There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Colac Stationtrain Geelong
- Take the bus from Colac Station/Gellibrand St to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rdbus Marengo - Colac Via Forrest, Skenes Creek, Apollo Bay
4h 29m$13–17Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus Geelong
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rdbus Coach
4h 34m$2–31Train, bus via Geelong
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Stationtrain Geelong
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rdbus Coach
4h 34m$8–25Drive 180.2 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rdcar 180.2 km
2h 27m$35–50
Melbourne to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd is to train and bus which costs $12 - $17 and takes 4h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd is to drive which takes 2h 27m and costs $30 - $50.
No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd. However, there are services departing from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St and arriving at Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd via Geelong Station/Railway Tce. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 34m.
The distance between Melbourne and Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd is 228 km. The road distance is 180.2 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 29m and costs $12 - $17.
It takes approximately 4h 29m to get from Melbourne to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd, including transfers.
Melbourne to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St station.
Melbourne to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Geelong Station/Railway Tce.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd is 180 km. It takes approximately 2h 27m to drive from Melbourne to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd.
There are 393+ hotels available in Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd via Geelong Station/Railway Tce in around 4h 34m.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Colac Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
Train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from Colac Station/Gellibrand St to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Skenes Creek Valley Rd/Great Ocean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- 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
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Geelong Station/Railway Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- 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
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