The accessibility of Mount Gambier makes getting here easy, and once you’re here you’ll find exploring Mount Gambier is easy too.
A network of major highways and sealed secondary roads make your driving journey here a pleasure.
Fly in via the Mount Gambier airport with regular services from from Adelaide and Melbourne.
There are daily bus services from Adelaide and Melbourne.
Vehicle hire is also available with pick up at the airport.
Regular return flights are available between Mount Gambier and Adelaide and Mount Gambier and Melbourne from the Mount Gambier Regional Airport with Qantas Link and Regional Express (REX) Airlines.
By coach to and from Adelaide - Premier Stateliner - daily inland and coastal services. Phone: 08 8415 5555 or visit stateliner.com.au
By coach to and from Melbourne - VLine - coach/rail, daily service to and from Melbourne via Warrnambool or Ballarat. Free call 1800 800 007 or visit vline.com.au
Bus arrivals and departures: Bus terminal at the Mount Gambier Visitor Centre, 35 Jubilee Highway East Mount Gambier.
For timetables and booking information contact the bus company direct.
City Bus Service
LinkSA is now operating the Mount Gambier City Bus Services and School Services.
City Loop Services
These services run Monday to Friday and all loops start and end at the bus stop on Ferrers Street – right across from Coles.
School Services
The following Schools are serviced (school days only):
NB: Afternoon school services on last day of school term operate one hour earlier.
Timetables, route maps and fares can be found at bus routes Mount Gambier Region.
The Mount Gambier office is located at 15 Bodey Circuit Suttontown and is open between 10:00am and 2:00pm weekdays.
Click here for more information about these services.
Taxi
Lake City Taxis: 131 008 or 08 8723 0000
Vears Taxis: (08) 8725 0666
Little Taxis: (08) 7076 9076
Hire Car/Coach
Avis Mount Gambier Airport: 08 8723 4300
Hertz Airport: (08) 8723 0870
Thrifty Airport: (08) 8723 2488, 0418 838 732
City of Mount Gambier provides free bike hire. Two bikes are available at the Mount Gambier Visitor Centre, and the Mount Gambier Library. Two trikes are available at the Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre.
Free City Bike Hire
Mount Gambier Rail Trail map
Timetables and maps for both the city and school buses can be picked up from the Council Office, (Civic Centre, 10 Watson Terrace). More specific enquiries can directed to the operator, LinkSA on 08 8532 2633.
The Australian Red Cross provides the Community Passenger Network, a service provided by trained volunteer drivers. For further information, please phone 08 8725 3622.
The application form for Transport Assistance on the South Australian Transport Subsidy Scheme, (SATSS) is available from the Council Office, (Civic Centre, 10 Watson Terrace). The completed form is to be returned to the address on the application.
PATS forms can be collected and returned to the PATS Office at the Mount Gambier Hospital, Wehl Street North or visit the PATS website.
