There are 5 ways to get from Naracoorte to Lorne by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from McRae St/Robertson St to Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Avebus
- Take the train from Horsham Station to North Shore Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Lorne Visitor Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
10h 7m$87–205Bus via Horsham
cheapest- Take the bus from McRae St/Robertson St to Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Avebus
- Take the bus from Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Lorne Hotel/Great Ocean Rdbus
11h 23m$14–141Drive 391.4 km
- Drive from Naracoorte to Lornecar 391.4 km
4h 50m$71–103Bus, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Naracoorte to Mount Gambierbus
- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MGB - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Lorne Hotel/Great Ocean Rdbus
8h 10m$231–672Bus
- Take the bus from Naracoorte to Mount Gambierbus
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri Stbus
- Take the bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
- Take the bus from Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd to Lorne Hotel/Great Ocean Rdbus
12h 17m$38–98
Naracoorte to Lorne by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Naracoorte to Lorne is to bus which costs $35 - $100 and takes 12h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Naracoorte to Lorne is to drive which takes 4h 50m and costs $70 - $110.
No, there is no direct bus from Naracoorte to Lorne. However, there are services departing from McRae St/Robertson St and arriving at Lorne Hotel/Great Ocean Rd via Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave, Ballarat Station/Lydiard St and Geelong Station/Railway Tce. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 23m.
The distance between Naracoorte and Lorne is 542 km. The road distance is 391.4 km.
The best way to get from Naracoorte to Lorne without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 7m and costs $85 - $210.
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Naracoorte to Lorne, including transfers.
Naracoorte to Lorne bus services, operated by Regional Transit, depart from McRae St/Robertson St station.
Naracoorte to Lorne bus services, operated by Regional Transit, arrive at Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave station.
Lorne is 30 min ahead of Naracoorte. It is currently 3:01 AM in Naracoorte and 3:31 AM in Lorne.
Yes, the driving distance between Naracoorte to Lorne is 391 km. It takes approximately 4h 50m to drive from Naracoorte to Lorne.
What companies run services between Naracoorte, SA, Australia and Lorne, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from McRae St/Robertson St to Lorne Hotel/Great Ocean Rd via Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave, Ballarat Station/Lydiard St, and Geelong Station/Railway Tce in around 11h 23m.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–380
Train from Horsham Station to North Shore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $70–85
- Red Standard Everyday
- $80–100
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $120–140
- Red Premium Everyday
- $140–170
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from McRae St/Robertson St to Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- 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 Lorne Visitor Centre/Great Ocean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- 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 Lorne Hotel/Great Ocean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- 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 Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- 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
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–22
- 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 Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- 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 Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd to Lorne Hotel/Great Ocean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 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
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Naracoorte to Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- 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
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
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