There are 5 ways to get from Kangaroo Island to Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rd by plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, car ferry, train, or car
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Fly to Melbourne Airport, 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 Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rdbus
6h 58m$465–793Drive, 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 Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rdcar
11h 7m$154–570Taxi, 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 Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rdbus
18h 52m$208–590Taxi, 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 Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rdbus
19h 11m$249–837Fly to Avalon Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Kingscote (KGC) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane KGC - 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 Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rdbus
12h 49m$232–844
Kingscote (KGC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kangaroo Island to Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rd is to drive and car ferry which costs $150 - $600 and takes 11h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Kangaroo Island to Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rd is to fly and shuttle and bus which takes 6h 58m and costs $460 - $800.
The distance between Kangaroo Island and Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rd is 836 km.
The best way to get from Kangaroo Island to Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rd without a car is to taxi and car ferry and bus which takes 18h 52m and costs $200 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Kangaroo Island to Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rd, including transfers.
Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rd is 30 min ahead of Kangaroo Island. It is currently 11:03 PM in Kangaroo Island and 11:33 PM in Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rd.
There are 811+ hotels available in Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rd.
What companies run services between Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia and Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rd, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Kangaroo Island to Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rd. 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 Great Ocean Rd/Camp 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 Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rd.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kingscote to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–700
Flights from Kingscote to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kingscote to Avalon Airport via Adelaide, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Kingscote to Avalon Airport via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
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 Southern Cross Station to Geelong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- 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 Great Ocean Rd/Camp Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- 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
- $9–14
- 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
- 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
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
Car ferry from Kangaroo Island Penneshaw to Cape Jervis
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Schedules at
- sealink.com.au
- Passengers
- $65
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $100–120
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