Situated in the historic city of Ballarat, Sovereign Hill is located in Bradshaw Street and can be easily accessed by car, or by train and tour coach services which operate daily from Melbourne. Sovereign Hill is a comfortable 90-minute drive from Melbourne along the Western Highway (or only an hour from Melbourne Airport). Once in Ballarat, just follow the brown and white tourist signs to Sovereign Hill.
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Goldrush Special
A new V/Line train initiative - the Goldrush Special now delivers visitors directly to Sovereign Hill’s front door.
As part of the Goldrush Special a courtesy return service coach meets the train at Ballarat station and brings visitors directly to Sovereign Hill. After four and a half hours in our award winning attraction, the coach returns to Sovereign Hill to take visitors back to the railway station for their journey home. It’s that easy.
To make the trip even more affordable, people who travel aboard the Goldrush Special and show their valid V/Line tickets on arrival at Sovereign Hill, receive a 10% discount off the entrance price as well as a free ‘Cobb & Co’ coach ride. (no other discounts apply).
Customers can purchase V/Line tickets from V/Line stations, premium metropolitan stations, V/Line agents, or by calling V/Line on 136 196.
Please note: The Goldrush Special transfer is not suitable for group travel.
For primary school group travel visit www.vline.com.au/mytrain
For group travel visit www.vline.com.au/groups or contact V/Line on 136 196 to discuss the special travel arrangements.
GPS coordinates for the Sovereign Hill Car Park
-37.57516, 143.86651
Contact one of the following to arrange transport to Ballarat:
- V-Line Passenger Rail: Ph 136 196 or 131 638 from anywhere in Australia
- Grayline Day Tour Coaches: Ph 613 9663 4455
- Great Sights South Pacific: Ph 613 9639 2211
- AAT King’s Tours: Ph 613 9663 337
- Australian Pacific Tours: Ph 1300 655 965 from anywhere in Australia.
- Melbourne’s Best Tours: Ph 03 9391 4411