Ballarat has an extensive public transport network comprised of buses and trains.

Public transport across the state is managed by Public Transport Victoria (PTV). PTV’s website is a ‘one-stop-shop’ for information regarding bus and train services. Here you can plan your journey and find out about bus and train fares and timetables for the Greater Ballarat region.

Your reusable travel card for trains, trams and buses in Ballarat and regional Victorian centres.

Top up before your journey. touch on and touch off at a myki reader as you travel.

Where you can use myki:

• Ballarat’s  trains, trams and buses
• V/Line trains between metropolitan Ballarat and Eaglehawk/Epsom, Seymour, Traralgon, Waurn Ponds and Wendouree
• Buses in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Seymour, the Latrobe Valley and Warragul.

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Ballarat’s climate is classified as warm and temperate. There is significant rainfall throughout the year in Ballarat. Even the driest month still has a lot of rainfall. The climate here is classified as Cfb by the Köppen-Geiger system. The average annual temperature is 12.2 °C in Ballarat. In a year, the average rainfall is 753 mm.

Ballarat is a city in Victoria, Australia. It’s known for Sovereign Hill, a replica gold rush town with 1850s streets, shops and mines. The Gold Museum further illuminates the town’s mining history through gold nuggets and artefacts. The Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka features interactive digital displays. Australian works from the colonial era to the present are shown at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Elevation: 435 m Postal code: 3350 Population: 101,588 (2016) (17th) Location: 110 km (68 mi) NW of Melbourne; 82 km (51 mi) NW of Geelong; 95 km (59 mi) SW of Bendigo