In addition to the Geelong, Bellarine and Surfcoast services, McHarry’s also operates the V/Line bus service along the Great Ocean Road between Geelong and Apollo Bay via Waurn Ponds, Torquay and Lorne.
Please note the 9:05pm Friday outbound service from Geelong will not travel via Waurn Ponds. This services arrives at Lorne at 10:53pm. This service will then return to Geelong, departing Lorne at 11:18pm, stopping in Torquay at Bell St at Munday St (Park Lane), before continuing as a Route 53 service to Geelong, arriving at 1:09am Saturday.
You can read more information about the changes on the V/Line Website.
Please click here to view the new Geelong to Apollo Bay timetable on V/Line website.
V/Line Summer timetable, with additional trips over the Summer holiday period will run from Monday 16/12/2024 to Tuesday 28/1/2025.
If you are just traveling between Geelong and Torquay, then you might like to also see the Route 52 – Jan Juc to Marshall and Route 53 – Geelong to Torquay Bell St services.
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The blue buses are the time point locations as per the timetable. They may not be the only bus stops available on this service.
| Geelong City | Malop St, Geelong City |
| Geelong Station | Geelong Station |
| Belmont | Belmont Shopping Centre – High St, corner of Roslyn Rd (to Apollo Bay); |
| Grovedale | Grovedale Hotel, near Pioneer Rd Surfcoast Hwy (to Apollo Bay), |
| Waurn Ponds | Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre, Pioneer Rd (to Apollo Bay), |
| Feehans Road/Coastside Drive | Coastside Drive (to Apollo Bay) |
| Mount Duneed | Mount Duneed, Surfcoast Highway outbound stop PERMANENTLY CLOSED |
| Wombah Park | Wombah Park, Torquay at Merrijig Dr, on Surfcoast Highway |
| Torquay 1 | Geelong Road, corner of Grossman’s Road |
| Torquay 2 | Torquay Holiday Resort, Geelong Road |
| Torquay 3 | Torquay Bell Street at Munday St/Park Lane |
| Jan Juc | Great Ocean Road, corner Duffields Road |
| Bells Beach | Great Ocean Road, corner Bells Blvd |
| Bellbrae (1) | Great Ocean Road corner of School Road |
| Bellbrae (2) | Great Ocean Road corner of Addiscott Road |
| Bellbrae (3) | Great Ocean Road corner of Jarosite Road |
| Anglesea 1 | Post Office |
| Anglesea 2 | Anglesea Motor Inn |
| Point Roadknight | Between 6th and 10th Avenues |
| Aireys Inlet 1 | Post Office |
| Aireys Inlet 2 | Great Ocean Road corner of Bambra Road |
| Fairhaven | Great Ocean Road corner of Yarringa Road |
| Eastern View | Great Ocean Road, Memorial Arch |
| Lorne | Lorne Visitor Information Centre, Mountjoy Parade |
| Lorne Hotel | Lorne Hotel |
| Wye River | General Store |
| Kennett River | General Store |
| Skenes Creek | Telephone box, Ocean Road |
| Apollo Bay 1 | Great Ocean Road at Pisces Caravan Resort |
| Apollo Bay 2 | Great Ocean Road at Tourist Information Centre, Foreshore |
Victorian Public Transport fares increased from 1 January 2024. The daily full fare has increased from $10 to $10.60 or $5.30 for concessions.
Please see the table below for new capped fares from 1 January 2024.
For further information about the regional fare cap, visit click here to visit the V/Line site.
Where possible please purchase your ticket at Geelong Station, or either the Lorne and Apollo Bay Visitor Information Centres. This speeds up the boarding process.
Tickets can be purchased from the driver but only CASH can be accepted, EFTPOS or credit card facilities ARE NOT available at present.
At this stage, myki can only used between Jan Juc and Geelong.
PLEASE SEE THE TABLE BELOW FOR FARES FROM 1 JANUARY 2024
Weekly tickets are available – see driver for details
Daily tickets are double the single price up to the following fare caps
Weekday fares capped at $10 full fare and $5.00 concession per day, increasing to $10.60 full fare, and $5.30 concession per day.
Weekend and Public Holiday fares capped at $7.40 full fare and $3.70 concession per day.
Full= Full Fare, Con=Concession
From 1st January, 2024
| APOLLO BAY | SKENES CREEK | KENNETT RIVER | WYE RIVER | LORNE | EASTERN VIEW | FAIRHAVEN | AIREYS INLET | PT R.KNIGHT | A’SEA | BELLBRAE | TORQUAY / JAN JUC / BELLS BEACH T/O | MOUNT DUNEED | ||
| MELBOURNE | Full | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 |
| Con | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | |
| GEELONG | Full | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 7.40 | 7.40 | 5.20 | 3.80 | 2.80 |
| Con | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 2.60 | 1.90 | 1.40 | |
| MOUNT DUNEED | Full | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 3.80 | 2.80 | X |
| Con | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.90 | 1.40 | X | |
| TORQUAY / JAN JUC / | Full | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 7.40 | 7.40 | 7.40 | 5.20 | 5.20 | 3.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 |
| Con | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 1.90 | 1.40 | 1.40 | |
| BELLBRAE | Full | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 7.40 | 5.20 | 5.20 | 5.20 | 3.80 | 3.80 | |||
| Con | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 3.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 1.90 | 1.90 | ||||
| ANGLESEA | Full | 10.60 | 10.60 | 9.00 | 7.40 | 6.00 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 | |||
| Con | 5.30 | 5.30 | 4.50 | 3.70 | 3.00 | 2.10 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.40 | 1.40 | ||||
| PT. ROADKNIGHT | Full | 10.60 | 10.60 | 9.00 | 7.40 | 6.00 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 3.80 | |||||
| Con | 5.30 | 5.30 | 4.50 | 3.70 | 3.00 | 2.10 | 1.90 | 1.90 | ||||||
| AIREYS INLET | Full | 10.60 | 7.40 | 6.00 | 5.20 | 4.20 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 | |||||
| Con | 5.30 | 3.70 | 3.00 | 2.60 | 2.10 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 1.40 | ||||||
| FAIRHAVEN | Full | 10.60 | 7.40 | 6.00 | 5.20 | 4.20 | 2.80 | |||||||
| Con | 5.30 | 3.70 | 3.00 | 2.60 | 2.10 | 1.40 | ||||||||
| EASTERN VIEW | Full | 9.00 | 7.40 | 6.00 | 5.20 | 4.20 | ||||||||
| Con | 4.50 | 3.70 | 3.00 | 2.60 | 2.10 | |||||||||
| LORNE | Full | 6.00 | 5.20 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 2.80 | ||||||||
| Con | 3.00 | 2.60 | 2.10 | 1.90 | 1.40 | |||||||||
| WYE RIVER | Full | 5.20 | 3.80 | 2.80 | ||||||||||
| Con | 2.60 | 1.90 | 1.40 | |||||||||||
| KENNETT RIVER | Full | 4.20 | 2.60 | |||||||||||
| Con | 2.100 | 1.30 | ||||||||||||
| SKENES CREEK | Full | 3.80 | ||||||||||||
| Con | 1.90 | |||||||||||||
| APOLLO BAY | Full | 2.80 | ||||||||||||
| Con | 1.40 |
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| am | am | pm | pm | |
| Apollo Bay 2 | 5:51 | 9:46 | .... | 3:06 |
| Apollo Bay 1 | 5:53 | 9:48 | .... | 3:08 |
| Skenes Creek | 5:56 | 9:51 | .... | 3:11 |
| Kennett River | 6:16 | 10:11 | .... | 3:31 |
| Wye River | 6:21 | 10:16 | .... | 3:36 |
| Lorne Hotel Inbound | 6:41 | 10:36 | 1:30 | 3:56 |
| Lorne Main Street Inbound | 6:51 | 10:51 | 1:37 | 4:11 |
| Eastern View | 7:06 | 11:08 | 1:54 | 4:28 |
| Fairhaven | 7:09 | 11:11 | 1:57 | 4:31 |
| Aireys Inlet 2 Inbound | 7:12 | 11:14 | 2:00 | 4:34 |
| Aireys Inlet 1 Inbound | 7:14 | 11:16 | 2:02 | 4:36 |
| Pt Roadknight Inbound | 7:20 | 11:23 | 2:09 | 4:43 |
| Anglesea 2 Inbound | 7:23 | 11:26 | 2:12 | 4:46 |
| Anglesea Shops Camp Rd | 7:26 | 11:31 | 2:16 | 4:51 |
| Bellbrae 3 Jarosite Road Inbound | 7:34 | 11:39 | 2:24 | 4:59 |
| Bellbrae 2 Addiscott Road | 7:36 | 11:41 | 2:26 | 5:01 |
| Bellbrae 1 School Road Inbound | 7:38 | 11:43 | 2:28 | 5:03 |
| Bells Beach T/O | 7:39 | 11:44 | 2:29 | 5:04 |
| Jan Juc Duffields & Ocean Rds Inbound | 7:41 | 11:46 | 2:30 | 5:06 |
| Torquay Hol Park Inbound | 7:44 | 11:49 | 2:33 | 5:09 |
| Grossmans & Torquay Rds Inbound | 7:46 | 11:51 | 2:35 | 5:11 |
| Surf Coast Hwy & Merrijig Drive | 7:48 | 11:53 | 2:37 | 5:13 |
| Mt Duneed Rd Surf Coast Hwy | 7:52 | 11:57 | 2:41 | 5:17 |
| Pioneer Rd at Surf Coast Hwy | 7:57 | 12:03 | 2:47 | 5:22 |
| Waurn Ponds SC east bound | 8:03 | 12:08 | 2:52 | 5:28 |
| Belmont Coles near Strand Arcade | 8:10 | 12:15 | 2:59 | 5:38 |
| Geelong City Malop Street | 8:25 | 12:32 | 3:12 | 5:54 |
| Geelong Station | 8:35 | 12:40 | 3:20 | 6:00 |
| | | | | |
| am | am | pm | pm | |
| Apollo Bay 2 | 6:36 | 9:46 | .... | 4:28 |
| Apollo Bay 1 | 6:38 | 9:48 | .... | 4:31 |
| Skenes Creek | 6:41 | 9:51 | .... | 4:35 |
| Kennett River | 7:01 | 10:11 | .... | 4:55 |
| Wye River | 7:06 | 10:16 | .... | 5:01 |
| Lorne Hotel Inbound | 7:26 | 10:41 | 1:30 | 5:24 |
| Lorne Main Street Inbound | 7:36 | 10:51 | 1:37 | 5:37 |
| Eastern View | 7:51 | 11:08 | 1:54 | 5:50 |
| Fairhaven | 7:54 | 11:11 | 1:57 | 5:53 |
| Aireys Inlet 2 Inbound | 7:57 | 11:14 | 2:00 | 5:56 |
| Aireys Inlet 1 Inbound | 7:59 | 11:16 | 2:02 | 5:58 |
| Pt Roadknight Inbound | 8:05 | 11:23 | 2:09 | 6:06 |
| Anglesea 2 Inbound | 8:08 | 11:26 | 2:12 | 6:09 |
| Anglesea Shops Camp Rd | 8:11 | 11:31 | 2:16 | 6:16 |
| Bellbrae 3 Jarosite Road Inbound | 8:19 | 11:39 | 2:24 | 6:23 |
| Bellbrae 2 Addiscott Road | 8:21 | 11:41 | 2:26 | 6:24 |
| Bellbrae 1 School Road Inbound | 8:23 | 11:43 | 2:28 | 6:26 |
| Bells Beach T/O | 8:24 | 11:44 | 2:29 | 6:28 |
| Jan Juc Duffields & Ocean Rds Inbound | 8:26 | 11:46 | 2:30 | 6:31 |
| Torquay Hol Park Inbound | 8:29 | 11:49 | 2:33 | 6:35 |
| Grossmans & Torquay Rds Inbound | 8:31 | 11:51 | 2:35 | 6:37 |
| Surf Coast Hwy & Merrijig Drive | 8:33 | 11:53 | 2:37 | 6:39 |
| Mt Duneed Rd Surf Coast Hwy | 8:37 | 11:57 | 2:41 | 6:44 |
| Pioneer Rd at Surf Coast Hwy | 8:42 | 12:03 | 2:47 | 6:49 |
| Waurn Ponds SC east bound | 8:48 | 12:08 | 2:52 | 6:54 |
| Belmont Coles near Strand Arcade | 8:55 | 12:15 | 2:59 | 7:02 |
| Geelong City Malop Street | 9:10 | 12:32 | 3:12 | 7:09 |
| Geelong Station | 9:20 | 12:40 | 3:20 | 7:12 |
| | | | | | |
| am | am | pm | pm | F | |
| Apollo Bay 2 | 5:51 | 9:46 | .... | 2:40 | |
| Apollo Bay 1 | 5:53 | 9:48 | .... | 2:42 | |
| Skenes Creek | 5:56 | 9:51 | .... | 2:45 | |
| Kennett River | 6:16 | 10:11 | .... | 3:05 | |
| Wye River | 6:21 | 10:16 | .... | 3:10 | |
| Lorne Hotel Inbound | 6:41 | 10:36 | 1:25 | 3:30 | 11:18 |
| Lorne Main Street Inbound | 6:51 | 10:51 | 1:32 | 3:45 | 11:23 |
| Eastern View | 7:06 | 11:08 | 1:49 | 4:02 | 11:36 |
| Fairhaven | 7:09 | 11:11 | 1:52 | 4:05 | 11:39 |
| Aireys Inlet 2 Inbound | 7:12 | 11:14 | 1:55 | 4:08 | 11:42 |
| Aireys Inlet 1 Inbound | 7:14 | 11:16 | 1:57 | 4:10 | 11:46 |
| Pt Roadknight Inbound | 7:20 | 11:23 | 2:04 | 4:17 | 11:57 |
| Anglesea 2 Inbound | 7:23 | 11:26 | 2:07 | 4:20 | 0:01 |
| Anglesea Shops Camp Rd | 7:26 | 11:31 | 2:11 | 4:25 | 0:02 |
| Bellbrae 3 Jarosite Road Inbound | 7:34 | 11:39 | 2:19 | 4:33 | 0:10 |
| Bellbrae 2 Addiscott Road | 7:36 | 11:41 | 2:21 | 4:35 | 0:12 |
| Bellbrae 1 School Road Inbound | 7:38 | 11:43 | 2:23 | 4:37 | 0:14 |
| Bells Beach T/O | 7:39 | 11:44 | 2:24 | 4:38 | 0:16 |
| Jan Juc Duffields & Ocean Rds Inbound | 7:41 | 11:46 | 2:25 | 4:40 | 0:18 |
| Torquay Hol Park Inbound | 7:44 | 11:49 | 2:28 | 4:43 | 0:20 |
| Grossmans & Torquay Rds Inbound | 7:46 | 11:51 | 2:30 | 4:45 | 0:22 |
| Surf Coast Hwy & Merrijig Drive | 7:48 | 11:53 | 2:32 | 4:47 | |
| Mt Duneed Rd Surf Coast Hwy | 7:52 | 11:57 | 2:36 | 4:51 | 0:47 |
| Pioneer Rd at Surf Coast Hwy | 7:57 | 12:03 | 2:42 | 4:57 | |
| Waurn Ponds SC east bound | 8:03 | 12:08 | 2:47 | 5:02 | |
| Belmont Coles near Strand Arcade | 8:10 | 12:15 | 2:54 | 5:12 | 0:58 |
| Geelong City Malop Street | 8:25 | 12:32 | 3:07 | 5:28 | 1:07 |
| Geelong Station | 8:35 | 12:40 | 3:15 | 5:34 | 1:09 |
