There are 4 ways to get from Melton to The Twelve Apostles by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus via Warrnambool
best- Take the train from Footscray Station to Warrnambool Stationtrain Geelong
- Take the bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Loch Ard Gorge/Great Ocean Rdbus Coach
7h 32m$25–45Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Geelong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rdbus
- Take the bus from Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd to Twelve Apostles/Great Ocean Rdbus
7h 55m$16–50Bus
- Take the bus from Melton to Ballaratbus
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Warrnambool Station/Merri Stbus
- Take the bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Twelve Apostles/Great Ocean Rdbus
7h 37m$98–136Drive 216.1 km
- Drive from Melton to The Twelve Apostlescar 216.1 km
2h 54m$39–56
Melton to The Twelve Apostles by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melton to The Twelve Apostles is to train and bus which costs $15 - $50 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Melton to The Twelve Apostles is to drive which takes 2h 54m and costs $35 - $60.
No, there is no direct bus from Melton to The Twelve Apostles. However, there are services departing from Melton and arriving at Twelve Apostles/Great Ocean Rd via Ballarat Station/Lydiard St and Warrnambool Station/Merri St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 37m.
The distance between Melton and The Twelve Apostles is 372 km. The road distance is 216.1 km.
The best way to get from Melton to The Twelve Apostles without a car is to train and bus via Warrnambool which takes 7h 32m and costs $24 - $45.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Melton to The Twelve Apostles, including transfers.
Melton to The Twelve Apostles bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Melton station.
Melton to The Twelve Apostles bus services, operated by Firefly Express, arrive at Ballarat station.
Yes, the driving distance between Melton to The Twelve Apostles is 216 km. It takes approximately 2h 54m to drive from Melton to The Twelve Apostles.
There are 92+ hotels available in The Twelve Apostles.
What companies run services between Melton, VIC, Australia and The Twelve Apostles, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Melton to Twelve Apostles/Great Ocean Rd via Ballarat Station/Lydiard St and Warrnambool Station/Merri St in around 7h 37m.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Footscray Station to Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $10–14
Train from Sunshine Station to Geelong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Loch Ard Gorge/Great Ocean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- 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 Warrnambool Station/Merri St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–22
- 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 Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Twelve Apostles/Great Ocean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- 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 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 Visitor Information Centre/Great Ocean Rd to Twelve Apostles/Great Ocean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Melton to Ballarat
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
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