Getting here & G E T T I N G A R O U N D EASY TO REACH, EASY TO TRAVEL So easy to access and so much to enjoy! Reach Melbourne from anywhere in the world, then effortlessly connect to our four extraordinary Go Beyond Melbourne regions. BY AIR Melbourne International Airport – an hour away from either Geelong or the Yarra Valley. Avalon Airport – 20 minutes from Geelong, and links with Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast via Jetstar service as well as the Sunshine Coast via Bonza service. Pick up a rental car at either airport or take the SkyBus from Avalon into Geelong or from Melbourne Airport into the city. www.skybus.com.au BY ROAD FROM INTERSTATE Link effortlessly via the Great Ocean Road from Adelaide, or via the Sydney to Melbourne Coastal drive. FROMMELBOURNE Road trip the circuit – just an hour’s drive to the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges, 90 minutes on to Phillip Island, another 90 minutes to Mornington Peninsula, a 40 minute ferry cruise to Geelong & The Bellarine and then an hour into Melbourne city. Or, do it all in reverse! Alternatively check our website to find a tour company to take care of the driving for you: www.gobeyondmelbourne.com ONCE YOU’RE HERE Major freeways / tollways link the regions. Pay any tolls online up to three days after your road trip. www.citylink.com.au MARVELLOUS MOTORHOMES Feel the freedom when you tour in a motorhome or campervan. Hire in Melbourne or any other city, explore our region and stop overnight as you please. Impromptu holidays are often the very best! FERRY LINKS Searoad Ferries (p65) depart daily on the hour (7am6pm) from Sorrento Pier (Mornington Peninsula) and Queenscliff Harbour (The Bellarine) all year round. Foot passengers, cars, motorhomes and coaches. www.searoad.com.au Western Port Ferries depart daily from Stony Point (Mornington Peninsula) to French Island and Phillip Island. Carries foot passengers and bicycles only. westernportferries.com.au BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT (FROMMELBOURNE) Yarra Valley & Dandenong Ranges – Metro train to Lilydale, Upper Ferntree Gully, Belgrave or Hurstbridge. Coach services run between towns and villages in the region. Mornington Peninsula – Trains depart all Melbourne CBD stations for Frankston every 10-15 minutes. Coach services run between Port Phillip Bay coastal towns in the region. V/line train runs from Frankston to Stony Point. Geelong – V/line trains run regularly between Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station and Geelong. Coaches link train services to towns on The Bellarine. Phillip Island – V/Line coach from Melbourne runs daily. *Information and timetables via ptv.vic.gov.au 8
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