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SA, VIC

Adelaide to Melbourne — Great Ocean Road

Southern Ocean towns and Victoria’s most famous scenic coastal road.

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Suggested days
9 suggested days · 6 as a shorter start
Vehicle
2WD on suitable sealed routes

Stops, in order

  1. 1Adelaide
  2. 2Victor Harbor
  3. 3Robe
  4. 4Mount Gambier
  5. 5Portland
  6. 6Port Fairy
  7. 7Warrnambool
  8. 8Port Campbell
  9. 9Twelve Apostles
  10. 10Apollo Bay
  11. 11Lorne
  12. 12Torquay
  13. 13Geelong
  14. 14Melbourne

No driving time or distance is shown. A straight line on a map would be wrong for ferries, the Gulf, Cape York and the Kimberley.

Day by day

  1. Days 1–2

    Adelaide → Victor Harbor

    Adelaide: city food precincts and nearby hills; Victor Harbor: Fleurieu Peninsula coast and heritage.

    Suggested overnight: Victor Harbor

  2. Days 3–4

    Robe → Mount Gambier

    Robe: historic limestone coast village; Mount Gambier: Blue Lake and volcanic landscapes.

    Suggested overnight: Mount Gambier

  3. Day 5

    Portland → Port Fairy

    Portland: coastal heritage; Port Fairy: heritage fishing village.

    Suggested overnight: Port Fairy

  4. Day 6

    Warrnambool → Port Campbell

    Warrnambool: Logans Beach and historic coastline; Port Campbell: Twelve Apostles access town.

    Suggested overnight: Port Campbell

  5. Day 7

    Twelve Apostles → Apollo Bay

    Twelve Apostles: iconic limestone stacks viewed from platforms; Apollo Bay: Otway access and the Great Ocean Road.

    Suggested overnight: Apollo Bay

  6. Day 8

    Lorne → Torquay

    Lorne: Great Ocean Road town and waterfalls; Torquay: famous surf beaches.

    Suggested overnight: Torquay

  7. Day 9

    Geelong → Melbourne

    Geelong: waterfront and arts precinct; Melbourne: laneway culture and bayside neighbourhoods.

    Suggested overnight: Melbourne

Things to do

Great Ocean Road tour; wildlife/walking experience; coastal scenic flight.

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Find work near this route

These towns are editorial hubs. A regional town is not automatically 88-day eligible. That depends on your visa, the work, the postcode and current Home Affairs rules.

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Producer names from the directory

Matched by town name in the source file. Not checked as nearby by road, and not known to be hiring.

  • Warrnambool Community Garden (Warrnambool, VIC).

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Road, ferry and access

  • Allow daylight viewing for the Twelve Apostles and never treat viewpoints as overnight towns.

Specified work rules: subclass 417 and subclass 462. This page is a travel guide, not migration advice.