Door pickups
Two terminals. One Clifton Springs door.
No curb scramble and no long-stay parking games. From Clifton Springs we run both terminals with flight monitoring on the clock.
From Clifton Springs in the Bellarine Peninsula, we run both Melbourne Airport and Avalon. Choose the route guide that matches your ticket for timing and pricing detail.
From Clifton Springs, Avalon is the shorter hop by about 58 km — handy when your airline sits there. Melbourne still wins when you need internationals or broader connections.
Peninsula exits into Geelong come first; summer weekends and school traffic stretch the leave-home window more than a map suggests.
On the road
Avalon timing
Avalon sits around 44 km away. Jetstar trips are popular; still plan buffers around holiday traffic on Portarlington Road corridors.
Full route guide: Clifton Springs to Avalon Airport transfers.
Melbourne timing
Clifton Springs to Tullamarine is about 102 km. Foreshore loops add minutes before you clear toward Drysdale and Geelong for the freeway run.
Full route guide: Clifton Springs to Melbourne Airport transfers.
Local tip: Red-eye departures from MEL are common; we can schedule very early collections.
Peak traffic — Melbourne: In peak traffic allow about 20–40 min extra — peninsula exits into Geelong plus Princes Freeway / Tullamarine approaches get busy weekday mornings, Friday evenings and school-holiday Sundays.
Peak traffic — Avalon: In peak traffic allow about 10–20 min extra for Avalon — coastal/peninsula roads into Geelong first, then a shorter industrial corridor. Holiday weekends add the most time.
Around Clifton Springs
Where we collect
Common doors before departure or after you land.
- Clifton Springs Golf Club
- Bay Shore Avenue foreshore streets
- The Springs / Dell parkland edges
- Spring Street Clifton Springs village pocket
What matters here
- Clifton Springs travellers use one door for both Melbourne Airport and Avalon — the route changes with the ticket, not the pickup plan.
- Waterside streets have limited overnight visitor parking for airport cars left behind.
- Golf-week and holiday visitors prefer door-to-door over negotiating unfamiliar peninsula roads at 4 a.m.
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Clifton Springs FAQ
Locals ask this
Should I open Clifton Springs’s Melbourne or Avalon page first?
Book the airport printed on your ticket. Avalon is often quicker for many Jetstar trips; Melbourne covers internationals and the wider network.
How far are the airports from Clifton Springs?
Melbourne about 102 km (85–105 min in clear traffic, from $219). Avalon about 44 km (50–60 min in clear traffic, from $97).
How much extra time for peak traffic from Clifton Springs?
Melbourne: In peak traffic allow about 20–40 min extra — peninsula exits into Geelong plus Princes Freeway / Tullamarine approaches get busy weekday mornings, Friday evenings and school-holiday Sundays.
Avalon: In peak traffic allow about 10–20 min extra for Avalon — coastal/peninsula roads into Geelong first, then a shorter industrial corridor. Holiday weekends add the most time.
Clifton Springs · Bellarine
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Melbourne from $219 · Avalon from $97 · STV accredited