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$140–433Bus 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$107–169Train, 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$203–452Drive 883.5 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Port Hughescar 883.5 km
10h 8m$159–230Fly 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 car ferry from Lucky Bay to Wallaroocarferry
9h 28m$434–906Train 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$131–572Train 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 car ferry from Lucky Bay to Wallaroocarferry
15h 26m$230–795
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 $140 - $440.
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 $100 - $170.
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 11:00 PM in Melbourne and 10:30 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
- $190–370
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 Avalon Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
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
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- 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
- $100–400
- 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
- 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 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Bay Rd - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- 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 Bay Rd - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- 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 Bay Rd - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- 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 Bay Rd - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- 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 Bay Rd - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Bay Rd - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Moonta BP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Bay Rd - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Bay Rd - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- 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 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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