Take the bus from Nabiac Public School, Clarkson St to St Joseph's Primary School, Denison Stbus 308
21h 49m$173–393
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tamworth (TMW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Manning River is to train and drive which costs $100 - $430 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Manning River is to fly and drive which takes 7h 6m and costs $440 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Manning River. However, there are services departing from Melbourne and arriving at Gloucester Public School, Elliot St via Central Station, Bulahdelah and Nabiac Public School, Clarkson St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 35m.
The distance between Melbourne and Manning River is 1108 km. The road distance is 1121 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Manning River without a car is to bus via Bulahdelah which takes 19h 35m and costs $250 - $420.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Melbourne to Manning River, including transfers.
Melbourne to Manning River bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Melbourne station.
Melbourne to Manning River bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Sydney Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Manning River is 1121 km. It takes approximately 12h 17m to drive from Melbourne to Manning River.
There are 35+ hotels available in Manning River.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Manning River, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Melbourne to Manning River via Sydney Central Station, Central Station, Bulahdelah, Nabiac, Nabiac Public School, Clarkson St, and Gloucester Public School, Elliot St in around 19h 35m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamworth via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamworth via Canberra, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamworth via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–360
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- 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
Train from Central Station to Dungog Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–160
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $30–40
- First
- $40–60
- Sleeper
- $130–160
Train from Central Station to Dungog Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–160
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $30–40
- First
- $40–60
- Sleeper
- $130–160
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Dungog Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $30–50
- First Class
- $40–65
Train from Central Station to Dungog Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $30–50
- First Class
- $40–65
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Newcastle Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Melbourne to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Bulahdelah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $45–70
- Advantage
- $50–75
- Flexible
- $55–85
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–190
- Advantage
- $150–230
- Flexible
- $200–290
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Bulahdelah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Bulahdelah to Nabiac
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Central Station to Nabiac
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 02 6686 3666
- [email protected]
- Website
- buslinesgroup.com.au
Bus from Nabiac Public School, Clarkson St to Gloucester Public School, Elliot St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.buslinesgroup.com.au/
Bus from Nabiac Public School, Clarkson St to St Joseph's Primary School, Denison St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.buslinesgroup.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 9890 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Grahamstown Rd Opp 40 to Cowper St Before Memorial Av
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Phone
- (02) 6658 0303
- Website
- newcombebus.com
Bus from Cowper St After Gidley St to Gloucester High School, Ravenshaw St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://newcombebus.com/
Bus from Cowper St After Gidley St to St Joseph's Primary School, Denison St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://newcombebus.com/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Newcastle Interchange, Stand C to Cowper St Before Memorial Av
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
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