There are 5 ways to get from Kangaroo Island to Apollo Bay by plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, car ferry, train, or car
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Fly, shuttle, bus
best- Fly from Kingscote (KGC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KGC - 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 51m$425–748Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Kangaroo Island to Penneshawcar
- Take the car ferry from Kangaroo Island Penneshaw to Cape Jerviscarferry
- Drive from Cape Jervis to Apollo Baycar
11h 23m$199–295Taxi, car ferry, bus
- Take the taxi from Kangaroo Island to Penneshawtaxi
- Take the car ferry from Kangaroo Island Penneshaw to Cape Jerviscarferry
- Take the bus from Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal 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
20h 35m$252–371Taxi, car ferry, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Kangaroo Island to Penneshawtaxi
- Take the car ferry from Kangaroo Island Penneshaw to Cape Jerviscarferry
- Take the bus from Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal to Adelaidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to North Shore Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
20h 54m$292–616Taxi, car ferry, bus, train via Colac
- Take the taxi from Kangaroo Island to Penneshawtaxi
- Take the car ferry from Kangaroo Island Penneshaw to Cape Jerviscarferry
- Take the bus from Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal to Adelaidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to North Shore Stationtrain
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Colac Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Colac Station/Gellibrand St to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
21h 44m$303–616
Kingscote (KGC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kangaroo Island to Apollo Bay is to drive and car ferry which costs $190 - $300 and takes 11h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Kangaroo Island to Apollo Bay is to fly and shuttle and bus which takes 9h 51m and costs $420 - $750.
The distance between Kangaroo Island and Apollo Bay is 910 km.
The best way to get from Kangaroo Island to Apollo Bay without a car is to taxi and car ferry and bus which takes 20h 35m and costs $250 - $380.
It takes approximately 9h 51m to get from Kangaroo Island to Apollo Bay, including transfers.
Apollo Bay is 30 min ahead of Kangaroo Island. It is currently 11:22 PM in Kangaroo Island and 11:52 PM in Apollo Bay.
There are 395+ hotels available in Apollo Bay.
What companies run services between Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia and Apollo Bay, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Kangaroo Island to Apollo Bay. However, you can take the taxi to Kingscote (KGC) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport, take the shuttle to Geelong station, walk to Geelong Station/Railway Tce, then take the bus to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Penneshaw, take the car ferry to Cape Jervis, walk to Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal, take the bus to Adelaide, take the bus to Ballarat, take the bus to Geelong Station/Railway Tce, then take the bus to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kingscote to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
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
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Geelong Station to Colac Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
- 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
- $1–17
- 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
- Phone
- (08) 8532 2633
- Website
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–55
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
- 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
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from Colac Station/Gellibrand St to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
Car ferry from Kangaroo Island Penneshaw to Cape Jervis
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $49–65
- Schedules at
- sealink.com.au
- Passengers
- $65
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $100–120
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