Mildura to Mallacoota by PT, 22 hours with the longest layover being a couple of hours. I’d arrive the next day, but because the last leg of the trip leaves the same day, the entire fare would only be the price of a daily
As someone who frequently caught the Tilt Train in QLD before moving here and had an alright time, I’m kind of curious as to what the route actually entails. Are there any swap overs, is there a decent stretch to get some sleep since it’s a 22hr journey, are there sleeper cars, and what about food options/amenities?
the route is mostly coaches but does have 1 train. I’ve done the Mildura night coach a few times (which is 9 hours and arrives at 6am), plenty of people do get a nap on that but being a coach there’s no sleeping areas, best you can do is put your seat back by about 30° and hope there’s not too many potholes
The journey looks like this:
8am coach from Mallacoota to Genoa (30 mins)
Connect to a coach to lakes entrance (3hrs)
2 hour layover in lakes entrance
2:30pm coach to Tralagon (2.5hrs)
5:20pm train to Melbourne (2.5hrs)
2 hour layover in Melbourne
9:10pm coach to Mildura (9hrs)
Arrive in Mildura at 6am
The train is fairly smooth but not designed as a sleeper, so you could get a nap but it wouldn’t be great
Getting to Malla is a bit of a trek so I probably won’t do it unless I’m spending a night there. I thought it might actually be a nice YouTube video, but I’m more of a writer than a filmer! I’ll chuck you a mention if I ever do (and I remember)!
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Mildura to Mallacoota by PT, 22 hours with the longest layover being a couple of hours. I’d arrive the next day, but because the last leg of the trip leaves the same day, the entire fare would only be the price of a daily
As someone who frequently caught the Tilt Train in QLD before moving here and had an alright time, I’m kind of curious as to what the route actually entails. Are there any swap overs, is there a decent stretch to get some sleep since it’s a 22hr journey, are there sleeper cars, and what about food options/amenities?
tilt train (and Qld in general) is ♥️♥️♥️
the route is mostly coaches but does have 1 train. I’ve done the Mildura night coach a few times (which is 9 hours and arrives at 6am), plenty of people do get a nap on that but being a coach there’s no sleeping areas, best you can do is put your seat back by about 30° and hope there’s not too many potholes
The journey looks like this:
8am coach from Mallacoota to Genoa (30 mins)
Connect to a coach to lakes entrance (3hrs)
2 hour layover in lakes entrance
2:30pm coach to Tralagon (2.5hrs)
5:20pm train to Melbourne (2.5hrs)
2 hour layover in Melbourne
9:10pm coach to Mildura (9hrs)
Arrive in Mildura at 6am
The train is fairly smooth but not designed as a sleeper, so you could get a nap but it wouldn’t be great
While not my thing, mostly due to the lack of trains and onboard amenities, I can see how it’d be a fun little adventure.
Not going lie, if you did do the trip I’d read a write up of your journey and how it went.
Getting to Malla is a bit of a trek so I probably won’t do it unless I’m spending a night there. I thought it might actually be a nice YouTube video, but I’m more of a writer than a filmer! I’ll chuck you a mention if I ever do (and I remember)!
But why
Why not
Fair
Spirit of adventure! And PT is freeing because you can look at the scenery