Mount Hotham is the most accessible snow resort in Australia. QantasLink flys direct to Hotham from Sydney and Melbourne, making for easy connections from all capital cities. Mount Hotham Airport is located just 20 km from the resort. Coach or 4WD transfers are available to Hotham. Road access is also simple and convenient from any corner of the country.

Choose from a range of transport options from your state, including direct flights to Mount Hotham Airport, driving by private car, or taking the coach or train. Below you will find a brief summary of the popular routes to Mount Hotham and Dinner Plain. For further information please click here and see the 'Getting Here' section on the Hotham website.

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Make sure you have correctly fitting chains as driving up to the village can be hazardous. Also make sure your car has the required amount of Anti-freeze in the radiator for alpine conditions of -10C.

Alternatively, cars can be left in the security car park at Harrietville and you can catch the Hoy's bus up the mountain.

From Melbourne - popular route: Take the Hume Hwy to Wangaratta then the Great Alpine Road direct to Mount Hotham, or the snow road via Milawa & Oxley to Myrtleford & Mount Hotham.

Travel time around 4.5 hours. Distance: 357 km.

Alternative route: Take the Princes Hwy to Bairnsdale, then the Great Alpine Road direct to Mount Hotham.

Travel time around 5 hours. Distance: 457 km

From Sydney - Take the Hume Hwy to Albury-Wodonga and follow the snow signs to Yackandandah then turn off to Myrtleford. At Myrtleford turn onto the Great Alpine Road to Bright then Harrietville and Mount Hotham.

Travel time around 9 hours. Distance: 746 km.

From Adelaide - popular route: Take the Mallee Highway to Ouyen, connect to the Murray Valley Highway to Swan Hill, the Midland Highway to Shepparton, then take the Hume Highway to Wangaratta, followed by the Great Alpine Road direct to Mount Hotham. 

Travel time around 12 hours. Distance: 882 km.

From Newcastle - Take the Sydney Newcastle Freeway, connecting with the South Western Freeway and Hume Highway to Goulburn, and Albury-Wodonga. Then follow the snow signs to Yackandandah then turn off to Myrtleford. At Myrtleford turn onto the Great Alpine Road to Bright then Harrietville and Mount Hotham.

Travel time around 10 hours. Distance: 782 km.

From Brisbane - drive south along the Newell Highway across NSW via Tocumwal and Cobram then across to Wangaratta. Take the Great Alpine Road direct to Mount Hotham via Bright and Harrietville. 

Travel time around 15 hours. Distance: 1593 km.

Fly direct from Melbourne or Sydney with Qantaslink Airlines. Regular flights in a Dash 8 (36 seat) aircraft will land you only 20 km from the resort. Coach or 4WD transfers are available to Hotham.

From Melbourne - flight time is approximately 50 minutes

From Sydney - from Kingsford Smith Airport flights will take approximately 85 minutes

From Adelaide, Perth, Tasmania, etc - Connect at Melbourne with QantasLink Airlines flight direct to Mount Hotham Airport. 

From Newcastle, Brisbane etc. - Connect at Sydney with QantasLink Airlines flight direct to Mount Hotham Airport. 

Refer to the link above for cost and contact numbers

From Melbourne Departing daily from Spencer Street Station and Melbourne Airport, Trekset Bus Service will coach you to Hotham. Travel time around 6 hours ex Spencer St, 5.5 hours ex Melbourne Airport.

From Adelaide Overnight luxury airconditioned coaches, complete with video entertainment depart Adelaide twice weekly direct for Hotham. Contact the Ski Connection on 08 8223 5355 for further information.

From Brisbane Alpine World Midweek Coach is the most economical way to the snow from Brisbane. Call Alpine World Midweek Coaches on 1300 138 311 for bookings.

Refer to the link above for cost and contact numbers

From Melbourne - V-line operate services daily ex Spencer Street Station to Wangaratta. Connect at Wangaratta with Trekset coach service. Travel time around 6 hours plus extra depending on connection times.

From Sydney - Departing daily, take the Countrylink train from Central Station to Wangaratta and connect with the Trekset Coach Service for your transfer to Hotham. Travel time is around 11 hours plus depending on connection times.

Refer to the link above for cost and contact numbers

From Perth, Tasmania - Fly direct from Tasmania Perth to Melbourne and connect with daily coach services to Hotham. Departing daily from Melbourne Airport, Trekset Bus Service will coach you to Hotham. Coach travel time around 6 hours ex Spencer St, 5.5 hours ex Melbourne Airport.

Entry and parking fees are paid at entry booths on the Great Alpine Road (Mother Johnson?s when appraching from Omeo and on the Harrietville side).

Proceed to the lodge, located at village bus stop 4 adjacent to the Blue Ribbon chair and lodge and across the road from Spiral Stairs, to unload ski gear and other belongings. Loading zone arrangements vary from time to time but short term parking (15 minutes) is usually available on the uphill side of the Alpine Road directly opposite the lodge. All day (ie not overnight) parking is sometimes available 100 metres or so towards Omeo/Big D.

The carpark on the downhill (lodge) side of the road is signed as mountain staff parking only, however it is often possible to use that area as a loading/unloading zone. Care should be taken to when using this maginally legal area to allow access to vehicles legitimate!

Once unloaded, cars should be driven to one of the designated overnight parking areas located 1km or so towards Omeo. Again the parking arangements vary from time to time, often changing during the course of the season, however overnight parking generally starts on the side of the road below the last of the lodges (grid reference M3 on the village map). Larger parking areas are located further along the road towards Omeo. At peak times attendants will direct you to a park while at other times it is a free-for-all. Take care to park in signed areas as a fine could ruin an otherwise great trip.

A free bus will pick you up from the nearest designated bus stop (and often between stops) and ferry you back to Stop 4. At certain times during the day you may have to transfer from a small bus (approx 20 seater) to the larger village shuttle. The bus system runs until well into the night.