Geelong road trips
Geelong is the second largest city in Victoria, Australia. It makes a good jumping off point for both the Great Ocean Road and the Bellarine Peninsula.
Things to do in Geelong include Bellarine Peninsula wine tours, visiting Buckley Falls and taking helicopter rides.
3 Geelong experiences to book in advance
- A water bike tour along the coast.
- A sunrise balloon flight – see the bay, hills and river from above.
- Rent an electric picnic boat on the Waterfront.
The best places to stay in Geelong
The top Geelong accommodation options are:
- For an affordably-priced, good quality motel: Parkside Motel.
- For fabulous apartments near the beach: Vue Apartments Geelong.
- For a family-friendly hotel with an indoor pool and balconies in each room: Novotel Geelong.
- For a facility-packed holiday park: Tasman Holiday Parks Geelong.
Australia Travel Questions is busy putting together guides to road trip sections that either start or finish in Geelong. Those that have been researched and written up so far are listed below. Click through for more information.
The distances and driving times are approximate, put together using Google Maps. Obviously, if you build a few road trip stops into the drive, the journey will take longer.
Geelong distances and driving times
Albury to Geelong: Distance 385km, driving time 4h3m. (More Albury road trips).
Colac to Geelong: Distance 75km, driving time 55m.
Geelong to Apollo Bay: Distance 111km, driving time 2h1m.
Geelong to Ballarat: Distance 87km, driving time 1h8m. (More driving times to Ballarat).
Geelong to Bendigo: Distance 175km, driving time 2h19m. (More Bendigo road trips).
Geelong to Daylesford: Distance 101km, driving time 1h18m.
Geelong to Echuca: Dstance 258km, driving time 3h7m. (More Echuca road trips).
Geelong to Lorne: Distance 67km, driving time 1h7m.
Geelong to Port Campbell: Distance 210km, driving time 3h27m.
Geelong to Port Fairy: Distance 299km, driving time 4h39m.
Geelong to Portland (via the Great Ocean Road): Distance 374km, driving time 5h37m.
Geelong to Torquay: Distance 20km, driving time 21m.
Geelong to Warrnambool (via the Great Ocean Road): Distance 273km, driving time 4h19m.
Melbourne to Geelong: Distance 74km, driving time 1h5m. (More road trips from Melbourne).
Wangaratta to Geelong: Distance 311km, driving time 3h16m. (More Wangaratta road trips).
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