Flights to Melbourne
There are two airports in Melbourne. The principal one is Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL), which is in the NW outskirts of Melbourne, relatively close to the Melbourne CBD. Alternatively, once can fly in to the smaller Avalon airport (AVV), which is SW of Melbourne and significantly closer to Lorne, but which has fewer flights available.
Directions
Directions to the Cumberland Lorne Resort from Melbourne are availabe here, or see embedded map below. It should take approximately 2 hours to drive from the CBD.
Public transport options
From the CBD (Southern Cross Station), one can take the V/Line train to Geelong, and transfer to the V/Line Apollo Bay coach service which will take you to Lorne.
From Melbourne Tullamarine airport, one can take the Gull airport service to Geelong, and transfer to the V/Line Apollo Bay coach service which will take you to Lorne.
From Avalon airport, one can take a taxi to Geelong, and transfer to the V/Line Apollo Bay coach service.
Some other options for transport to Lorne are mentioned here: `How to get to Lorne'.
Return coach
We will book a coach to take people from Lorne to Melbourne (Tullamarine) airport at the end of the conference. The conference will finish mid-afternoon on Wednesday Dec. 5, and the coach will leave immediately after the final coffee break at approximately 2:45pm. Allowing some leeway for unforeseen delays, we expect that the coach will be able to reach the airport by 6pm, ensuring that participants can catch domestic flights to any Australian capital city on Wednesday evening.
This coach may also stop at Spencer St station (after going to the airport) if we find that enough participants are interested in this option.
The cost of the coach is included in the conference fee.
Maps
Lorne, with detail of area around Cumberland Lorne Resort.