There are 4 ways to get from Cowes to Smiths Beach by bus, taxi, shuttle, or foot
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Cowes Transit Centre/Church St to Dolphin Dr/Back Beach Rdbus Coach
10 min$1–10Taxi
- Take the taxi from Cowes to Smiths Beachtaxi 7.4 km
8 min$16–20Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Cowes to Smiths BeachPhillip Island Explorer Hop On Hop Off
18 min$28–35Walk
- Take the walk from Cowes to Smiths Beachwalk 7.2 km
1h 26m
Cowes to Smiths Beach by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cowes to Smiths Beach is to bus which costs $1 - $10 and takes 10 min.
The fastest way to get from Cowes to Smiths Beach is to taxi which takes 8 min and costs $16 - $20.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cowes Transit Centre/Church St and arriving at Dolphin Dr/Back Beach Rd. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 min.
The distance between Cowes and Smiths Beach is 7 km.
The best way to get from Cowes to Smiths Beach without a car is to bus which takes 10 min and costs $1 - $10.
The bus from Cowes Transit Centre/Church St to Dolphin Dr/Back Beach Rd takes 10 min including transfers and departs every three hours.
Cowes to Smiths Beach bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Cowes Transit Centre/Church St station.
Cowes to Smiths Beach bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Dolphin Dr/Back Beach Rd station.
There are 1064+ hotels available in Smiths Beach.
What companies run services between Cowes, VIC, Australia and Smiths Beach, VIC, Australia?
V-Line Buses operates a bus from Cowes Transit Centre/Church St to Dolphin Dr/Back Beach Rd every 4 hours. Tickets cost $1–10 and the journey takes 10 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Cowes Transit Centre/Church St to Dolphin Dr/Back Beach Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–10
- 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 Cowes Transit Centre/Church St to Dolphin Dr/Back Beach Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Cowes Transit Centre/Church St to Dolphin Dr/Back Beach Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $6–9
- Phone
- +61 417 887 234
- [email protected]
- Website
- localwaytours.com.au
Shuttle from Cowes to Smiths Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- localwaytours.com.au
- Book at
- localwaytours.com.au
- Adult
- $35
- Child
- $28
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Estimated price
- $16–20
South Coast Taxis
- Phone
- 1300 687 222
- Website
- southcoasttaxis.com.au
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