Getting to Bendigo with V/Line
Making your
way to Bendigo via V/Line‘s trains and coaches is easy and affordable, with
frequent services and inexpensive tickets for all your travelling needs.
It’s
cheaper than you think
$70.60 – that’s how little it costs for 2 adults and 2 children
travelling to from Melbourne to Bendigo and back during off peak times, including
weekends.
We also offer other great fares that suit most people. Use the
Plan Your Journey tool (see left – Help!) to check
V/Line fares and times.
Your V/Line
ticket is also a Metcard
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.
See
V/Line & Metcard ticket integration
for
more info.
Your
V/Line ticket is also valid for travel on Bendigo town buses.
Great
things to do in Bendigo
· Take a ride on Bendigo's talking tram (new window) and hear stories from local history.
· Take the kids to Discovery Science and Technology Centre (new window) and see over 120 interactive exhibits and the planetarium – the
Centre is immediately opposite Bendigo Station.
· Go underground at the Central Deborah Gold Mine (new window) – descend thirty storeys to explore the main shaft
· Explore the Chinese Dragon Museum (new window), home to the world’s oldest and longest imperial Chinese dragon,
Sun Loong
· Visit the historic Bendigo Pottery (new window) – Australia’s oldest working producer of ceramics
· Explore the city’s heritage buildings and sites, including the newly
restored Alexandra Fountain, the magnificent former post office, and the ornate
Shamrock Hotel
· Pick up a treasure at one of the many antique stores
More
ideas
Melbourne to Bendigo travel information
Trains
between Bendigo and Melbourne run frequently (Timetables) and a one-way trip takes approximately
113 minutes.
Use the Plan Your Journey tool (see left – Help!) to check
V/Line fares and times.
Departing:
Climb aboard at Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station.
Route:
Take in the scenery of Melbourne’s suburbs and western Victorian towns
Your
V/Line ticket is also valid for travel on Bendigo town buses.
Arriving
at Bendigo station
Location: On the edge of town, an easy 10 minute walk to the town
centre or 15 minutes to the Visitor Information Centre. Map of central Bendigo (PDF, 675KB)
Facilities:
Disabled access, public telephone, accessible toilets, baby change, takeaway
food, sheltered platform.
Local
transport
Local bus services depart Bendigo station from Bay 7 with special
services taking you direct from the station to Bendigo Visitor Information
Centre – a great starting point for your Bendigo adventure. Your V/Line ticket
is valid for travel on these bus services at no extra cost. BendiGo Bus timetable (PDF, 1.10MB)
For more information on local bus services please call Viclink on 131 638
or use the Viclink Journey Planner (new window).
There is also a taxi rank at the front of the station.
Bendigo and beyond
V/Line coach services link Bendigo with Adelaide, Mildura, Geelong, Echuca, Swan Hill, Donald, Sea Lake, Ballarat, Wangaratta.
Buying
Tickets
Tickets
can be purchased:
- at staffed V/Line train stations
- at some premium metropolitan (Connex) stations
- through V/Line ticket agents or
- by calling 136 196
(please allow 10 days for delivery)
See Where To Buy Tickets
for more details.
More
information
Please
call us on 136 196 with any enquiries.