It is around 6 hours from Sydney to the Victorian border along the Hume Highway, and another 3-4 hours from there into Melbourne.
Melbourne is the main entry point to Victoria by air. Flights to all Australian capital cities, and direct to many international destinations.
'''Victoria''' is 10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time ('''''GMT+10''''') and 18 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time (PST). Daylight Saving ('''''GMT+11''''') begins on the first Sunday of October and ends on the first Sunday of April.
AEST - '''Australian Eastern Standard Time''' AEDT - '''Australian Eastern Daylight Time'''
Touring Victoria by car is a straightforward and practical way of seeing the state. Distances between towns tend not to be as great as in other states, and it is unusual to drive for more than a couple of hours without passing through a small town. Victoria has the most developed road network of any state of Australia, and most towns are accessible without using dirt of gravel roads. Roads are indicated as motorways, A, B or C roads, but in general there is no need to avoid a C road if it clearly provides the quickest trip to where you want to go.
The Metlink [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au] website provides information on public transport (train, tram and bus) including maps, fares and zones and all timetables.
Further information is at the V/Line website [http://www.vlinepassenger.com.au]. V/Line train services operate to and from Melbourne on the Geelong line in the south-west, Ballarat in western Victoria, Bendigo, Swan Hill and Echuca in the north, Seymour and Wodonga in the north-east, and Traralgon and Sale in the state's east. V/Line covers the rest of Victoria with road coaches.
Melbourne, The Great Ocean Road. The Alpine Regions of Beechworth and Bright. The Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island penguins.