Goldfields Getting there & around

Getting there & around

There are at least 10 daily V/Line (13 61 96) trains from Melbourne to Ballarat ($18, 1½ hours). Trains and buses continue on to Ararat ($14) and Stawell ($20). V/Line has daily bus services to Geelong ($13) and Mildura ($66), and services to Hamilton ($31) and Bendigo ($21) via Daylesford ($11) and Castlemaine ($14).

GreyhoundAustralia (13 14 99) buses stop at the train station on the Melbourne–Adelaide run.

The local bus line covers most of the town; timetables are available at the visitor information centre. The free Visitor Shuttle Bus leaves the information centre on three different routes.

The Airport Shuttlebus (5333 4181; www.airportshuttlebus.com.au) goes direct to Melbourne airport from Ballarat train station ($25, seven daily).

For a cab, call Ballarat Taxis (13 10 08).