Directions

Information

It is a pleasant and easy 90 minutes drive to Clunes from Melbourne CBD. The roads are excellent and well signposted.

 

Quick Reference

Melways: Map 526 K2

How to get to Clunes

 

A free shuttle bus will operate in the streets of Clunes during Booktown.

By Train

On Saturday and Sunday trains on the Maryborough line leave Melbourne's Southern Cross Station at 16.08 and arrive at Clunes Station at 18.03

Trains leave Clunes for Melbourne at 7.51 (Monday to Friday) 7.26 Saturday and 8.31 Sunday arriving at Southern Cross Station at 9.50, 9.23 and 10.45 respectively

Contact VLine for other bus-train combinations.

 

By Public Transport

Saturday Only

Depart Southern Cross  9.08am  train to Ballarat. Arrive 10.37.

Catch 'Donals' coach to Clunes, depart 10.45, arrive in Clunes 11.20.

Clunes Bus stop cr Fraser and Service Sts

Return depart Clunes 4.50pm on Booktown Free Bus, arrive Ballarat 4.55pm.

Depart train to Southern Cross 5.07pm Arrive 6.26pm

 

By Road

Western Highway.  

Road Mileage Chart

• Ballarat - Clunes 36 km (25 minutes)
• Castlemaine - Clunes 53 km (45 minutes)
• Creswick - Clunes 18 km (15 minutes)
• Daylesford - Clunes 52 km (45 minutes)
• Maryborough - Clunes 32 km 25 minutes)
• Melbourne - Clunes 142 km (90 minutes)
• Talbot - Clunes 18km (15 minutes)

 

Be Carbon Neutral

Buy 3 trees from the local Land Care group for $1.50 each , which they will plant in one of their projects and 3 books from any book stall to offset an average car travelling from Melbourne. The Land Care Group will plant the trees for you in one of their projects and can calculate the book-tree ration for your journey. You will find them at the entrance to the Birch Club Hotel, Fraser St

Bookshop Locations - Back to Booktown 2011

 

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