There are 4 ways to get from Lake Bolac to Geelong by bus, train, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus Coach
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus Coach
3h 51m$2–30Bus, train via Ballarat
- Take the bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Deer Park Stationtrain
- Take the train from Deer Park Station to Geelong Stationtrain
3h 52m$17–39Drive 155.3 km
- Drive from Lake Bolac to Geelongcar 155.3 km
2h$28–41Bus, train
- Take the bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Araratbus Lake Bolac - Ararat Via Willaura
- Take the train from Ararat Station to North Shore Stationtrain The Overland
5h 34m$66–132
Lake Bolac to Geelong by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Bolac to Geelong is to bus which costs $2 - $35 and takes 3h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Bolac to Geelong is to drive which takes 2h and costs $27 - $45.
No, there is no direct bus from Lake Bolac to Geelong station. However, there are services departing from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy and arriving at Geelong Station/Railway Tce via Ballarat Station/Lydiard St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 51m.
The distance between Lake Bolac and Geelong is 189 km. The road distance is 155.3 km.
The best way to get from Lake Bolac to Geelong without a car is to bus which takes 3h 51m and costs $2 - $35.
It takes approximately 3h 51m to get from Lake Bolac to Geelong, including transfers.
Lake Bolac to Geelong bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy station.
Lake Bolac to Geelong bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Ballarat Station/Lydiard St.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Bolac to Geelong is 155 km. It takes approximately 2h to drive from Lake Bolac to Geelong.
There are 893+ hotels available in Geelong.
What companies run services between Lake Bolac, VIC, Australia and Geelong, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Geelong Station/Railway Tce via Ballarat Station/Lydiard St in around 3h 51m.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Deer Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Deer Park Station to Geelong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Ararat Station to North Shore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $55–65
- Red Standard Everyday
- $55–70
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $85–110
- Red Premium Everyday
- $100–120
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
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 Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Information Centre/Glenelg Hwy to Ararat
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
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