There are 3 ways to get from Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Warrnambool 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
4h 20m$102–124Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus Coach
5h 16m$28–52Drive 166.2 km
- Drive from Great Ocean Road to Apollo Baycar 166.2 km
2h 24m$30–44
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay is to drive which costs $29 - $45 and takes 2h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay is to drive which takes 2h 24m and costs $29 - $45.
No, there is no direct bus from Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay. However, there are services departing from Ellerslie - Panmure Rd/Hopkins Hwy and arriving at Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd via Warrnambool Station/Merri St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 16m.
The distance between Great Ocean Road and Apollo Bay is 231 km. The road distance is 166.2 km.
The best way to get from Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 20m and costs $100 - $130.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay, including transfers.
Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Warrnambool Station/Merri St.
Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd station.
Yes, the driving distance between Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay is 166 km. It takes approximately 2h 24m to drive from Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay.
There are 387+ hotels available in Apollo Bay.
What companies run services between Great Ocean Road, VIC, Australia and Apollo Bay, VIC, Australia?
V-Line Buses operates a bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd 3 times a week. Tickets cost $2–20 and the journey takes 3h 30m.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Warrnambool Station to Colac Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- 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 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–20
- 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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