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Thankyou for this!! I nearly booked this same bus ride from Adelaide. Their regular price is $95 and they call it a sale at $65 I can get to Melbourn for under 40 bucks with your tip. I am so glad I stumbled on your video!!
Your video captures the highlights nicely. Travelling with a friend would make a big difference. I have driven from Melbourne to Adelaide and it is a nice trip so the bus looks like a decent cheap option. I also caught the Overland when it was a sleeper train in the late 80s and that was lovely.
I traveled from Adelaide to Melbourne and had similar issues with a couple of passengers who didn't listen to the driver's instructions,. At least we didn't leave anybody behind. The service is operated by Firefly under a PTV (Public Transport Victoria) contract, hence the coach in V/Line livery. PTV subsidies the service between Melbourne and Boarder town (South Australia) for regional Victora public transport connectivity hence the cheaper fares if booked through the V/Line website. V/Line is given 22 seat allocation on each coach service and Firefly keeps the remaining seats for their own use.
That makes sense. I didn’t really care, but it would have been nice to have said so on the website. I would have booked anyway, just not been so confused.
I wonder if PTV pays for the unbooked seats ( since it’s got its own allocation of seats) regardless if someone books them or not just to make the service viable…
Hey ive done this trip a couple of times. its cheaper to do it its actually a vline route!!! Also im from qld and i call them potato scallops NOT potato cakes hehe
Great video and technically if you get off the bus knowing how much time the bus was stopping there for and they take longer then they should be left behind.
Lucky for that passenger it was a government bus! I once got a sequence of coaches from the end of Sydney’s rail network (south coast) to the end of Melbourne’s rail network (Gippsland) and the driver of the private Greyhound service was EARLY but totally blamed me. He was super angry that I wasn’t 15 minutes early for him, and I think he wanted to get to the Bateman’s Bay layover to turn the 60 minute break into a 90 minute one, and I spoiled that for him. My theory is that his layover had a layover. The only reason he waited for me was that the previous bus I was on - a local suburban service in a country town - had a super friendly driver who asked me about my day and what I was up to. He knew the coach service usually ran early and when he spotted the other one, took the WRONG turn onto the highway and flashed his lights and honked like crazy. The other grumpy one pulled up and they chatted for a minute so he finally decided to let me on. I can’t believe the other driver had to convince this one to let me on because I was 3 minutes early instead of 15 (as per the ticket policy … who makes these unexpected rules!)
Fantastic video mate, what a journey! You're right there's just something special about the interstate bus experience passing through all the towns. Poor Larry :|
The coach service is operated by Firefly contracted to V/Line. The reason the coach was in the V/Line livery is because Firefly use dedicated V/Line liveried coaches for their contracted V/Line services
The PTV (Public Transport Victoria) contract with Firefly. Firefly has use V/Line livery. PTV subsidies the service between Melbourne and Boarder town for regional Victoria public transport connectivity. V/Line is given 22 seat allocation and Firefly keeps the remaining for their own use.
I recent went to Adelaide from Melbourne, I rode to Ararat on the Vlocity, then changed to a bus, the bus went to Dimboola where I changed to the bus from Bendigo. On the return, the bus took me to Dimboola, Ballarat and then the Vlocity to Melbourne.
Great video, very relaxo to watch. I agree with you at 6:16 that it would be better to stop in town, especially if it the rest stop was only a few minutes from town. But also yeah, it is easier to keep "the herd" together and not risk someone holding up the entire bus being late or hard to locate if missing. Also a question - do those service centres / rest stops get selected to be as such for a bus route, or some kind of contract to provide services for buses passing through? I might be imagining this now but I thought service centres used to offer some kind of rudimentary meals (inclusive) to passing buses over 30 years ago.
@@rickylow1655people get offended for all the things these days, even for things that make good safety sense, or for perceived assumptions that a safety act is a slight upon their intelligence. But yeah, a quick head count of folks before they leave the bus at a rest stop wouldn't hurt anyone.
I very much enjoyed your video trip. ps. Saint Arnaud in local lingo is pronounced 'Snt Arnud' and 'Kaniva' is 'Can iva'. I will continue enjoying your video trips. Melbournian.
i've driven from Melbourne to Adelaide (there and back). We started in Melbourne to Portland for the 1st part which is around 4 hours. We stopped there for the night and in the morning, we drove from Portland to Adelaide which is a good 6 hours. Then we Drove from Adelaide To Melbourne in 1 Sitting (few rest stops ofc). It was around 12 hours. Transport used: Car
Totally wrong. Stops on this service are allocated by V/Line and are also required to help the driver from becoming fatigued. They don't get free food every time. It is merely courtesy when they do.
I agree, although they are in the middle of nowhere, so not many options to make your way anywhere from there. If we were a bit further away he might have decided not too
@@JoshGoesSlow The problem is that because it's officially a v/line service, he would be directed by v/line to go back and collect the passenger. If he refused he could lose his job. If it was the normal Firefly overnight service, it is solely the driver's discretion.
It’s a strange route this one. Firefly have about a dozen seats that they can sell privately (not subsidised by PTV) and the rest are for VLine passengers Bendigo-Adelaide. Only firefly passengers can use the coach between Southern Cross and Bendigo. VLine operate Adelaide, Canberra and South Coast NSW. Always cheaper than the private operators.
This is the exact same route I take every year when i drive to adelaide with my family to go see family except it only takes around 10 to 11 hours since we start in geelong
35 bucks to Adelaide by bus? Had no idea it was that cheap! I've never even considered going by bus, though I think it would be a nice journey. If leg room on the bus is not like the plane that is...
My experiences with coach have been, shall we say quite negative. I'm 186cm, no coach has enough room for me :) I'm with Larry on this, and any non road based service would have just left the passenger behind. I'm hoping, thanks to some of your videos, to do a rail trip along the entire east coast, maybe even to Adelaide if I can save enough. Bathurst Bullet to Central, fly to Cairns, Spirit of Queensland rail bed to Brisbane, day XPT to Syd, then day XPT to Mel, and maybe, if I can get the funds together, Overland to Adelaide. Being a NSW pensioner, I can get a lower cost fare on the Spirit of Queensland and use my travel vouchers to reduce the costs of the XPT legs.
I almost ended up on that when my Virgin Flight Sydney to Adelaide was cancelled but with next to no time to get back to the city and time to buy a ticket I had to plead to get home on the last one of the day flights.
The V/Line coaches usually has better seat IMO. A Firefly coach I got on had really cramped seats but perhaps sometimes they use the same coaches as the ones on V/Line services.
Firefly run a bus from Melbourne to Adelaide daily in daylight or at night.The night service is run by Firefly and has meal break stops at Ararat and Keith. The daylight service has meal break stops at St Arnaud and Keith.
You said you were ahead of schedule so does that mean you left that stop earlier than the timetable? I as a coach driver would not normally be expected to return for a passenger left behind if I departed as per the schedule. But if I left early and someone missed the bus then I would have to and there would be pretty severe consequences for me.
Not exactly. We were ahead of schedule, but all the stops at that point are drop off only, so we aren’t picking up any passengers for the rest of the trip. And when we got off the bus for lunch, he said how long and specifically what time to be back at the bus.
I have done Darwin to Adelaide by bus....Darwin Townsville Brisbane by bus....Melbourne Brisbane Townsville ,Darwin by bus with five children, some how Adelaide to Melbourne seems easy.....btw I have done Adelaide to Melbourne on the old Broad gauge Overlander in second class.
That service you are on is using a coach that is usually operated by Firefly as a V/Line rail replacement coach - I’ll be catching a Firefly coach from Sydney to Melbourne and return in June and I’ll give my honest review of them when I get home! Dubbo to Lithgow on NSW Trainlink coach service CLK570 then a BMT intercity train to Central via Mountain High Pies in Wentworth Falls, Firefly overnight coach service FE21 from Sydney to Melbourne Southern Cross, then a SHT train from Southern Cross to Seymour. Change at Seymour for a coach ride from there to Mooroopna where I will be staying with friends. So to answer your question about this service, it is operated by Firefly…
I live in Adelaide and I have traveled with Firefly to Melbourne and vice versa for no less than 30 times the last 5 years. Quality is up to each passenger to judge. But drivers here are extremely nice, easy going and very friendly. I’m so sorry for the argument at the end of the video, and sorry that I have to stand with the driver’s side.
To be honest, I like Larry and I don’t think anyone thought he was out of line, he didn’t have to go back. I didn’t mind the bus at all, but I like traveling this way 🤣
Other than buying tickets on the V/line website it has a list of ticket outlets and third party agents when travelling in Victoria. It’s usually places like staffed train stations or if there’s none of those a newsagent, milk bar local library and the like. I get that not everyone likes using the internet but it’s not a good idea to buy on the bus as they have schedules to keep.
Melbourne to Adelaide is nothing on a bus I used to regularly go from Adelaide to Queensland. Knew every bus stop along the way where I could go and smoke a joint lol
@@roywells7974 sorry i was talking about the overland not the vline half way option, which also goes to ararat or ballarat where you change for the coach like bendigo, so cheap at 35 bucks return concession
No one QUESTIONs why you go to Bendigo to get to Adelaide. Talk about a convoluted route. And typical of the bad PT in Victoria to have a bus with no tray table and presumably power socket - I mean it’s the 21st century and our regional trains by and large don’t (despite transit fanboys saying our trains are great cos they have pointy aerodynamic cabs).
It’s weirdly true - trains have the least scenery on average, and it’s logical with the design of railway lines. Whereas buses will let you see the walkable street entrances if they’re not on a freeway. I hate buses on principle but at least coaches have an extra axle or two to smooth out the ride. (Plush seats can’t do much about swaying and rocking).
Yeah Larry hates his life. And yeah there is no excuse for being left behind on cruise ships if you are late back bad luck you will be watching the ship sail away……
You didn't explain that it's only on Sunday mornings from Southern Cross station (Melbourne) that the road coach operates all the way if you book through V/Line and travel in accord with its timetable: on the other six days, it commences in Bendigo if you're a V/Line passenger, as you travel by train between Melbourne and Bendigo. You also mispronounced St Arnaud and Kaniva, so you may not be from Victoria. But overall, a good video: annoying that someone was left behind so you were delayed.
If you want to travel by public transport with pets, I have 2 small dogs but I don't drive or own a car yet. I wish it was more possible to travel and explore with pets by public transport
Why wouldn’t you sit in the first 2 rows? The forward view is much better, especially for your camera. I’m always disappointed if those rows are taken when I board a coach like that.
lucky it has the old seats the new seats are horrible. they finialy have USB charging oh and the DAMN THNING MAKES A BEAP SOUND EVERY TIME THE DRIVER SWITCHES THE HIGH BEAM ON AND OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would call long distance busses in Australia "Third World". However, the reality is that the third world actually provides a much more comfortable journey. This ride is worse than sitting in airline economy for 12 hours....
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Larry is a unique character. He’s driven me between the 2 cities once or twice.
Larry is a good guy. Very hyper but a great character.
One thing I like about traveling at ground level is seeing all the towns along the way.
Thankyou for this!! I nearly booked this same bus ride from Adelaide. Their regular price is $95 and they call it a sale at $65
I can get to Melbourn for under 40 bucks with your tip. I am so glad I stumbled on your video!!
First time to watch one of your video's. Must say I like your style. Think I might watch more of your collections. Thanks for keeping it real!
Your video captures the highlights nicely. Travelling with a friend would make a big difference. I have driven from Melbourne to Adelaide and it is a nice trip so the bus looks like a decent cheap option. I also caught the Overland when it was a sleeper train in the late 80s and that was lovely.
I've riden this bus ride countless times and the drivers all seem to recognise me, and I keeo feeling embarrassed because I forget their names 😂
You aren’t the only one!
@@JoshGoesSlow thers chris marty and larry that I know of...
@@newportdjdrew2593 ah yes Marty, he always asks how my family is going every time, he's remembered my whole life story it seems 🤣
I traveled from Adelaide to Melbourne and had similar issues with a couple of passengers who didn't listen to the driver's instructions,. At least we didn't leave anybody behind. The service is operated by Firefly under a PTV (Public Transport Victoria) contract, hence the coach in V/Line livery. PTV subsidies the service between Melbourne and Boarder town (South Australia) for regional Victora public transport connectivity hence the cheaper fares if booked through the V/Line website. V/Line is given 22 seat allocation on each coach service and Firefly keeps the remaining seats for their own use.
That makes sense. I didn’t really care, but it would have been nice to have said so on the website. I would have booked anyway, just not been so confused.
*Bordertown
Wild
I wonder if PTV pays for the unbooked seats ( since it’s got its own allocation of seats) regardless if someone books them or not just to make the service viable…
@qjtvaddissct wilderness between the two cities…
Hey ive done this trip a couple of times. its cheaper to do it its actually a vline route!!! Also im from qld and i call them potato scallops NOT potato cakes hehe
I've done this. I remember we also stopped at St Arnaud in VIC, but Bordertown in SA in the middle of summer 2018.
Great video and technically if you get off the bus knowing how much time the bus was stopping there for and they take longer then they should be left behind.
Lucky for that passenger it was a government bus! I once got a sequence of coaches from the end of Sydney’s rail network (south coast) to the end of Melbourne’s rail network (Gippsland) and the driver of the private Greyhound service was EARLY but totally blamed me.
He was super angry that I wasn’t 15 minutes early for him, and I think he wanted to get to the Bateman’s Bay layover to turn the 60 minute break into a 90 minute one, and I spoiled that for him. My theory is that his layover had a layover.
The only reason he waited for me was that the previous bus I was on - a local suburban service in a country town - had a super friendly driver who asked me about my day and what I was up to. He knew the coach service usually ran early and when he spotted the other one, took the WRONG turn onto the highway and flashed his lights and honked like crazy. The other grumpy one pulled up and they chatted for a minute so he finally decided to let me on. I can’t believe the other driver had to convince this one to let me on because I was 3 minutes early instead of 15 (as per the ticket policy … who makes these unexpected rules!)
‘South Australia is a little behind’? Bro was literally ripping into SA 😂 good stuff, mate
Fantastic video mate, what a journey! You're right there's just something special about the interstate bus experience passing through all the towns. Poor Larry :|
The coach service is operated by Firefly contracted to V/Line. The reason the coach was in the V/Line livery is because Firefly use dedicated V/Line liveried coaches for their contracted V/Line services
The PTV (Public Transport Victoria) contract with Firefly. Firefly has use V/Line livery. PTV subsidies the service between Melbourne and Boarder town for regional Victoria public transport connectivity. V/Line is given 22 seat allocation and Firefly keeps the remaining for their own use.
Thank You Sharing
Thanks for the speedy coach ride. Have done trips to Adelaide a few times. Stayed with friends or at a great Motel in McLarenvale.
If I was closer, I would make more trips to Adelaide, it’s been 10 years since I was last there.
Doing this trip again next weekend. I bought myself a memory foam cushion and a neck roll just to make the trip a little more comfortable
I recent went to Adelaide from Melbourne, I rode to Ararat on the Vlocity, then changed to a bus, the bus went to Dimboola where I changed to the bus from Bendigo. On the return, the bus took me to Dimboola, Ballarat and then the Vlocity to Melbourne.
Larry was NOT happy! Can't wait for the overland review... if only it was actually usable as a commuter service lol
Hahaha, no he isn’t. I’ve wanted to catch the Overland for years, so glad to have finally done it!
Commuter service? Melbourne to Adelaide??
It used to be a commuter service, but is now wrecked by Journey Beyond, which is actually a tourist business
@@captaingh9407 A commuter service is something you catch daily, usually to go to work, not travel for ten hours.
@gregessex1851 hes actually correct tho. At one point it was closer to commuter
Never heard of this TH-cam channel before. Great content, Cheers legend.
I was born in Bendigo.... lived there till 24. Still visit as sisters live there.
Nice I rode this bus before and I could recognise this driver haha!!!
Great video, very relaxo to watch.
I agree with you at 6:16 that it would be better to stop in town, especially if it the rest stop was only a few minutes from town.
But also yeah, it is easier to keep "the herd" together and not risk someone holding up the entire bus being late or hard to locate if missing.
Also a question - do those service centres / rest stops get selected to be as such for a bus route, or some kind of contract to provide services for buses passing through? I might be imagining this now but I thought service centres used to offer some kind of rudimentary meals (inclusive) to passing buses over 30 years ago.
Interesting the driver doesn't do a head count before leaving. I'd have thought that was standard practice
Their dumb
Exactly right. Just do a headcount. How hard was that!
@@rickylow1655people get offended for all the things these days, even for things that make good safety sense, or for perceived assumptions that a safety act is a slight upon their intelligence.
But yeah, a quick head count of folks before they leave the bus at a rest stop wouldn't hurt anyone.
they did when i had taken it to adl. given there were like seven eight people on the bus total lol
Thank you very much for giving a very nice video!
You’re welcome!
This could have also been useful for the AFL's Gather Round
In SA there was hundreds of bus going to staions
Hi Josh! Not sure about your pronunciation at 5:34. if it's the town of St Arnaud it's said "Saint Ar-Ned"
Lovely video otherwise!
keen for the train video :)
I very much enjoyed your video trip. ps. Saint Arnaud in local lingo is pronounced 'Snt Arnud' and 'Kaniva' is 'Can iva'. I will continue enjoying your video trips. Melbournian.
i've driven from Melbourne to Adelaide (there and back). We started in Melbourne to Portland for the 1st part which is around 4 hours. We stopped there for the night and in the morning, we drove from Portland to Adelaide which is a good 6 hours. Then we Drove from Adelaide To Melbourne in 1 Sitting (few rest stops ofc). It was around 12 hours.
Transport used: Car
The cafe stops at certain places because the driver gets a free feed for bringing you lot there
Lol no.
Totally wrong. Stops on this service are allocated by V/Line and are also required to help the driver from becoming fatigued. They don't get free food every time. It is merely courtesy when they do.
St arnaud road house and keith roadhouse
Actually food gets billed to operator
Larry probably gets paid a meal allowance.
That person should be totally left behind IMO. Nice video.
Happen to us before when going to Adelaide we had to wait for the person to arrive on the bus
I agree, although they are in the middle of nowhere, so not many options to make your way anywhere from there. If we were a bit further away he might have decided not too
@@JoshGoesSlow The problem is that because it's officially a v/line service, he would be directed by v/line to go back and collect the passenger. If he refused he could lose his job. If it was the normal Firefly overnight service, it is solely the driver's discretion.
Had Larry before, love that guy
Nice video. You got Tarnagulla spot on, but St. Arnaud was a little off. More like Rnud. Ka n-i-va as well, but nice work all the same.
It’s a strange route this one. Firefly have about a dozen seats that they can sell privately (not subsidised by PTV) and the rest are for VLine passengers Bendigo-Adelaide. Only firefly passengers can use the coach between Southern Cross and Bendigo.
VLine operate Adelaide, Canberra and South Coast NSW. Always cheaper than the private operators.
Except on Sunday mornings, when V/Line passengers use the coach all the way as there's no train from Melbourne early enough to Bendigo.
Why not run more buses to Adelaide that originate in bendigo rather than competing with trains
Melbourne to Sydney via the South Coast of NSW is slower, you do get to have breakfast at Eden as the sun is coming up though
This is the exact same route I take every year when i drive to adelaide with my family to go see family except it only takes around 10 to 11 hours since we start in geelong
You go via Bendigo?
@@johnpalmer5010 I go though Ballarat and Ararat
@@1991HondaNSX that makes sense! :-)
A good option for regional residents and those who can’t or won’t fly, but after I’ll personally never do a coach trip of more than four hours again.
35 bucks to Adelaide by bus? Had no idea it was that cheap! I've never even considered going by bus, though I think it would be a nice journey. If leg room on the bus is not like the plane that is...
Leg room is fine but the seats are a bit narrow
@@geoffh784 Was the bus busy when you took it?
I'll see you tomorrow.
My experiences with coach have been, shall we say quite negative. I'm 186cm, no coach has enough room for me :) I'm with Larry on this, and any non road based service would have just left the passenger behind. I'm hoping, thanks to some of your videos, to do a rail trip along the entire east coast, maybe even to Adelaide if I can save enough. Bathurst Bullet to Central, fly to Cairns, Spirit of Queensland rail bed to Brisbane, day XPT to Syd, then day XPT to Mel, and maybe, if I can get the funds together, Overland to Adelaide. Being a NSW pensioner, I can get a lower cost fare on the Spirit of Queensland and use my travel vouchers to reduce the costs of the XPT legs.
Sounds like a great trip! The overland is expensive, but the service is worth it.
Only 12 hours. You gotta do the XPT Speedlink Combo from Sydney to Adelaide via Albury...
I almost ended up on that when my Virgin Flight Sydney to Adelaide was cancelled but with next to no time to get back to the city and time to buy a ticket I had to plead to get home on the last one of the day flights.
The V/Line coaches usually has better seat IMO. A Firefly coach I got on had really cramped seats but perhaps sometimes they use the same coaches as the ones on V/Line services.
I recently went to Adelaide by car and it took 8 and a half hours both ways
Firefly run a bus from Melbourne to Adelaide daily in daylight or at night.The night service is run by Firefly and has meal break stops at Ararat and Keith. The daylight service has meal break stops at St Arnaud and Keith.
Hey Josh did you know that firefly buses only run Adelaide to Melbourne
Firefly operates the service on behalf of the V/Line Passenger arm of PTV.
I’m too unsociable to go on a bus trip like that.
The train is even slower.
Fire fly company would have a contract with Vline to operate this service.
Also the train does not make the trip every day :-(. So I will be on the coach next Jan -- wish I had looked at this vid 1st
You picked a winning day to have it so empty. The few times I've been it was full. You travelled on a Tuesday?
Yes, I wanted the Monday but sold out, but Tuesday ended up being better anyway.
It’s kaniva mate. Not kaneeva.
You said you were ahead of schedule so does that mean you left that stop earlier than the timetable? I as a coach driver would not normally be expected to return for a passenger left behind if I departed as per the schedule. But if I left early and someone missed the bus then I would have to and there would be pretty severe consequences for me.
Not exactly. We were ahead of schedule, but all the stops at that point are drop off only, so we aren’t picking up any passengers for the rest of the trip. And when we got off the bus for lunch, he said how long and specifically what time to be back at the bus.
I have done Darwin to Adelaide by bus....Darwin Townsville Brisbane by bus....Melbourne Brisbane Townsville ,Darwin by bus with five children, some how Adelaide to Melbourne seems easy.....btw I have done Adelaide to Melbourne on the old Broad gauge Overlander in second class.
plz review the west coast wilderness railway in tasmania
I’d like to get to Tasmania sometime soon!
Town I live in
Really surprised to see no staff collecting fruit or fruit bins at the bus stops. SA can literally make your life hell if you bring fruit fly in.
That service you are on is using a coach that is usually operated by Firefly as a V/Line rail replacement coach - I’ll be catching a Firefly coach from Sydney to Melbourne and return in June and I’ll give my honest review of them when I get home! Dubbo to Lithgow on NSW Trainlink coach service CLK570 then a BMT intercity train to Central via Mountain High Pies in Wentworth Falls, Firefly overnight coach service FE21 from Sydney to Melbourne Southern Cross, then a SHT train from Southern Cross to Seymour. Change at Seymour for a coach ride from there to Mooroopna where I will be staying with friends.
So to answer your question about this service, it is operated by Firefly…
Wow, that sounds like a fun adventure! I thought it was firefly, but was a bit confused as you probably knew 🤣
@@JoshGoesSlow best to ask if you are not sure… as for my coach from Seymour to Mooroopna, there is a chance it will be a Firefly coach as well
Strange way to go from Melbourne to Adelaide.
I live in Adelaide and I have traveled with Firefly to Melbourne and vice versa for no less than 30 times the last 5 years. Quality is up to each passenger to judge. But drivers here are extremely nice, easy going and very friendly. I’m so sorry for the argument at the end of the video, and sorry that I have to stand with the driver’s side.
To be honest, I like Larry and I don’t think anyone thought he was out of line, he didn’t have to go back. I didn’t mind the bus at all, but I like traveling this way 🤣
Hey mate just wondering if we can buy tickets from the station or its gotta be online?
There is both a vline booth and firefly booth at the station, which I’m fairly sure you could buy tickets for.
Other than buying tickets on the V/line website it has a list of ticket outlets and third party agents when travelling in Victoria. It’s usually places like staffed train stations or if there’s none of those a newsagent, milk bar local library and the like. I get that not everyone likes using the internet but it’s not a good idea to buy on the bus as they have schedules to keep.
What a ripoff! I'd stick with the Overland even with the🤑
You cop it on the chin well though👍
Melbourne to Adelaide is nothing on a bus I used to regularly go from Adelaide to Queensland. Knew every bus stop along the way where I could go and smoke a joint lol
Wouldn’t that be every stop? 😂
@@krispy4605 Where to hide so I wouldn't get caught lol
Driver shouldn’t have turned back if passenger was late, it’s like a cruise ship, be on time. Not difficult 😡
where did you stay in Melbourne?
I stayed at the Best Western, just across from Southern Cross Station.
nice video mate, but isnt the train slower than this?
its the same because the coach is the one you board from Bendigo, the difference is that the TRAIN only runs from Southern Cross to Bendigo
@@roywells7974 sorry i was talking about the overland not the vline half way option, which also goes to ararat or ballarat where you change for the coach like bendigo, so cheap at 35 bucks return concession
@tangiers365 the overland took me pretty much the exact time as the coach did, it is $100 cheaper on the bus though 🙂
No one QUESTIONs why you go to Bendigo to get to Adelaide. Talk about a convoluted route. And typical of the bad PT in Victoria to have a bus with no tray table and presumably power socket - I mean it’s the 21st century and our regional trains by and large don’t (despite transit fanboys saying our trains are great cos they have pointy aerodynamic cabs).
It’s 35 bucks. What are you expecting?
@@mhayli1 Next he will want a-le-carte
It's actually the V/Line Bendigo to Adelaide service, the Melbourne to Bendigo part is a later addition.
It’s weirdly true - trains have the least scenery on average, and it’s logical with the design of railway lines. Whereas buses will let you see the walkable street entrances if they’re not on a freeway. I hate buses on principle but at least coaches have an extra axle or two to smooth out the ride. (Plush seats can’t do much about swaying and rocking).
Done this drive way too many times in the car
Isn’t the train longer?
Train was 11.5 hours, same as the bus.
I did southern cross to Mildura on the overnight trip and return had 45min spare and return to southern cross at 4pm why I did it I don't know
Yeah Larry hates his life. And yeah there is no excuse for being left behind on cruise ships if you are late back bad luck you will be watching the ship sail away……
Larry needs to do a headcount..not rely on the passengers. I.m.o
They are very good. Great service and awesome timing. Good way if you are short with money to take a plane. Cost me $33 in 2023.
You didn't explain that it's only on Sunday mornings from Southern Cross station (Melbourne) that the road coach operates all the way if you book through V/Line and travel in accord with its timetable: on the other six days, it commences in Bendigo if you're a
V/Line passenger, as you travel by train between Melbourne and Bendigo.
You also mispronounced St Arnaud and Kaniva, so you may not be from Victoria. But overall, a good video: annoying that someone was left behind so you were delayed.
You got ripped off haha
If you want to go to Ballarat from Geelong on the Melbourne to Adelaide coach, you're better off catching the Geelong to Bendigo coach
Or, if you want to travel overnight with Firefly, you could get from Geelong to Ballarat and grab the Firefly from Ballarat to Adelaide.
@@AussieRoads Yeah, not bad idea
Well live in bendigo
imagine spending 12 hours on a bus to wake up in Adelaide
pretty sure that jestar flights cost only 65 bucks from mel to adl
If you want to travel by public transport with pets, I have 2 small dogs but I don't drive or own a car yet. I wish it was more possible to travel and explore with pets by public transport
Why wouldn’t you sit in the first 2 rows? The forward view is much better, especially for your camera. I’m always disappointed if those rows are taken when I board a coach like that.
you pronounced St Arnaud wrong
Kaniva was pronounced wrong too I noticed mate
The price you pay to avoid rip off travel agents in Adelaide!
$74 for a 58 minute flight ... Know what i'd rather 😂
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ham and cheese
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JD no vendrá esta mañana.
Yeah, no thanks. I’ll stick to the car.
lucky it has the old seats the new seats are horrible. they finialy have USB charging oh and the DAMN THNING MAKES A BEAP SOUND EVERY TIME THE DRIVER SWITCHES THE HIGH BEAM ON AND OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I Not Like Bus very Long 👎I Like plane 👍I Like Train 👍
I would call long distance busses in Australia "Third World". However, the reality is that the third world actually provides a much more comfortable journey. This ride is worse than sitting in airline economy for 12 hours....
Third world? What are you comparing it to?
Good drivers and good scenery but always arse numbing.