Public transport for 2024 Port Fairy Folk Festival: Friday 8 March to Monday 11 March 2024
Get ready for the Port Fairy Folk Festival in Port Fairy!
There will be additional services so you can get to and from the event easily.
Campbell Street, Port Fairy
Friday 8 March to Monday 11 March, 2024
Event start: 4pm Friday 8 March
Event finish: 2pm Monday 11 March
Before you travel
Plan your journey using Journey Planner and check Disruptions for service changes that may affect your journey.
Make your journey hassle-free and remember to top up your myki and have it ready to use before travelling.
Please refer to Port Fairy Folk Festival website for further event information, set times and accessibility information.
Passengers can also find further travel information here.
Regional train
Getting to Port Fairy
Passengers can catch regular services arriving at Warrnambool Station.
An additional coach service will depart Warrnambool to Port Fairy on Friday 8 March at 4:50pm.
Plan your journey using Journey Planner.
Leaving Port Fairy
Passengers can catch regular services departing Warrnambool Station.
An additional coach services will depart Port Fairy to Warrnambool on Monday 11 March at 11:38am and 4:37pm.
Service Disruptions
- Warrnambool to Melbourne via Ararat and Hamilton
- Mt Gambier to Melbourne via Warrnambool and Geelong
Passengers, please note that due to the road closures implemented for the event, VLine services to and from Port Fairy will operate via a temporary bus stop and will not service the following stops from 4pm Friday 8 to last service Monday 11 March:
- Bank Street/Port Fairy Visitor Centre ID 36550
Passengers please board services from the temporary bus stop at:
- 40 Bank Street, (in James Street opposite the Victoria Hotel)
Plan your journey using Journey Planner.
Regional bus
Getting to Port Fairy
Passengers arriving at Warrnambool can board the following services to Port Fairy:
- Route 8 Warrnambool – Port Fairy
Leaving Port Fairy
Passengers departing Port Fairy can board the following services to Warrnambool:
- Route 8 Warrnambool – Port Fairy
Service Disruptions
- Route 8 Warrnambool – Port Fairy
Passengers, please note that due to the road closures implemented for the event, Route 8 Warrnambool – Port Fairy services will operate via a temporary bus stop and the following bus stops will be missed from 2pm Friday 8th until 4pm on Monday 11th March:
- Bank Street/Port Fairy Visitor Centre ID 47393,
- Bank Street/Port Fairy Visitor Centre ID 36550
- Campbell Street/Sackville Street ID 47429
- Gipps Street/History Centre ID 47417
- Gipps Street/Fish & Chippery ID 47405
Passengers please board services from the temporary bus stop at:
- 40 Bank Street, (in James Street opposite the Victoria Hotel)
Additional information
- Please check the Disruptions page for notification of any service changes that may affect your journey to and from the event.
- To plan your route, please utilise the PTV Journey planner.
- Download the free PTV mobile apps for Android and iOS and access public transport information on the go.
- Customers requiring accessibility information and assistance, see Accessible transport.
- Customers are advised to top up prior to travelling or to set auto top up so that you never need to top up again. For more information, see auto top up your myki.
- For information on ticketing for children and concessions, see Children and Concessions.
- Customers needing further information or special assistance, please call 1800 800 007 (6am to midnight daily) prior to travelling.
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