There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Pink Lake by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly from Melbourne Airport, drive
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MEL - ADL
- Drive from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Pink Lakecar
5h 30m$163–423Bus via Dublin
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Old Port Wakefield Rd / South Tce - South West sidebus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Yorketownbus
17h 49m$81–142Train, drive
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain The Overland
- Drive from Adelaide Station to Pink Lakecar
13h 11m$183–439Bus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefieldbus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield to Yorketownbus
15h 52m$180–211Drive 950.2 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Pink Lakecar 950.2 km
10h 48m$171–246Train to Avalon Airport, fly, drive
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane AVV - ADL
- Drive from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Pink Lakecar
7h 3m$149–562Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Old Port Wakefield Rd / South Tce - South West sidebus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Yorketownbus
16h 58m$213–456
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Pink Lake is to bus via Dublin which costs $80 - $150 and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Pink Lake is to fly and drive which takes 5h 30m and costs $160 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Pink Lake. However, there are services departing from Southern Cross Coach Terminal and arriving at Yorketown via Adelaide and Port Wakefield. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 52m.
The distance between Melbourne and Pink Lake is 897 km. The road distance is 950.2 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Pink Lake without a car is to bus which takes 15h 52m and costs $180 - $220.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Melbourne to Pink Lake, including transfers.
Melbourne to Pink Lake bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Southern Cross Coach Terminal station.
Melbourne to Pink Lake bus services, operated by Firefly Express, arrive at Adelaide station.
Pink Lake is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:13 PM in Melbourne and 1:43 PM in Pink Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Pink Lake is 950 km. It takes approximately 10h 48m to drive from Melbourne to Pink Lake.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Pink Lake, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Pink Lake via Adelaide, Port Wakefield, and Yorketown in around 15h 52m.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–370
Flights from Avalon Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–290
Flights from Avalon Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- rex.com.au
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
- 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 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 Wakefield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 08 8821 2755
- [email protected]
- Website
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $38–44
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Port Wakefield to Yorketown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Dublin to Yorketown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Dublin to Yorketown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Old Port Wakefield Rd / South Tce - South West side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times 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 Old Port Wakefield Rd / South Tce - South West side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
- 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
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