- Torquay has a pretty beach and it’s a nice way to start your Great Ocean Road trip! It’s a quintessential Aussie beach and frequented by locals more than tourists.
- Torquay is the first recommended stop if you are driving to the Great Ocean Road from Melbourne (about 100 km, 1h20 drive from the city).
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- How long is the Great Ocean Road?
- Extra things to see and do on your Great Ocean Road drive
- One of the world’s most spectacular drives, Australia’s Great Ocean Road winds past pristine beaches, lush rainforests and impossibly scenic vantage points.
- For locals and visitors to Melbourne, the Great Ocean Road is one of the most spectacular road trips.
- A timeframe of three days or longer is ideal to drive the Great Ocean Road, as there are so many rock formations and lovely seaside towns to see.
- Finally, we made it to Bells Beach in Torquay, the end point of the Great Ocean Road. The four of us were ecstatic to be off those winding roads.
- Great Ocean Road is a two-lane (one each way) road running along the southwest coast of Victoria and stretching for roughly 240 kilometers (150 miles).
- A drive down Australia's Great Ocean Road will bring you to Port Campbell National Park and the iconic limestone rock formations on its coastline.
- Feasibly the most famous of all the Australian road trips, the Great Ocean Road spans the 244-kilometre stretch from Torquay west to Warrnambool.