There are 3 ways to get from Lara to Apollo Bay by bus, car, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean RdCoach
3h 54m$8–25Drive 125.9 km
- Drive from Lara to Apollo Bay125.9 km
1h 56m$24–35Train, bus
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Colac StationGeelong
- Take the bus from Colac Station/Gellibrand St to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean RdMarengo - Colac Via Forrest, Skenes Creek, Apollo Bay
4h 48m$19–26
Lara to Apollo Bay by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lara to Apollo Bay is to bus which costs $7 - $25 and takes 3h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Lara to Apollo Bay is to drive which takes 1h 56m and costs $23 - $35.
The distance between Lara and Apollo Bay is 130 km. The road distance is 125.9 km.
The best way to get from Lara to Apollo Bay without a car is to bus which takes 3h 54m and costs $7 - $25.
It takes approximately 3h 54m to get from Lara to Apollo Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lara to Apollo Bay is 126 km. It takes approximately 1h 56m to drive from Lara to Apollo Bay.
There are 383+ hotels available in Apollo Bay.
What companies run services between Lara, VIC, Australia and Apollo Bay, VIC, Australia?
V-Line Buses operates a bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd 3 times a day. Tickets cost $1–16 and the journey takes 2h 39m.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Geelong Station to Colac Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
- 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
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
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