There are 4 ways to get from Sorrento to Philip Island by bus, train, plane, unknown, or car ferry
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Bus, train to Melbourne Airport, fly, travel
best- Take the bus from Webster St/St Pauls Rd to Frankstonbus
- Take the train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK)plane MEL - NLK
- Walk from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) to Philip Islandunknown
10h 30mCar ferry, bus to Avalon Airport, fly, travel
- Take the carferry from Sorrento to Queenscliffcarferry
- Take the bus from Queenscliff Marina/Wharf St to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK)plane AVV - NLK
- Walk from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) to Philip Islandunknown
13h 7mBus, train, train to Bendigo Airport, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Webster St/St Pauls Rd to Frankstonbus
- Take the train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Bendigo Stationtrain
- Fly from Bendigo Airport (BXG) to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK)plane BXG - NLK
- Walk from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) to Philip Islandunknown
32h 51mBus, train, train to Albury, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Webster St/St Pauls Rd to Frankstonbus
- Take the train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Albury Stationtrain
- Fly from Albury (ABX) to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK)plane ABX - NLK
- Walk from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) to Philip Islandunknown
15h 53m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Sorrento and Philip Island is 2468 km.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Sorrento to Philip Island, including transfers.
Philip Island is 1h ahead of Sorrento. It is currently 4:09 AM in Sorrento and 5:09 AM in Philip Island.
There are 47+ hotels available in Philip Island.
What companies run services between Sorrento, VIC, Australia and Philip Island, Norfolk Island?
There is no direct connection from Sorrento to Philip Island. However, you can take the bus to Frankston, walk to Frankston Station, take the train to Southern Cross Station, walk to Skybus Coach Terminal, take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), then travel to Philip Island. Alternatively, you can take the car ferry to Queenscliff, walk to Queenscliff Marina/Wharf St, take the bus to Geelong Station/Railway Tce, walk to Geelong Station, take the train to Lara Station, walk to Lara Station/Hicks St, take the line 18 bus to Avalon Airport Terminal/Airport Dr, walk to Avalon Airport (AVV) airport, fly to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), then travel to Philip Island.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norfolk Island Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norfolk Island Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–850
Flights from Avalon Airport to Norfolk Island Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Avalon Airport to Norfolk Island Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Bendigo Airport to Norfolk Island Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Bendigo Airport to Norfolk Island Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Albury to Norfolk Island Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Southern Cross Station to Bendigo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6–9
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Southern Cross to Albury Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–120
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $25–35
- First
- $35–45
- Sleeper
- $100–120
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- Transport Victoria
Bus from Webster St/St Pauls Rd to Frankston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Transport Victoria
- Daily
- $9
- 2 hour ticket
- $5
Bus from Queenscliff Marina/Wharf St to Geelong Station/Railway Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Transport Victoria
- Daily
- $9
- 2 hour ticket
- $5
Bus from Webster St/St Pauls Rd to Frankston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Transport Victoria
- Daily
- $9
- 2 hour ticket
- $5
Bus from Webster St/St Pauls Rd to Frankston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Transport Victoria
- Daily
- $9
- 2 hour ticket
- $5
- Phone
- +61 3 5257 4500
- [email protected]
- Website
- searoad.com.au
Car ferry from Sorrento to Queenscliff
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- searoad.com.au
- Adult
- $15
- Vehicle Incl. Driver
- $78
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