GETTING TO LORNE
Bus Transfers
Registered delegates can utilise the dedicated coach service to and from Lorne.
During registration, you can add any of the below coach transfers.
Tickets are AUD$60.00 each way and seats must be reserved in advance.
Coach Stops
Southern Cross Station
Spencer Street, Melbourne
Pick up & set down point will be determined and shared closer to the day.
Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport
Pick up & set down point is at the Terminal 4 coach bays (click here).
Getting to Lorne - Thursday 11 February
Coach 1: From Southern Cross Station 11:30am - 1:30pm
Coach 2: From Melbourne Airport 11:30am - 1:30pm
Leaving Lorne - Sunday 14 February
Coach 3: To Southern Cross Station 10:30am - 12:30pm
Coach 4: 10:30am - To Melbourne Airport 10:30am - 12:30pm
Note: Arrival times are indicative only (pending traffic and conditions).
Make your own way there
Car Rental
Melbourne Airport has six car rental companies located on site. All have offices on the ground floor of the short term car park, and information desks in the Melbourne Airport domestic terminals. Please visit here for further information.
Train
1) Once arriving into Melbourne Airport, take the Skybus to Southern Cross Station. The Skybus departs from Melbourne Airport every 10 minutes and takes approximate 30 minutes.
Tickets for Skybus can be pre-purchased or purchased on arrival, for more information visit here.
2) From Southern Cross Station, take a VLine train to Geelong. Visit here for timetable and ticket information.
3) From Geelong Railway Station, take VLine Coach to Lorne. The bus will stop outside the Mantra Lorne. Please visit here for timetable information.
Taxi
Taxis and rideshares are another option from Melbourne Airport to Lorne. This is an expensive option with an approximate cost of $300. There is a taxi and rideshare rank outside Terminals 1, 2 and 3.
Bus
1) Gull Airport Service provides a bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong with regular bus services. For timetable information please visit here. Pick up information from Melbourne Airport can be found here.
2) The service stops at Geelong Railway Station. From Geelong Railway Station, take VLine Coach to Lorne on the Warrnambool - Melbourne via Apollo Bay & Geelong line
The closest stop is “Lorne Visitor Centre/Great Ocean Road”.
Please visit the PTV website for timetable information.

