How To Get There
Geelong Victoria is the unofficial start of The Great Ocean Road. The nearest commercial airport is Avalon (for certain Jetstar flights) and Melbourne’s main airport Tullamarine.
Geelong is also serviced by rail (V/Line) from Melbourne's Southern Cross station (formerly known as Spencer Street Station) to Geelong.
Most people tour The Great Ocean Road by car. If travelling from Melbourne take the freeway to Geelong. It is 73 kms and takes approximately an hour.
An attractive alternative is to drive to Sorrento and take the ferry across to Queenscliff. For timetables, costs and other details of the ferry crossing, have a look at the Queenscliff-Sorrento Car & Passenger Ferry Service website.
For direct driving instructions why not use the Google Route Planner. Once you have selected your accommodation scroll down to the bottom of the page for the property and you will see a Google map. At the bottom enter your starting destination. A Print button at the top of the map will print off just the ‘directions’.
