Driving Roads / Great Ocean Road
Great Ocean Road
This 240 km coastal route from Torquay to Allansford hugs Victoria's dramatic shoreline past the Twelve Apostles and is also the world's largest war memorial. It runs about 149 miles along B100 in Australia. Drive time: about 4 h 15 min without stops (1-2 days with stops).
Best time to go: Open all year; summer (December to February) is warmest and busiest. Visits to the Twelve Apostles visitor centre need an advance booking.
Sources: Length · Best time. Drive time is the route time for the mapped route without stops, from Mapbox.
What to track on Great Ocean Road
A scenic coastal cruise: record each leg and keep the distance and drive time, so the whole coast fills in on your map.
Narrow, winding coastal lanes carry heavy tourist traffic; use turnouts, drive on the left, and slow for the many viewpoints and curves.
Record your run on Great Ocean Road
Open Road keeps every drive: the route on a map, the time and the distance. On iPhone and Android.
Questions, answered
- How long is Great Ocean Road?
- Great Ocean Road runs about 149 miles along B100. Drive time: about 4 h 15 min without stops (1-2 days with stops).
- Where is Great Ocean Road?
- Great Ocean Road is in Australia, following B100.
- When is the best time to drive Great Ocean Road?
- Open all year; summer (December to February) is warmest and busiest. Visits to the Twelve Apostles visitor centre need an advance booking.
- What's the best app to track a drive on Great Ocean Road?
- Open Road records the whole run and saves it to your drive log with the route, distance and drive time, and the road joins your map of every road you have driven. It is on iPhone and Android.