Great Ocean Road V/Line Services

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.

From 2 June 2024 there will be a timetable change, with the introduction of a Lorne to Geelong return late night Friday night service. 

Please note the 9:13pm Friday night service will depart 8 minutes earlier, leaving Geelong at 9:05pm to arrive at Lorne at 10:53pm.  This service will then return to Geelong, departing Lorne at 11:18pm, stopping at the new Torquay stop located at Bell St at Munday St (Park Lane), before continuing as a Route 53 service to Geelong, arriving at 1:09am Saturday.

*Please note, the 9:05 pm Friday night outbound service from Geelong will not travel via Waurn Ponds.

Please click here to view the timetable on the V/Line Website

If you are just traveling between Geelong and Torquay, then you might like to also see the Route 50 – Geelong to Jan Juc via Wombah Park and Route 51 – Geelong to Jan Juc via Torquay services.

Click arrows to move around the map and zoom in and out.

The blue buses are the time point locations as per the timetable.  They may not be the only bus stops available on this service.

Stop Locations

Fare Prices and Information

Regional Fare increase 1 January 2024.

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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Apollo Bay 25:519:43....3:03
Apollo Bay 15:539:45....3:05
Skenes Creek5:569:48....3:08
Kennett River6:1610:08....3:28
Wye River6:2110:13....3:33
Lorne Hotel Inbound6:4110:331:273:53
Lorne Main Street Inbound6:5110:481:344:08
Eastern View7:0611:051:514:25
Fairhaven7:0911:081:544:28
Aireys Inlet 2 Inbound7:1211:111:574:31
Aireys Inlet 1 Inbound7:1411:131:594:33
Pt Roadknight Inbound7:2011:202:064:40
Anglesea 2 Inbound7:2311:232:094:43
Anglesea Shops Camp Rd7:2611:282:134:48
Bellbrae 3 Jarosite Road Inbound7:3411:362:214:56
Bellbrae 2 Addiscott Road7:3611:382:234:58
Bellbrae 1 School Road Inbound7:3811:402:255:00
Bells Beach T/O7:3911:412:265:01
Jan Juc Duffields & Ocean Rds Inbound7:4111:432:275:03
Torquay Hol Park Inbound7:4411:462:305:06
Grossmans & Torquay Rds Inbound7:4611:482:325:08
Surf Coast Hwy & Merrijig Drive7:4811:502:345:10
Mt Duneed Rd Surf Coast Hwy7:5211:542:385:14
Pioneer Rd at Surf Coast Hwy 7:5712:002:445:19
Waurn Ponds SC east bound8:0312:052:495:25
Belmont Coles near Strand Arcade8:1012:122:565:35
Geelong City Malop Street8:2512:293:095:51
Geelong Station8:3512:373:175:57
 
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Apollo Bay 26:339:43....4:28
Apollo Bay 16:359:45....4:31
Skenes Creek6:389:48....4:35
Kennett River6:5810:08....4:55
Wye River7:0310:13....5:01
Lorne Hotel Inbound7:2310:331:275:24
Lorne Main Street Inbound7:3310:481:345:37
Eastern View7:4811:051:515:50
Fairhaven7:5111:081:545:53
Aireys Inlet 2 Inbound7:5411:111:575:56
Aireys Inlet 1 Inbound7:5611:131:595:58
Pt Roadknight Inbound8:0211:202:066:06
Anglesea 2 Inbound8:0511:232:096:09
Anglesea Shops Camp Rd8:0811:282:136:16
Bellbrae 3 Jarosite Road Inbound8:1611:362:216:23
Bellbrae 2 Addiscott Road8:1811:382:236:24
Bellbrae 1 School Road Inbound8:2011:402:256:26
Bells Beach T/O8:2111:412:266:28
Jan Juc Duffields & Ocean Rds Inbound8:2311:432:276:31
Torquay Hol Park Inbound8:2611:462:306:35
Grossmans & Torquay Rds Inbound8:2811:482:326:37
Surf Coast Hwy & Merrijig Drive8:3011:502:346:39
Mt Duneed Rd Surf Coast Hwy8:3411:542:386:44
Pioneer Rd at Surf Coast Hwy 8:3912:002:446:49
Waurn Ponds SC east bound8:4512:052:496:54
Belmont Coles near Strand Arcade8:5212:122:567:02
Geelong City Malop Street9:0712:293:097:09
Geelong Station9:1712:373:177:12
 
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Apollo Bay 25:519:41....2:38
Apollo Bay 15:539:43....2:40
Skenes Creek5:569:46....2:43
Kennett River6:1610:06....3:03
Wye River6:2110:11....3:08
Lorne Hotel Inbound6:4110:311:253:2811:18
Lorne Main Street Inbound6:5110:461:323:4311:23
Eastern View7:0611:031:494:0011:39
Fairhaven7:0911:061:524:0311:42
Aireys Inlet 2 Inbound7:1211:091:554:0611:46
Aireys Inlet 1 Inbound7:1411:111:574:0811:47
Pt Roadknight Inbound7:2011:182:044:1511:57
Anglesea 2 Inbound7:2311:212:074:180:01
Anglesea Shops Camp Rd7:2611:262:114:230:02
Bellbrae 3 Jarosite Road Inbound7:3411:342:194:310:10
Bellbrae 2 Addiscott Road7:3611:362:214:330:12
Bellbrae 1 School Road Inbound7:3811:382:234:350:14
Bells Beach T/O7:3911:392:244:360:16
Jan Juc Duffields & Ocean Rds Inbound7:4111:412:254:380:18
Torquay Hol Park Inbound7:4411:442:284:41
Grossmans & Torquay Rds Inbound7:4611:462:304:43
Surf Coast Hwy & Merrijig Drive7:4811:482:324:45
Mt Duneed Rd Surf Coast Hwy7:5211:522:364:49
Pioneer Rd at Surf Coast Hwy 7:5711:582:424:55
Waurn Ponds SC east bound8:0312:032:475:00
Belmont Coles near Strand Arcade8:1012:102:545:10
Geelong City Malop Street8:2512:273:075:26
Geelong Station8:3512:353:155:32