There are 3 ways to get from Lorne to McCrae by bus, car ferry, car, or train
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Bus, line 56 bus, car ferry
best- Take the bus from Lorne Visitor Centre/Great Ocean Rd to Moorabool St/Malop Stbus
- Take the bus from Moorabool Street Bus Stops/Moorabool St to Queenscliff Marina/Wharf Stbus 56
- Take the car ferry from Queenscliff to Sorrentocarferry
5h 44m$21–45Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lorne to Queenscliffcar
- Take the car ferry from Queenscliff to Sorrentocarferry
2h 30m$29–48Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lorne Hotel/Great Ocean Rd to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Stationtrain
5h 51m$21–38
Lorne to McCrae by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lorne to McCrae is to bus and train which costs $21 - $40 and takes 5h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lorne to McCrae is to drive and car ferry which takes 2h 30m and costs $28 - $50.
The distance between Lorne and McCrae is 140 km.
The best way to get from Lorne to McCrae without a car is to bus and train which takes 5h 51m and costs $21 - $40.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Lorne to McCrae, including transfers.
There are 1500+ hotels available in McCrae.
What companies run services between Lorne, VIC, Australia and McCrae, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Lorne to McCrae. However, you can take the bus to Moorabool St/Malop St, walk to Moorabool Street Bus Stops/Moorabool St, take the line 56 bus to Queenscliff Marina/Wharf St, drive to Queenscliff, take the car ferry to Sorrento, then drive to McCrae. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lorne to McCrae via Queenscliff and Sorrento in around 2h 30m.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.feedback@metrotrains.com.au
- Website
- metrotrains.com.au
Train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/timetables/?line=Alamein&dir=1&ts=1678780587323
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Lorne Visitor Centre/Great Ocean Rd to Moorabool St/Malop St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- 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 Lorne Hotel/Great Ocean Rd to Geelong Station/Railway Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- 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 Moorabool Street Bus Stops/Moorabool St to Queenscliff Marina/Wharf St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
- Phone
- +61 3 5257 4500
- travel@searoad.com.au
- Website
- searoad.com.au
Car ferry from Queenscliff to Sorrento
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- searoad.com.au
- Adult
- $20
- Vehicle Incl. Driver
- $86
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