Wonthaggi

Wonthaggi is a town of about 8,400 people (2021) in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is on the Bass Highway, a few kilometres from the Bass Strait coast and east of Phillip Island.

Understand
The town developed because of the coal mines around and below the town, and in the 1920s, it was one of the biggest towns in Victoria.



Get in
Wonthaghi is 128 km from Melbourne.

By car
From Melbourne it can be reached in less than 2 hours via the Bass Highway which turns off the South Gippsland Highway. It is 20 km past the Phillip Island turnoff. From the east it can be approached on the Bass Highway via Inverloch. It can also be reached on route C437 from Korumburra, another coal mining centre.

By coach
Coach services depart from Melbourne's Southern Cross station, changing services at either Dandenong or Koo Wee Rup to arrive at Wonthaggi. Paper tickets must be booked online at the V-Line website. A full list of services is available here. Coaches arrive at the.

By car
Car rental is available in Wonthaggi, and if you want to travel to Wonthaggi and around, a car is a good way to do that.

By bus
There are three bus services connecting areas and suburbs of Wonthaggi. All of these services begin at the Wonthaggi Bus Interchange. There are services for North Wonthaggi, South Wonthaggi and Dudley. A map of all services in Wonthaggi and the greater Bass Coast area is available here.

Connect
4G coverage is available across Wonthaggi on the 3 major telephone coverage networks, however it may be spotty out of town (unless you're with Telstra).

Go next

 * Cape Paterson is a beachside town about 10 minutes away from Wonthaggi and accessible by car or bus.
 * Phillip Island is a popular coastal destination featuring motorsports and fairy penguins, as well as a variety of attractions.
 * Wilsons Promontory is a great place for hiking and camping.