HOW TO GET THERE
Golden Plains is held at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, on Mt. Mercer
Road, near a town called Meredith, in Victoria, Australia. Meredith the town
is halfway between Geelong and Ballarat on the Midland Highway (A300), about
90kms due West of Melbourne. By car from Melbourne it is a 110 minute drive,
however you should allow two and a half hours on the weekend of the festival.
Melway Map: 611 C4. The festival can also be reached by public transport.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From Melbourne, take the Princes Fwy to Geelong.
From Tullamarine Airport, take the Western Ring Road to the
Princes Fwy and head towards Geelong.
From Avalon airport, take the Princes Fwy towards Geelong.
Just before you get into the Geelong CBD there will be signs
for Ballarat and Geelong West, this is the Midland Highway (A300).
Take this exit (it's a left hand exit ramp) towards Ballarat.
Meredith the town is about 40 minutes drive along the Midland
Highway, halfway between Geelong and Ballarat. At Meredith, turn
left at the Royal Hotel, this is Mt. Mercer Rd. The Meredith
Supernatural Amphitheatre is about 12 minutes drive along this
road.
You can see a map of the site on Meredith Supernatural
Amphitheatre.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
It's easy, cheap and quick to get to and from Meredith and Golden
Plains by Public Transport. We love the Public Transport system
- it's one of the best in the world in fact - and encourage its
use. (Nobody paid us to say that).
We will be running a shuttle into Meredith town on Monday for
those of you heading home by public transport. The bus will depart
from the ‘Bus Stop’ at Reception and costs $2 per
person per trip.
GOING HOME BY PT
It is ESSENTIAL that you register your name at the Info
Tent at the Festival to ensure your seat on this bus no later
than 4pm Sunday, regardless of whether or not you arrived by
PT.
Shuttlebus departs Festival site on Monday 12th March
at 11am..
Getting there From Melbourne
To get to the festival, take train from Southern Cross Station
to Geelong Station (approx. 1 hour ride) and at Geelong, catch
connecting Ballarat bus to Meredith (approx. 40 min ride). from
Meredith town, a shuttle bus will run to the festival site (10
min ride).
All bus and train services you need to use are run by V/Line (www.vlinepassenger.com.au)
COMING FROM ADELAIDE
There are many ways to get transport from Adelaide. For details
try some fo these websites:
www.mccaffertys.com.au/
www.vline.com.au/network.html
www.gsr.com.au/fares/overland.htm
www.jetstar.com.au/flightInfo/schedules/
www.virginblue.com.au/
AVALON AIRPORT JETSTAR PASSENGERS
Services between Geelong and Avalon:
• Services between Avalon airport and Geelong,
Bellarine Peninsula and the Great Ocean Road
are operated by Avalon Airport Shuttle.
• One-way trips cost $12 per adult to Geelong Bus Port.
• Door to Door service is available throughout Geelong,
Bellarine Peninsula and the Great Ocean Road.
For prices phone (03) 52 788 788.
Bus Services from Geelong are timed to coincide with the Jetstar
schedule. Passengers using the Avalon Airport Shuttle service
to the airport should remember to check departure times on (03)
52 788 788.
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