There are 4 ways to get from Rowville to Apollo Bay by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus via Geelong
best- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Stationtrain Geelong
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus Coach
5h 56m$21–41Line 901 bus, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bergins Rd/Stud Rd to The Pines SC/Reynolds Rdbus 901
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
7h 59m$8–39Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Colac Stationtrain Geelong
- Take the bus from Colac Station/Gellibrand St to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus Marengo - Colac Via Forrest, Skenes Creek, Apollo Bay
6h 47m$26–32Drive 214.3 km
- Drive from Rowville to Apollo Baycar 214.3 km
2h 53m$39–57
Rowville to Apollo Bay by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rowville to Apollo Bay is to line 901 bus and bus which costs $7 - $40 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Rowville to Apollo Bay is to drive which takes 2h 53m and costs $35 - $60.
No, there is no direct bus from Rowville to Apollo Bay. However, there are services departing from Bergins Rd/Stud Rd and arriving at Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd via The Pines SC/Reynolds Rd, Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St and Geelong Station/Railway Tce. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 59m.
The distance between Rowville and Apollo Bay is 227 km. The road distance is 214.3 km.
The best way to get from Rowville to Apollo Bay without a car is to train and bus via Geelong which takes 5h 56m and costs $20 - $45.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Rowville to Apollo Bay, including transfers.
Rowville to Apollo Bay bus services, operated by Metropolitan buses, depart from Bergins Rd/Stud Rd station.
Rowville to Apollo Bay bus services, operated by Metropolitan buses, arrive at The Pines SC/Reynolds Rd station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rowville to Apollo Bay is 214 km. It takes approximately 2h 53m to drive from Rowville to Apollo Bay.
There are 393+ hotels available in Apollo Bay.
What companies run services between Rowville, VIC, Australia and Apollo Bay, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Bergins Rd/Stud Rd to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd via The Pines SC/Reynolds Rd, King St/Lonsdale St, Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St, and Geelong Station/Railway Tce in around 7h 59m.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Southern Cross Station to Colac Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
- 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
- $1–17
- 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
- $1–16
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from Bergins Rd/Stud Rd to The Pines SC/Reynolds Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
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