There are 6 ways to get from Lorne to Sydney by bus, shuttle, plane, train, or car
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Bus, shuttle to Melbourne Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Lorne Visitor Centre/Great Ocean Rd to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MEL - SYD
5h 45m$168–485Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Lorne Visitor Centre/Great Ocean Rd to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
15h 8m$73–273Bus, train via Lorne Hotel/Great Ocean Rd
- 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 bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Stationbus
15h 31m$103–303Drive 990.1 km
- Drive from Lorne to Sydneycar 990.1 km
10h 45m$188–271Bus, train, bus to Avalon Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Lorne Visitor Centre/Great Ocean Rd to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminalbus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane AVV - SYD
7h 57m$144–614Bus
- Take the bus from Lorne Visitor Centre/Great Ocean Rd to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer Stbus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Stationbus
16h 15m
Lorne to Sydney by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lorne to Sydney is to bus and train which costs $70 - $280 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Lorne to Sydney is to bus and shuttle and fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $160 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Lorne to Sydney station. However, there are services departing from Lorne Visitor Centre/Great Ocean Rd and arriving at Central Station via Geelong Station/Railway Tce and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 15m.
The distance between Lorne and Sydney is 864 km. The road distance is 990.1 km.
The best way to get from Lorne to Sydney without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 8m and costs $70 - $280.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Lorne to Sydney, including transfers.
Lorne to Sydney bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Lorne Visitor Centre/Great Ocean Rd station.
Lorne to Sydney bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Geelong Station/Railway Tce.
Yes, the driving distance between Lorne to Sydney is 990 km. It takes approximately 10h 45m to drive from Lorne to Sydney.
There are 4763+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Lorne, VIC, Australia and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Lorne Visitor Centre/Great Ocean Rd to Central Station via Geelong Station/Railway Tce and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St in around 16h 15m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–480
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- 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
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- 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
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Lorne Visitor Centre/Great Ocean Rd to Geelong Station/Railway Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- 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
Bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- +61 3 5222 4966
- enquiries@gull.com.au
- Website
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $120–180
- Advantage
- $150–220
- Flexible
- $180–280
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside 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/
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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