Port Fairy

Port Fairy is a town on the South West Coast of Victoria and popular tourist destination.

Understand
Port Fairy is where the Princes Highway touches the ocean in Victoria. A nice spot to break the journey between Adelaide and Melbourne via the Princes Highway or coastal route, or a nice spot to relax on a holiday. Port Fairy is famous for its festivals, most notably the Port Fairy Folk Festival, Although accommodation can get very pricey at these times.

Climate
The climate in Port Fairy is generally the same as the rest of Victoria, and tends to be slightly colder than Melbourne.

By car
The easiest way to get into Port Fairy by car and is about a drive west of Warrnambool via the  Princes Highway west and takes about a 20-minute drive from Warrnambool and 3.5 hours from Melbourne.

By bus
Port Fairy is served by two buses, both coming from Warrnambool, one continues to Mount Gambier in South Australia - If you are coming from Melbourne, take a V/Line train to Warrnambool and switch to either:


 * The 8 Bus, which departs from the BP Service Station on Princes Freeway (16min walk from Warrnambool Station, 5 buses per day)
 * V/Line Coach to Mount Gambier, departs from just outside the railway station, 4 buses per day

By bike
If you like cycling, you can try cycling the whole Port Fairy-Warrnambool Rail Trail by either driving or taking the train to Warrnambool, then cycling along the trail the rest of the way - the trail is along the alignment of a now disused railway between Port Fairy and Warrnambool. Takes 2-3 hours depending on fitness level.

Get around
Port Fairy is not very large, and therefore most of the town can be easily traversed by foot. The route 8 bus comes from Warrnambool and has many stops around the town, although frequency is very poor at only 5 buses per day, so this cannot be used as a viable transit option.

Do

 * Go to the annual Sausage Dog race. The Dachshund Dash is an annual event in early June.

Connect
There is wifi available at the Library.

Go next
Portland- The oldest permanent settlement in Victoria, with hundreds of 18th century buildings

Warrnambool - Large town known for its great beaches