Hoping someone can help with some travel advice - my partner needs to travel from Melbourne to Warrnambool on Jan 20. She will arrive in Melbourne approx. 8 am and preferabley needs to be in Warrnambool before 3pm.
I’ve searched flights n trains etc but can only find an extremely expensive hire car… Is there some other way to travel that any locals know about?
Thanks in advance.
it’s about 5 hours via train according to google maps
1:21pm from Southern Cross looks like the earliest
Otherwise I’d look at options from Melb to Ballarat or Geelong - then from one of those 2 onto Warrnambool
skybus from airport to southern cross,
vline from southern cross to warnambool.
https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Additional-pages/Timetable-list
Under ‘Geelong line timetables’ check out the warrnambool melbourne line. Hope this helps!
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You’re not from Snowtown are you.
Also, keep in mind that in Warnambool they speak in their own dialect.
Will be tough to get there by 3.
Can she fly into avalon?
Thanks all - had checked trains n stuff, just couldn’t find a way to get there by three and it still seems unlikely.
rossoneri - nah she already booked her flight so not worth changing. She will just have to suck it up n be late, her own fault for being unorganised.
Cheers all.
There’s a bus service from the airport to Ballarat that runs regularly if that’s any help?
I’ve done a few trips via Ride Share. Fortunately she’s got a few weeks up her sleeve to get some posts up on sites. There were just a few when I did it, always found a ride when I had a month in advance back then, so now, with many options the chances should be even higher, a Google brings up a heap these day.
https://www.google.com.au/search?num=50&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=rideshare+melbourne+to+warnambool&oq=rideshare+melbourne+to+warnambool&gs_l=serp.3..33i21k1.16309.21245.0.21631.14.13.0.1.1.0.229.2269.0j6j5.11.0…0…1c.1.64.serp…2.12.2270…0j0i22i30k1j33i160k1.gCgiqi_5wCc
Quick found example …
https://hophopride.com.au/rideshares/1734/melbourne/warrnambool/on-21-11-2016
Gumtree seems a fairly popular port of call.
Thanks BSD (-BSD), didn’t realise rideshare was a thing, she may not be up for that by herself, but will keep an eye on it to see if anything takes her fancy.
Try the PTV journey planner.
I've done a few trips via Ride Share. Fortunately she's got a few weeks up her sleeve to get some posts up on sites. There were just a few when I did it, always found a ride when I had a month in advance back then, so now, with many options the chances should be even higher, a Google brings up a heap these day.https://www.google.com.au/search?num=50&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=rideshare+melbourne+to+warnambool&oq=rideshare+melbourne+to+warnambool&gs_l=serp.3..33i21k1.16309.21245.0.21631.14.13.0.1.1.0.229.2269.0j6j5.11.0…0…1c.1.64.serp…2.12.2270…0j0i22i30k1j33i160k1.gCgiqi_5wCc
Quick found example …
https://hophopride.com.au/rideshares/1734/melbourne/warrnambool/on-21-11-2016
Gumtree seems a fairly popular port of call.
Farked if I’d be doing that!
I've done a few trips via Ride Share. Fortunately she's got a few weeks up her sleeve to get some posts up on sites. There were just a few when I did it, always found a ride when I had a month in advance back then, so now, with many options the chances should be even higher, a Google brings up a heap these day.https://www.google.com.au/search?num=50&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=rideshare+melbourne+to+warnambool&oq=rideshare+melbourne+to+warnambool&gs_l=serp.3..33i21k1.16309.21245.0.21631.14.13.0.1.1.0.229.2269.0j6j5.11.0…0…1c.1.64.serp…2.12.2270…0j0i22i30k1j33i160k1.gCgiqi_5wCc
Quick found example …
https://hophopride.com.au/rideshares/1734/melbourne/warrnambool/on-21-11-2016
Gumtree seems a fairly popular port of call.
Farked if I’d be doing that!
Haha you should give couch share(?) a try 'Boot
I've done a few trips via Ride Share. Fortunately she's got a few weeks up her sleeve to get some posts up on sites. There were just a few when I did it, always found a ride when I had a month in advance back then, so now, with many options the chances should be even higher, a Google brings up a heap these day.https://www.google.com.au/search?num=50&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=rideshare+melbourne+to+warnambool&oq=rideshare+melbourne+to+warnambool&gs_l=serp.3..33i21k1.16309.21245.0.21631.14.13.0.1.1.0.229.2269.0j6j5.11.0…0…1c.1.64.serp…2.12.2270…0j0i22i30k1j33i160k1.gCgiqi_5wCc
Quick found example …
https://hophopride.com.au/rideshares/1734/melbourne/warrnambool/on-21-11-2016
Gumtree seems a fairly popular port of call.
Farked if I’d be doing that!
Haha you should give couch share(?) a try 'Boot
Lol.
Last thing I want to do is be stuck for hours in a car with some boring git I don’t know.
Pass thanks.
I’d feel more empathy for the git I reckon …
I'd feel more empathy for the git I reckon .....
Fair point.
I've done a few trips via Ride Share. Fortunately she's got a few weeks up her sleeve to get some posts up on sites. There were just a few when I did it, always found a ride when I had a month in advance back then, so now, with many options the chances should be even higher, a Google brings up a heap these day.https://www.google.com.au/search?num=50&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=rideshare+melbourne+to+warnambool&oq=rideshare+melbourne+to+warnambool&gs_l=serp.3..33i21k1.16309.21245.0.21631.14.13.0.1.1.0.229.2269.0j6j5.11.0…0…1c.1.64.serp…2.12.2270…0j0i22i30k1j33i160k1.gCgiqi_5wCc
Quick found example …
https://hophopride.com.au/rideshares/1734/melbourne/warrnambool/on-21-11-2016
Gumtree seems a fairly popular port of call.
Farked if I’d be doing that!
Haha you should give couch share(?) a try 'Boot
Lol.
Last thing I want to do is be stuck for hours in a car with some boring git I don’t know.
Pass thanks.
So you’re saying I should offer to bring her back?
Three and a half hours by train…3 trains a day on weekdays at, from memory, about 7.20am, 1.20pm and 7.20pm.
The only other way you’re going to find is by air from Essendon to Warrnambool Airport, which is roughly 7- 10km from the heart of town, call a cab from there.
Not a terrible train ride…pay the $8 to go first class, I think base fare is about $34.
I’ve done the train trip a few times recently. It’s OK.
Plane’s the only way you’re going to meet the times…or hire car. And there are two relatively easy ways by car…through the M1/A1 through Geelong then Colac, Camperdown, Terang…or an easier way where you turn off he Geelong Ring Road towards Hamilton (B140) and turn towards the Bool from Mortlake (B120). Slightly quicker via B140, but worse, lonelier road. 3-3.5 hours.
With these times, she’ll arrive by train at 5pm.
I've done a few trips via Ride Share. Fortunately she's got a few weeks up her sleeve to get some posts up on sites. There were just a few when I did it, always found a ride when I had a month in advance back then, so now, with many options the chances should be even higher, a Google brings up a heap these day.https://www.google.com.au/search?num=50&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=rideshare+melbourne+to+warnambool&oq=rideshare+melbourne+to+warnambool&gs_l=serp.3..33i21k1.16309.21245.0.21631.14.13.0.1.1.0.229.2269.0j6j5.11.0…0…1c.1.64.serp…2.12.2270…0j0i22i30k1j33i160k1.gCgiqi_5wCc
Quick found example …
https://hophopride.com.au/rideshares/1734/melbourne/warrnambool/on-21-11-2016
Gumtree seems a fairly popular port of call.
Farked if I’d be doing that!
Haha you should give couch share(?) a try 'Boot
Lol.
Last thing I want to do is be stuck for hours in a car with some boring git I don’t know.
Pass thanks.So you’re saying I should offer to bring her back?
Three and a half hours by train…3 trains a day on weekdays at, from memory, about 7.20am, 1.20pm and 7.20pm.
The only other way you’re going to find is by air from Essendon to Warrnambool Airport, which is roughly 7- 10km from the heart of town, call a cab from there.
Not a terrible train ride…pay the $8 to go first class, I think base fare is about $34.
Well at least she’d arrive with a new found knowledge of shovels and precipitation. B)
