There are 6 ways to get from Barossa Valley to Apollo Bay by plane, shuttle, bus, train, or car
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Fly, shuttle, bus
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ADL - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
9h 34m$151–359Bus via Mount Gambier
cheapest- Take the bus from Adelaide to Mount Gambierbus
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri Stbus
- Take the bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
18h 36m$91–170Train, bus
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to North Shore Stationtrain The Overland
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus Coach
17h 4m$159–409Bus
- Take the bus from Gawler to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Ballaratbus
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
17h 48m$121–169Drive 743.2 km
- Drive from Barossa Valley to Apollo Baycar 743.2 km
9h 4m$134–193Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tanunda to Swan Reachbus
- Take the bus from Swan Reach to Murray Bridge Information Centre/South Tcebus
- Take the train from Murray Bridge Station to North Shore Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
18h 15m$138–445
Barossa Valley to Apollo Bay by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barossa Valley to Apollo Bay is to bus via Mount Gambier which costs $90 - $170 and takes 18h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Barossa Valley to Apollo Bay is to drive which takes 9h 4m and costs $130 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Barossa Valley to Apollo Bay. However, there are services departing from Tanunda and arriving at Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd via Gawler, Adelaide, Ballarat Station/Lydiard St and Geelong Station/Railway Tce. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 48m.
The distance between Barossa Valley and Apollo Bay is 916 km. The road distance is 743.2 km.
The best way to get from Barossa Valley to Apollo Bay without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 4m and costs $150 - $410.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Barossa Valley to Apollo Bay, including transfers.
Barossa Valley to Apollo Bay bus services, operated by Stateliner, depart from Gawler station.
Barossa Valley to Apollo Bay bus services, operated by Stateliner, arrive at Adelaide station.
Yes, the driving distance between Barossa Valley to Apollo Bay is 743 km. It takes approximately 9h 4m to drive from Barossa Valley to Apollo Bay.
There are 392+ hotels available in Apollo Bay.
What companies run services between Barossa Valley, SA, Australia and Apollo Bay, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Tanunda to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd via Gawler Stop 124 Lyndoch Rd North side, Gawler, Adelaide, Ballarat Station/Lydiard St, and Geelong Station/Railway Tce in around 17h 48m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–330
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Train from Adelaide Station to North Shore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–350
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $130–160
- Red Standard Everyday
- $180–210
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $240–280
- Red Premium Everyday
- $290–350
Train from Murray Bridge Station to North Shore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $120–140
- Red Standard Everyday
- $160–190
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $210–260
- Red Premium Everyday
- $260–310
- Phone
- +61 3 5222 4966
- enquiries@gull.com.au
- Website
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Geelong Station/Railway Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–15
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–22
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
Bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Gawler to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Adelaide to Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Ballarat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- (08) 8532 2633
- Website
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Tanunda to Swan Reach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–45
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Swan Reach to Murray Bridge Information Centre/South Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–65
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
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