Ideally located between Melbourne and Adelaide, the Southern Grampians region is conveniently serviced by major highways, a regular, daily air service to and from Melbourne and a daily coach service.
Once here, taxis, hire cars, coaches and limousines make getting around trouble-free. Hamilton is situated on the intersection of three major highways; Hamilton B140, Glenelg B160 and Henty A200. The city is serviced by daily V-Line coaches, a regional airline and several hire car companies.
Hamilton is centrally located as an important hub for the region. Some of the major road networks servicing Hamilton include;
B140 - Hamilton Highway (Provides connections to Mortlake & Geelong)
B160 – Glenelg Highway (Provides connections to Ballarat, Mt Gambier and Casterton)
A200 – Henty Highway (Provides connections to Portland and Horsham)
C184 – Hamilton Port Fairy Road (Provides connections to Port Fairy & Macarthur)
TRAVEL TIMES
BY PLANE
Hamilton is a 40 minute flight from Melbourne. Sharp Airlines fly from Essendon Airport daily. Phone 1300 55 66 94 or visit www.sharpairlines.com.au
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
BY COACH
The Hamilton Vline coach stop is located at the Hamilton Railway Station.
Daily services are available to all major destinations, including Melbourne, Ballarat, Warrnambool, Portland, Horsham and Mount Gambier. On Weekdays services are available to Portland and Horsham, and on other selected days there are also connections available to and from Port Fairy, Halls Gap and Ararat.
Note – There is no passenger train service direct to Hamilton.
GETTING AROUND TOWN
Trotters Coaches run regular town bus services in Hamilton and surrounds Monday – Saturday. On Weekdays, the Town Bus Services run to and from the Hamilton Station connecting with Vline coach services to Warrnambool, Coleraine, Casterton, Mt Gambier and Ballarat.
Please call or visit the Vline Station or the Hamilton & Grampians Visitor Information Centre for more detailed timetables. Trotters Coaches (Hamilton Railway Station) 03 5571 1682