Wangaratta to Melbourne train: Timetable & fare prices
The Wangaratta to Melbourne train takes around 2h40m, with one way fares costing from $33.80. According to the timetable, there are five trains to Melbourne from Wangaratta every day.
The Wangaratta to Melbourne train is perhaps handy to know about if you’re planning to travel around Victoria on public transport. Wangaratta itself isn’t massively exciting. But it makes a decent gateway to the Victoria High Country and Murray River region.
Wangaratta makes a solid base for special tasting experiences at two of Australia’s top wineries – Brown Brothers and Pizzini Wines.
For a great range of Melbourne tours and experiences, explore here. To track down the best value Melbourne accommodation, come this way.
Wangaratta is on the Albury Line – V/Line trains from Albury to Melbourne stop in Wangaratta as they come through.
14 fantastic experiences that make the most of your free time in Melbourne
- Get the very best views – on a hot air balloon flight over the city.
- See the changing colours of the river – on a sunset kayaking tour – with dinner. (Highly recommended ✅)
- Feast and see the sights at the same time – on a four course dinner cruise along the Yarra River.
- A genuinely excellent street art tour, led by prominent street artists. (Highly recommended ✅)
- The also superb Aboriginal heritage, plants and bush food tour in the Botanic Gardens. (💲 Great value 💲)
- Best of Melbourne bike tour – you can see more on two wheels than walking.
- Hidden laneways bar crawl OR foodie discovery tour OR chocolate and dessert tour.
- Combo ticket for Australian Sports Museum and MCG tour.
- Hassle-dodging advance tickets for the Melbourne Skydeck, Melbourne Zoo, the Ice Bar (with cocktails) and Sea Life Aquarium.
Wangaratta to Melbourne train timetable
According to the Wangaratta to Melbourne train timetable, there are five services per day. The first departs Wangaratta at 04.50, arriving at Melbourne’s Southern Cross station at 07.30.
If that’s a bit too early for you, there’s another train at 07.38, which arrives at 10.27.
Upon arrival in Melbourne, consider ticking you may want to tick Melbourne Cricket Ground tours, Yarra River dinner cruises and cross-city hot air balloon flights off your wish list.
The other three trains from Wangaratta to Melbourne depart at 13.42, 15.52 and 18.20. They arrive in Melbourne at 16.33, 18.30 and 21.45 respectively.
These times were correct at the time of writing, although the timetable is obviously subject to change.
The journey time varies slightly depending on how many stops the Wangaratta to Melbourne train makes along the way, although all trains stop at both Benalla and Seymour. The quickest train takes two hours and 38 minutes, however.
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- Great Ocean Road tour – with koalas 🐨.
- Brighton Beach, Moonlit Sanctuary and Phillip Island tour – with penguins 🐧.
- Yarra Valley wine tour – with gin, cider and cheese 🍷.
- Grampians National Park tour – with bushwalks and LOADS of kangaroos 🦘.
- Mornington Peninsula tour – with hot springs bathing 🛀.
- Wilsons Promontory tour – with all manner of native wildlife 🦘🐨.
- Dandenong Ranges steam train ride – plus wildlife at Healesville Sanctuary and chocolate-tasting in the Yarra Valley.
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Wangaratta to Melbourne train fares
Fare prices on the Wangaratta to Melbourne train are pretty reasonable. Adult one way tickets cost from $33.80.
Full timetables and information on train facilities can be found on the V/Line website.
Good accommodation picks near Southern Cross Station include the Alto Hotel on Bourke, the Atlantis Hotel and Melbourne SkyHigh Apartments.
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