There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Port Hughes by plane, bus, train, car, or car ferry
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MEL - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Bay Rd - South sidebus
7h 25m$135–373Bus 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 Central Bus Station to Bay Rd - South sidebus 1080 / ...
15h 43m$23–130Bus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaidebus Adelaide
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Bay Rd - South sidebus 1080 / ...
14h 8m$75–136Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain The Overland
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Moonta BPbus Adelaide
14h 40m$272–492Drive 883.5 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Port Hughescar 883.5 km
10h 8m$157–227Fly Melbourne Airport to Whyalla Airport, drive, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane MEL - WYA
- Drive from Whyalla Airport (WYA) to Lucky Baycar
- Take the carferry from Lucky Bay to Wallaroocarferry
9h 28m$433–806Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane AVV - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Bay Rd - South sidebus
8h 58m$131–482Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Whyalla Airport, drive, car ferry
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane AVV - WYA
- Drive from Whyalla Airport (WYA) to Lucky Baycar
- Take the carferry from Lucky Bay to Wallaroocarferry
15h 26m$209–745
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Port Hughes is to bus via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St which costs $23 - $130 and takes 15h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Port Hughes is to fly and bus which takes 7h 25m and costs $130 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Port Hughes. However, there are services departing from Southern Cross Coach Terminal and arriving at Bay Rd - South side via Adelaide Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 8m.
The distance between Melbourne and Port Hughes is 853 km. The road distance is 883.5 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Port Hughes without a car is to bus which takes 14h 8m and costs $75 - $140.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Melbourne to Port Hughes, including transfers.
Melbourne to Port Hughes bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Southern Cross Coach Terminal station.
Melbourne to Port Hughes bus services, operated by Firefly Express, arrive at Adelaide station.
Port Hughes is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:44 PM in Melbourne and 11:14 PM in Port Hughes.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Port Hughes is 884 km. It takes approximately 10h 8m to drive from Melbourne to Port Hughes.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Port Hughes, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Port Hughes via Adelaide Central Bus Station and Bay Rd - South side in around 14h 8m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–350
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Avalon Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- 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 311 108
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Bay Rd - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- Adelaide Metro
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Bay Rd - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- Adelaide Metro
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Bay Rd - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- Adelaide Metro
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Bay Rd - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- Adelaide Metro
- Phone
- +61 8 8823 0777
- [email protected]
- Website
- spencergulfsearoad.com
Car ferry from Lucky Bay to Wallaroo
- 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 Lucky Bay to Wallaroo
- 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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