Phillip Island

Less than a two-hour drive from Melbourne, Phillip Island has some fantastic surf beaches and abundance of wildlife; including koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, seals and the little
penguins for which Phillip Island is famous.

Coming & going

If you’re not driving, there are a few transport options between Melbourne and the
island.

Inter Island Ferries sail several times a day between Cowes on Phillip Island and Stony Point on the Mornington Peninsula. The one-way fare is $13, but you also need to take a train from Melbourne to Stony Point (change trains at Frankston), which costs an additional $4.10.

V/line run a coach service between Melbourne and Cowes although this service only runs a couple of times each day. The V/line coach departs from Southern Cross Station and involves changing coaches at Koo Wee Rup. The return fare is $28.80.

There are also several companies that run tours departing from Melbourne. These include
Autopia Tours ($140); Go West ($135) and Penguin Island Tours ($130) run day tours from Melbourne. The prices for all these tours include admission fees to a wildlife park and the Penguin Parade.