Melbourne - Getting There By Rail
Rail services: The Overland train runs three times a week between Melbourne and Adelaide. The trip takes 10 hours, and you can get connections to both The Ghan and the Indian Pacific trains in Adelaide (both The Ghan and the Indian Pacific routes are recognised as Australia's great train journeys). Check out the Great Southern Railways website at www.gsr.com.au for details.
Daylink services also connect Melbourne to Adelaide. This trip is by train from Melbourne to Bendigo, and by bus from Bendigo to Adelaide. The total trip time is 11 hours. The Canberra Link connects Melbourne to Canberra. It's a train journey from Melbourne to Albury, and bus from there to Canberra. This trip takes eight hours in total.
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