There are 9 ways to get from Brisbane to Apollo Bay by plane, shuttle, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Fly Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport, shuttle, bus
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BNE - 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
8h 39m$188–369Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle, bus
cheapest- Take the train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OOL - 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
10h 13m$141–446Train, bus via Sydney
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Crosstrain 623 / ...
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
30h 54m$143–525Bus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer Stbus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
35h 2mDrive 1,821.1 km
- Drive from Brisbane to Apollo Baycar 1,821.1 km
20h 43m$346–500Fly Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane BNE - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
10h 55m$194–488Train to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MCY - 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
11h 30m$162–457Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane OOL - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
12h 23m$167–495Train, bus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
2d 8h$3,373–4,481
Brisbane to Apollo Bay by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Apollo Bay is to train and fly and shuttle and bus which costs $140 - $450 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Apollo Bay is to fly and shuttle and bus which takes 8h 39m and costs $180 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Brisbane to Apollo Bay. However, there are services departing from Brisbane and arriving at Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd via Central Station, Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St and Geelong Station/Railway Tce. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 2m.
The distance between Brisbane and Apollo Bay is 1590 km. The road distance is 1821.1 km.
The best way to get from Brisbane to Apollo Bay without a car is to train and bus via Sydney which takes 30h 54m and costs $140 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Brisbane to Apollo Bay, including transfers.
Brisbane to Apollo Bay bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Brisbane station.
Brisbane to Apollo Bay bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Central Station.
Apollo Bay is 1h ahead of Brisbane. It is currently 3:15 AM in Brisbane and 4:15 AM in Apollo Bay.
Yes, the driving distance between Brisbane to Apollo Bay is 1821 km. It takes approximately 20h 43m to drive from Brisbane to Apollo Bay.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Apollo Bay, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Brisbane to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd via Central Station, Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St, and Geelong Station/Railway Tce in around 35h 2m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–350
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–420
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–490
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–290
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–380
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–380
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–420
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–420
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,365–4,455
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold Premium
- $4,455
- Gold
- $3,365
- 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 Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Geelong Station/Railway Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $140–200
- Advantage
- $170–250
- Flexible
- $210–330
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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