The original railroad from Melbourne to Ballarat was completed in two stages.
The railway line from Melbourne to Geelong was opened in 1857. Construction of the Geelong to Ballarat line began in 1858, and was completed in 1862. It was officially opened on 10 April 1862.
The railway line directly connecting Melbourne and Ballarat was only completed in April 1892.
Ballarat
From Melbourne's CBD to Ballarat by road is a distance of 113km. Driving time is about 1 hour 20 minutes.
From Port Melbourne to Ballarat is a distance of 110 km. Travel time is an estimated 1.25 hours, depending on traffic.
Ballarat is an inland city in the Central Victorian goldfields of Australia. It is several hours' drive from the capital city of Melbourne.
The road distance between Melbourne Airport and Ballarat is 111km. Travel time is around an hour and ten minutes.
From Melbourne's CBD to Ballarat by road is a distance of 113km. Driving time is about 1 hour 20 minutes. Travelling by train takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Melbourne: 73.1 Km Ballarat: 86.4 Km
2 and a half days
The old gold-mining city of Ballarat is about 105 km northwest of Melbourne.
you would pass through Ballan, Melton and Bucchus Marsh.
A wal mart store is apparently being built on ballarat rd between footscray and sunshine
The construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad started in 1863 and was finished in 1869. When it was first completed, it was known as the Pacific Railroad.