Ballarat Wildlife Park – 15% off for V/Line ticket holders

If you feel like getting up close and personal with some of Australia’s most fascinating fauna, then head to Ballarat’s fabulous Wildlife Park. Present your valid V/Line ticket to receive a 15% discount on the entry price.

  

There are guided tours and feeding demonstrations throughout the day and you’ll see everything from kangaroos to koalas to emus and wombats – and even spotted tail quolls.

 

Check out the reptile house too with its resident lizards, snakes, turtles, alligators and crocodiles.

 

Visit the website of Ballarat Wildlife Park (new window) for more information.

 

Admission

 

Adults $22, concession $19.50, child $13.50, families $65. Show your valid V/Line ticket to receive a 15% discount on the entry price.

 

See below for V/Line fares.

 

 

Opening hours

 

9am to 5.30pm daily, except for Christmas Day.

 

 

Getting there

 

The Wildlife Park is located in East Ballarat, on the corner of York and Fussell Streets.

 

To get there, catch a V/Line train to Ballarat Station and from there take bus route 8 to Fussell Street.

 

If you are coming from Sovereign Hill you can catch bus route 9 to Fussell Street.

 

From the Eureka Centre, you can either catch the bus route 8 or walk to the Wildlife Park (takes approx 20 minutes).

 

Your V/Line ticket is valid for travel on Ballarat’s local buses.

 

 

Catching V/Line there is easier and cheaper than you might think

 

$41.60 – that’s how little it costs for 2 adults and up to 4 children travelling from Melbourne to Ballarat and back during off peak times, including weekends.

 

Fare calculated using the Family Traveller fare, where up to 2 kids (per fare paying adult) travel free. Conditions apply – see vline.com.au/familytraveller for more info.

 

Full fare, Off Peak fare = $20.80 return

 

Concession fare, Off Peak fare (Mon-Fri) = $10.40 return, and Concession fare, Off Peak fare (weekend) = $14.80 return

 

Peak services can be busy, so we encourage families to travel at off peak times, if possible.

 

Trains between Ballarat and Melbourne run frequently (Timetables) and a one-way trip takes approximately 76 minutes.

 

If your journey begins or ends in metropolitan Melbourne, pre-purchase your V/Line ticket.  On the day, you can use it to travel on Melbourne metropolitan public transport from your front door all the way to your arrival station at no extra cost.  In addition, your valid V/Line ticket is also valid for travel on Ballarat’s local bus network.

 

See Your V/Line ticket is also a Metcard for more info.

 

Buy your V/Line Ballarat tickets today from a V/Line sales outlet.

 

 

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