Melbourne & Great Ocean Road 4-Day Trip
Melbourne, Australia · 4 days · 5 stops · Light
Adventure · Nature · Food · Beaches
- Destination
- Melbourne, Australia
- Duration
- 4 days
- Travel style
- Adventure
- Interests
- Nature · Food · Beaches
- Region
- Oceania
- Best time
- Mar-May, Sep-Nov
From gateway to destination
- GatewayMELMelbourne Airport
- Day 1Melbourne — lanes & coffee1 stops · 08:00 – 08:00
- Day 2Melbourne — market & NGV1 stops · 09:00 – 09:00
- Day 3Great Ocean Road2 stops · 08:00 – 19:00
- Day 4Return & Departure1 stops · 09:30 – 09:30
- DestinationMelbourneAustralia
Melbourne's lanes and coffee, then the Great Ocean Road's cliffs, koalas and the Twelve Apostles.
- Road Trip
- Nature
- Foodie
Journey highlights
01
The lanes' espresso culture
- 02
The Twelve Apostles
- 03
Koalas in the wild at Kennett River
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 01
Melbourne — lanes & coffee
1 stops · 08:00 – 08:00
- 08:00Hosier Lane & the espresso crawl
Next stop
Melbourne — lanes & coffeeMelbourne — market & NGV
Day 02
Melbourne — market & NGV
1 stops · 09:00 – 09:00
- 09:00Queen Vic Market & the NGV
Next stop
Melbourne — market & NGVGreat Ocean Road
Day 03
Great Ocean Road
2 stops · 08:00 – 19:00
- 08:00The coast drive: Kennett River's koalas to the Apostles
- 19:00Overnight in Warrnambool or Apollo Bay
Next stop
Great Ocean RoadReturn & Departure
Day 04
Return & Departure
1 stops · 09:30 – 09:30
- 09:30The hinterland waterfall return & MEL
Where to eat in Melbourne
Patricia Coffee Brewers
The espresso benchmark · $$
Apollo Bay fish co-op
Coastal catch · $$
Brae (or the pub alternative)
Ocea-terroir · $$$$
Journey practicalities
- Gateway
- MEL · Melbourne Airport
- Time zone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Currency
- AUD
- Scheduled stops
- 5
- Journey pace
- Light
When to go
Mar-May, Sep-Nov
March–May and September–November are calm and clear on the coast road.
- Best months
- Mar-May, Sep-Nov
- Climate score
- Good · 76/100
Journey budget
640 AUD
Estimated total for 4 days covering accommodation, local transport, food and the 5 scheduled stops. International flights are not included.
- Per day
- 160 AUD
- Scheduled stops
- 5
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