There are 4 ways to get from Melrose to Hay by bus, car, taxi, or plane
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Bus via Port Pirie
best- Take the bus from Nott St / Horrocks Hwy - North side to Stop 1 Florence St / Norman St - East sidebus
- Take the bus from Mary Elie St / Wandearah Rd to Adelaide Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Swan Hill Station/Curlewis Stbus
- Take the bus from St Mary MacKilllop College, Splatt St to Balranald Visitor Information Centre, River Stbus
- Take the bus from Balranald Heritage Park, Sturt Hwy to Sturt Hwy At Archer Stbus 732
19h 45m$35–82Drive 756.8 km
- Drive from Melrose to Haycar 756.8 km
8h 8m$136–196Taxi, fly, bus
- Take the taxi from Melrose to Whyalla Airport (WYA)taxi
- Fly from Whyalla Airport (WYA) to Griffith (GFF)plane WYA - GFF
- Take the bus from Griffith Station, Coach Stop to Sturt Hwy At Archer Stbus
16h 27m$494–1,221Bus
- Take the bus from Nott St / Horrocks Hwy - North side to Esplanade / High St - North side -bus
- Take the bus from Port Germein to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Swan Hill Station/Curlewis Stbus
- Take the bus from St Mary MacKilllop College, Splatt St to Balranald Visitor Information Centre, River Stbus
- Take the bus from Balranald Heritage Park, Sturt Hwy to Sturt Hwy At Archer Stbus 732
19h 45m$80–152
Melrose to Hay by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melrose to Hay is to bus via Port Pirie which costs $30 - $85 and takes 19h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Melrose to Hay is to drive which takes 8h 8m and costs $130 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Melrose to Hay. However, there are services departing from Nott St / Horrocks Hwy - North side and arriving at Sturt Hwy At Archer St via Mary Elie St / Wandearah Rd, 85 Franklin St, St Mary MacKilllop College, Splatt St and Balranald Heritage Park, Sturt Hwy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 45m.
The distance between Melrose and Hay is 1061 km. The road distance is 756.8 km.
The best way to get from Melrose to Hay without a car is to bus via Port Pirie which takes 19h 45m and costs $30 - $85.
It takes approximately 19h 45m to get from Melrose to Hay, including transfers.
Melrose to Hay bus services, operated by Adelaide Metro, depart from Nott St / Horrocks Hwy - North side station.
Melrose to Hay bus services, operated by Adelaide Metro, arrive at Stop 1 Florence St / Norman St - East side station.
Hay is 30 min ahead of Melrose. It is currently 1:37 PM in Melrose and 2:07 PM in Hay.
Yes, the driving distance between Melrose to Hay is 757 km. It takes approximately 8h 8m to drive from Melrose to Hay.
What companies run services between Melrose, SA, Australia and Hay, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Nott St / Horrocks Hwy - North side to Sturt Hwy At Archer St via Stop 1 Florence St / Norman St - East side, Mary Elie St / Wandearah Rd, 85 Franklin St, Swan Hill Station/Curlewis St, St Mary MacKilllop College, Splatt St, Balranald Visitor Information Centre, River St, and Balranald Heritage Park, Sturt Hwy in around 19h 45m.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Griffith via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Griffith via Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Griffith via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Griffith via Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Griffith via Adelaide, Avalon, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Bus from Nott St / Horrocks Hwy - North side to Stop 1 Florence St / Norman St - East side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Mary Elie St / Wandearah Rd to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Nott St / Horrocks Hwy - North side to Esplanade / High St - North side -
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once 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 85 Franklin St to Swan Hill Station/Curlewis St
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–45
- 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
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Swan Hill Station/Curlewis St
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–45
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from St Mary MacKilllop College, Splatt St to Balranald Visitor Information Centre, River St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/train
Bus from St Mary MacKilllop College, Splatt St to Balranald Visitor Information Centre, River St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/train
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Balranald Heritage Park, Sturt Hwy to Sturt Hwy At Archer St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Griffith Station, Coach Stop to Sturt Hwy At Archer St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Balranald Heritage Park, Sturt Hwy to Sturt Hwy At Archer St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Port Germein to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Estimated price
- $190–230
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