There are 7 ways to get from Port Lincoln to Melbourne by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Port Lincoln Airport (PLO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PLO - MEL
3h 47m$400–754Bus, train via Bendigo
cheapest- Take the bus from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side to Adelaide Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Bendigo Station/Railway Plbus
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
23h 12m$23–219Bus
- Take the bus from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side to Adelaide Central Bus Stationbus 1001
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Southern Cross Coach Terminalbus Melbourne
20h 40m$100–250Bus, drive, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Port Lincoln to Arno Baybus
- Drive from Arno Bay to Lucky Baycar
- Take the car ferry from Lucky Bay to Wallaroocarferry
- Take the bus from Charles Tce / Irwine St - North East side to Stop B1 King William St - East sidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
21h 47m$246–559Drive 1,354.6 km
- Drive from Port Lincoln to Melbournecar 1,354.6 km
15h 15m$244–352Fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Port Lincoln Airport (PLO) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane PLO - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
5h 35m$436–994Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side to Adelaide Central Bus Stationbus 1001
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain The Overland
22h 40m$150–536
Port Lincoln to Melbourne by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Port Lincoln to Melbourne is to bus and train via Bendigo which costs $22 - $220 and takes 23h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Port Lincoln to Melbourne is to fly which takes 3h 47m and costs $400 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Port Lincoln to Melbourne. However, there are services departing from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side and arriving at Southern Cross Coach Terminal via Adelaide. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 40m.
The distance between Port Lincoln and Melbourne is 909 km. The road distance is 1354.6 km.
The best way to get from Port Lincoln to Melbourne without a car is to bus which takes 20h 40m and costs $95 - $250.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Port Lincoln to Melbourne, including transfers.
Port Lincoln to Melbourne bus services, operated by Adelaide Metro, depart from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side station.
The best way to get from Port Lincoln to Melbourne is to fly which takes 3h 47m and costs $400 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $95 - $250 and takes 20h 40m.
Port Lincoln to Melbourne bus services, operated by Adelaide Metro, arrive at Adelaide Central Bus Station.
Melbourne is 30 min ahead of Port Lincoln. It is currently 4:26 PM in Port Lincoln and 4:56 PM in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Port Lincoln, SA, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Qantas, Regional Express, and Virgin Australia fly from Port Lincoln Airport (PLO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side to Southern Cross Coach Terminal via Adelaide in around 20h 40m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- 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 Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- 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 Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Bus from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- 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 Charles Tce / Irwine St - North East side to Stop B1 King William St - East side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- 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 Lewis St / Washington St - North West side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- 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
- 1300 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Port Lincoln to Arno Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Southern Cross Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 08 8821 2755
- [email protected]
- Website
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Charles Tce / Irwine St - North East side to Stop B1 King William St - East side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Bendigo Station/Railway Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–55
- 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
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