Route 53 Geelong to Torquay Bell from 1 December 2024

Departs from Geelong Station and travels via Railway Tce, Mercer St, Malop St, Moorabool St, High St, Corio St, Torquay Rd, Surf Coast Hwy, Merrijig Dr, Fischer St, Bristol Rd, Pearl St, Boston Rd, Pearl St, Anderson St, The Esplanade, and terminates at Bell St Torquay.

Route 53 – Torquay to Geelong

Departs from Bell St, Torquay and runs via The Esplanade, Anderson St, Pearl St, Boston Rd, Pearl St, Bristol Rd, Fischer St, Merrijig Dr, Surf Coast Hwy, Torquay Rd, Corio St, High St, Moorabool St, Malop St, Mercer St, Railway Tce, and terminates at Geelong Station.

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53 Torquay Bell St to Geelong (weekday) effective 1/12/2024

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	am	am	am	am	am	am	am
Bell St at Munday St Inbound	5:31	6:01	6:32	7:02	7:36	8:00	8:25
Torquay Pearl & Boston Inbound	5:34	6:04	6:35	7:05	7:39	8:03	8:28
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way West	5:43	6:14	6:45	7:15	7:49	8:12	8:41
Mount Duneed Feehans Road	5:53	6:23	6:53	7:24	7:58	8:20	8:52
Torquay Rd & Spring St Inbound	6:03	6:33	7:04	7:35	8:11	8:33	9:05
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	6:15	6:45	7:18	7:48	8:26	8:49	9:20

							
	am	am	am	am	am	am	pm
Bell St at Munday St Inbound	9:03	9:39	10:01	10:34	11:06	11:34	12:01
Torquay Pearl & Boston Inbound	9:05	9:41	10:04	10:37	11:08	11:37	12:03
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way West	9:14	9:50	10:14	10:49	11:16	11:49	12:11
Mount Duneed Feehans Road	9:22	9:58	10:22	10:58	11:24	11:58	12:19
Torquay Rd & Spring St Inbound	9:34	10:09	10:33	11:10	11:36	12:10	12:32
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	9:47	10:23	10:47	11:25	11:50	12:25	12:46

							
	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Bell St at Munday St Inbound	12:33	1:03	1:38	1:58	2:36	2:53	3:40
Torquay Pearl & Boston Inbound	12:36	1:06	1:40	2:01	2:39	2:56	3:43
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way West	12:48	1:17	1:48	2:14	2:48	3:06	3:54
Mount Duneed Feehans Road	12:59	1:25	1:56	2:23	2:55	3:15	4:02
Torquay Rd & Spring St Inbound	1:09	1:35	2:08	2:35	3:07	3:30	4:12
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	1:24	1:47	2:23	2:50	3:21	3:47	4:24

							
	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Bell St at Munday St Inbound	3:55	4:35	4:57	5:42	6:02	6:41	7:06
Torquay Pearl & Boston Inbound	3:58	4:38	5:00	5:45	6:05	6:44	7:09
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way West	4:09	4:48	5:12	5:53	6:17	6:55	7:21
Mount Duneed Feehans Road	4:20	4:55	5:24	6:01	6:29	7:03	7:32
Torquay Rd & Spring St Inbound	4:33	5:09	5:37	6:13	6:39	7:13	7:41
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	4:49	5:23	5:52	6:26	6:53	7:25	7:55

					
	pm	pm	pm		Fri only
Bell St at Munday St Inbound	8:08	8:59	10:10		12:22 AM
Torquay Pearl & Boston Inbound	8:11	9:02	10:13		12:25
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way West	8:20	9:14	10:25		12:37
Mount Duneed Feehans Road	8:30	9:24	10:35		12:47
Torquay Rd & Spring St Inbound	8:42	9:34	10:45		12:57
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	8:55	9:46	10:57		1:09

53 Geelong to Torquay Bell St (weekday) effective 1/12/2024

							
	am	am	am	am	am	am	am
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	6:16	6:48	7:15	7:38	8:03	8:32	9:03
Torquay Rd & Spring St Outbound	6:26	6:58	7:25	7:48	8:18	8:45	9:20
Surf Coast Hwy @ Coastside Dr outbound	6:38	7:10	7:38	8:01	8:32	8:57	9:33
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way East	6:45	7:17	7:45	8:08	8:40	9:03	9:40
Torquay Pearl & Boston Out	6:58	7:30	7:59	8:22	8:46	9:17	9:47
Bell St @ Park La Outbound	7:02	7:34	8:03	8:26	8:49	9:21	9:49

							
	am	am	am	am	am	pm	pm
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	9:39	10:09	10:33	11:03	11:39	12:10	12:37
Torquay Rd & Spring St Outbound	9:53	10:23	10:49	11:18	11:54	12:25	12:53
Surf Coast Hwy @ Coastside Dr outbound	10:04	10:35	11:01	11:31	12:06	12:37	1:07
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way East	10:11	10:43	11:08	11:37	12:13	12:43	1:14
Torquay Pearl & Boston Out	10:24	10:52	11:18	11:46	12:23	12:53	1:22
Bell St @ Park La Outbound	10:28	10:55	11:22	11:49	12:27	12:56	1:25

							
	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	1:03	1:39	2:03	2:38	3:04	3:36	4:01
Torquay Rd & Spring St Outbound	1:18	1:56	2:19	2:55	3:21	3:55	4:18
Surf Coast Hwy @ Coastside Dr outbound	1:33	2:10	2:31	3:08	3:35	4:09	4:32
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way East	1:40	2:17	2:38	3:15	3:42	4:16	4:40
Torquay Pearl & Boston Out	1:47	2:25	2:45	3:23	3:50	4:24	4:49
Bell St @ Park La Outbound	1:49	2:28	2:49	3:26	3:53	4:27	4:53

							
	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	4:39	5:00	5:33	6:02	6:37	7:02	7:36
Torquay Rd & Spring St Outbound	4:55	5:18	5:50	6:18	6:47	7:12	7:46
Surf Coast Hwy @ Coastside Dr outbound	5:08	5:36	6:04	6:29	6:59	7:25	7:58
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way East	5:15	5:43	6:11	6:37	7:06	7:32	8:05
Torquay Pearl & Boston Out	5:23	5:51	6:18	6:48	7:19	7:46	8:18
Bell St @ Park La Outbound	5:25	5:54	6:20	6:54	7:23	7:50	8:22

				
	pm	pm	pm	F
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	8:08	9:05	9:50	11:10 F
Torquay Rd & Spring St Outbound	8:18	9:15	9:58	11:20
Surf Coast Hwy @ Coastside Dr outbound	8:31	9:28	10:11	11:31
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way East	8:38	9:35	10:18	11:38
Torquay Pearl & Boston Out	8:52	9:49	10:31	11:51
Bell St @ Park La Outbound	8:56	9:52	10:35	11:55

53 Torquay Bell St to Geelong (Saturday) effective 1/12/2024

							
	am	am	am	am	am	am	am
Bell St at Munday St Inbound	6:38	7:14	7:51	8:15	8:36	9:10	9:40
Torquay Pearl & Boston Inbound	6:41	7:17	7:54	8:18	8:39	9:13	9:43
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way West	6:52	7:28	8:06	8:29	8:51	9:24	9:55
Mount Duneed Feehans Road	7:01	7:37	8:18	8:38	9:00	9:33	10:04
Torquay Rd & Spring St Inbound	7:14	7:50	8:31	8:51	9:14	9:46	10:17
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	7:26	8:02	8:42	9:03	9:27	9:58	10:30

							
	am	am	am	am	pm	pm	pm
Bell St at Munday St Inbound	10:15	10:37	11:17	11:40	12:15	12:37	1:16
Torquay Pearl & Boston Inbound	10:18	10:40	11:20	11:43	12:18	12:40	1:19
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way West	10:29	10:52	11:30	11:55	12:29	12:48	1:30
Mount Duneed Feehans Road	10:38	11:01	11:39	12:06	12:38	12:58	1:39
Torquay Rd & Spring St Inbound	10:51	11:14	11:52	12:17	12:51	1:10	1:52
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	11:03	11:27	12:05	12:30	1:03	1:27	2:04


							
	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Bell St at Munday St Inbound	1:40	2:15	3:14	3:57	5:00	5:58	7:04
Torquay Pearl & Boston Inbound	1:43	2:18	3:17	4:00	5:03	6:01	7:07
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way West	1:55	2:30	3:27	4:12	5:15	6:12	7:17
Mount Duneed Feehans Road	2:04	2:39	3:36	4:21	5:25	6:23	7:29
Torquay Rd & Spring St Inbound	2:17	2:52	3:49	4:34	5:36	6:34	7:40
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	2:30	3:05	4:03	4:47	5:50	6:47	7:52

	
	pm
Bell St at Munday St Inbound	7:59
Torquay Pearl & Boston Inbound	8:02
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way West	8:13
Mount Duneed Feehans Road	8:25
Torquay Rd & Spring St Inbound	8:35
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	8:47

53 Geelong to Torquay Bell St (Saturday) effective 1/12/2024

							
	am	am	am	am	am	am	am
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	7:37	8:14	8:45	9:18	9:42	10:20	10:43
Torquay Rd & Spring St Outbound	7:47	8:24	8:55	9:28	9:57	10:35	11:00
Surf Coast Hwy @ Coastside Dr outbound	8:01	8:38	9:09	9:42	10:08	10:49	11:12
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way East	8:09	8:46	9:18	9:50	10:16	10:56	11:19
Torquay Pearl & Boston Out	8:22	8:59	9:30	10:03	10:27	11:05	11:29
Bell St @ Park La Outbound	8:25	9:02	9:33	10:06	10:30	11:08	11:34

							
	am	am	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	11:20	11:40	12:20	12:44	1:18	1:45	2:24
Torquay Rd & Spring St Outbound	11:34	11:58	12:36	1:00	1:36	2:00	2:39
Surf Coast Hwy @ Coastside Dr outbound	11:47	12:10	12:51	1:13	1:50	2:12	2:51
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way East	11:55	12:17	12:57	1:21	1:57	2:19	2:58
Torquay Pearl & Boston Out	12:02	12:28	1:04	1:29	2:03	2:29	3:09
Bell St @ Park La Outbound	12:06	12:31	1:08	1:34	2:06	2:35	3:12

							
	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	2:46	3:20	4:20	5:20	6:20	7:20	8:20
Torquay Rd & Spring St Outbound	2:57	3:30	4:30	5:35	6:35	7:34	8:30
Surf Coast Hwy @ Coastside Dr outbound	3:11	3:44	4:44	5:50	6:47	7:46	8:44
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way East	3:20	3:52	4:54	5:57	6:57	7:55	8:52
Torquay Pearl & Boston Out	3:32	4:05	5:07	6:06	7:07	8:05	9:05
Bell St @ Park La Outbound	3:35	4:08	5:10	6:10	7:11	8:09	9:08

	
	pm
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	9:20
Torquay Rd & Spring St Outbound	9:29
Surf Coast Hwy @ Coastside Dr outbound	9:43
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way East	9:51
Torquay Pearl & Boston Out	10:03
Bell St @ Park La Outbound	10:06

53 Torquay Bell St to Geelong (Sunday) effective 1/12/2024

							
	am	am	am	am	am	am	am
Bell St at Munday St Inbound	7:14	7:54	8:12	8:39	9:09	9:42	10:13
Torquay Pearl & Boston Inbound	7:17	7:57	8:17	8:42	9:12	9:45	10:16
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way West	7:28	8:08	8:25	8:50	9:24	9:54	10:26
Mount Duneed Feehans Road	7:37	8:17	8:38	9:02	9:33	10:02	10:35
Torquay Rd & Spring St Inbound	7:50	8:30	8:51	9:12	9:47	10:17	10:48
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	8:02	8:42	9:03	9:27	10:00	10:30	11:03

							
	am	am	am	pm	pm	pm	pm
Bell St at Munday St Inbound	10:39	11:15	11:42	12:13	12:39	1:14	1:44
Torquay Pearl & Boston Inbound	10:42	11:18	11:45	12:16	12:42	1:17	1:47
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way West	10:49	11:27	11:56	12:28	12:53	1:25	1:58
Mount Duneed Feehans Road	10:57	11:35	12:05	12:39	1:02	1:33	2:07
Torquay Rd & Spring St Inbound	11:11	11:48	12:18	12:50	1:15	1:46	2:20
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	11:27	12:05	12:30	1:03	1:27	2:04	2:32

						
	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Bell St at Munday St Inbound	2:15	3:13	3:57	5:01	5:59	7:04
Torquay Pearl & Boston Inbound	2:18	3:16	4:00	5:04	6:02	7:07
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way West	2:30	3:28	4:12	5:12	6:12	7:18
Mount Duneed Feehans Road	2:39	3:37	4:22	5:22	6:24	7:30
Torquay Rd & Spring St Inbound	2:52	3:50	4:33	5:35	6:35	7:40
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	3:05	4:03	4:47	5:50	6:47	7:52

53 Geelong to Torquay Bell St (Sunday) effective 1/12/2024

							
	am	am	am	am	am	am	am
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	8:14	8:45	9:18	9:43	10:20	10:46	11:18
Torquay Rd & Spring St Outbound	8:25	8:56	9:28	9:54	10:31	10:57	11:29
Surf Coast Hwy @ Coastside Dr outbound	8:38	9:09	9:42	10:07	10:45	11:10	11:43
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way East	8:47	9:18	9:52	10:16	10:56	11:19	11:53
Torquay Pearl & Boston Out	8:58	9:29	10:04	10:27	11:06	11:30	12:04
Bell St @ Park La Outbound	9:01	9:32	10:07	10:30	11:09	11:33	12:07

							
	am	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	11:43	12:20	12:43	1:18	1:43	2:22	2:46
Torquay Rd & Spring St Outbound	11:59	12:36	12:58	1:29	1:58	2:36	2:57
Surf Coast Hwy @ Coastside Dr outbound	12:11	12:48	1:10	1:43	2:10	2:48	3:11
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way East	12:17	12:55	1:19	1:53	2:17	2:58	3:21
Torquay Pearl & Boston Out	12:27	1:04	1:26	2:04	2:26	3:04	3:31
Bell St @ Park La Outbound	12:30	1:08	1:30	2:07	2:30	3:10	3:34

						
	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Geelong Station @ Bay 4	3:20	4:21	5:20	6:20	7:20	8:20
Torquay Rd & Spring St Outbound	3:35	4:34	5:35	6:30	7:30	8:30
Surf Coast Hwy @ Coastside Dr outbound	3:49	4:50	5:50	6:44	7:44	8:44
Merrijig Dr Wadawurrung Way East	3:56	4:57	5:57	6:54	7:52	8:52
Torquay Pearl & Boston Out	4:05	5:05	6:05	7:05	8:04	9:04
Bell St @ Park La Outbound	4:09	5:09	6:09	7:08	8:07	9:07

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