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Great Ocean Road coach hire, with the driving in expert hands

A winding, world-famous road that's best enjoyed from a window seat — not the driver's seat.

A Skylight Bus Lines coach on the Great Ocean Road with the coastline behind it

The Great Ocean Road is one of the world's great drives, and one of the more demanding ones — narrow, winding, and busy in season. It's a road far better enjoyed as a passenger. We charter groups along it with drivers who know every bend, so your day is about the Twelve Apostles and the coastline, not the concentration.

A day planned properly

We work with your group on timing and stops — the Apostles, the lookouts, lunch — so the day flows rather than feeling rushed. Our drivers know the road's rhythm and the best times to hit the key stops ahead of the crowds.

It's a popular route for school excursions, corporate days out and tour groups alike, and our coaches are built for the distance and the comfort a full-day tour calls for.

These are private charters for your whole group — we hire out the coach and driver, not individual seats, and we are not a guided-tour company.

Common questions

Longer than the map suggests. From Melbourne it is a full day out and back before you have stopped anywhere, and the road itself is narrow, winding and busy in season — so a group that stops properly at two or three places will fill the day. We would rather plan fewer stops done well than a schedule nobody enjoys.

Yes — that is the point of chartering. You pick the destinations and the timing, and we will tell you honestly which combinations fit into a day and which do not.

It depends where you want to stop. Some car parks along the coast do not suit a 57-seat coach, and the right answer is then a 24-seat midi rather than a determined driver. Tell us your stops and your numbers and we will match the vehicle to the day.

Tell us where you need to be.

Share your trip and we'll put together a clear, fair quote — usually within the day.