Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Regional Express Airlines
(Rex; 13 17 13;
www.rex.com.au
)
,
Qantas
( 13 13 13;
www.qantas.com.au
)
and
Virgin
( 13 67 89;
www.virginaustralia.com
)
all fly between Mildura and Melbourne daily. Virgin
has the cheapest fares - as low as $60 one way for advance online fares.
Victoria's busiest regional airport,
Mildura Airport
(MQL; 03-5055 0500;
www.milduraairport.com.au
)
is about 10km west of the town centre off the Sturt Hwy.
BUS & TRAIN
Long-distance buses operate from a depot at the train station on Seventh St, but there are
currently no direct passenger trains to or from Mildura.
V/Line
( 1800 800 007;
www.vline.com.au
)
has a train-bus service to/from Melbourne via
Bendigo or Swan Hill ($44.20, 7½ hours, four daily). V/Line's Murraylink is a daily bus
service connecting Mildura with towns along the Murray: Swan Hill ($26.20, three hours,
three daily), Echuca ($36.40, six hours, one daily) and Albury-Wodonga ($45.50, 11
hours, one daily).