There are 3 ways to get from Geelong to Kangaroo Island by shuttle, plane, car, or ferry
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Shuttle to Melbourne Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kingscote (KGC)plane MEL - KGC
6h 12m$454–784Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Geelong to Cape Jervis Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Cape Jervis Ferry Terminal to Penneshaw Ferry Terminalferry
- Drive from Penneshaw Ferry Terminal to Kangaroo Islandcar
10h 43m$155–223Fly from Avalon Airport
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Kingscote (KGC)plane AVV - KGC
14h 35m$169–662
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kingscote (KGC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geelong to Kangaroo Island is to drive and ferry which costs $150 - $230 and takes 10h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Geelong to Kangaroo Island is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $450 - $800.
The distance between Geelong and Kangaroo Island is 793 km.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Geelong to Kangaroo Island, including transfers.
Kangaroo Island is 30 min behind Geelong. It is currently 2:48 AM in Geelong and 2:18 AM in Kangaroo Island.
There are 24+ hotels available in Kangaroo Island.
What companies run services between Geelong, VIC, Australia and Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia?
Jetstar and Qantas fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Kingscote (KGC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kingscote via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kingscote via Canberra, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Kingscote via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Avalon Airport to Kingscote via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,600
Flights from Avalon Airport to Kingscote via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- +61 3 5222 4966
- [email protected]
- Website
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
Ferry from Cape Jervis Ferry Terminal to Penneshaw Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- Adelaide Metro
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