- The nearest major city is Melbourne and it’s a popular day or side trip from there (it’s where we visited from). The Great Ocean Road drive is 243km (151 miles) long.
- 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.
- 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.
- As one united region, we are better. Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism is a regional tourism board covering the area from Torquay to the South Australian...
- 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.
- 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.
- It was with the formation of the Country Roads Board in 1912 that a great big leap was taken in making the Great Ocean Road a reality.
- Located just over a one-hour drive from Melbourne is Torquay, The Great Ocean Road’s official starting point.
- This is a great place to have a picnic on the Great Ocean Road because it has benches available, stretches of sand, free parking and great ocean views.
- One of the most iconic road trips in all of Australia, if not the world, has got to be the Great Ocean Road drive.