Searoad ferry
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The Searoad Ferry is a vehicle/passenger ferry service travelling between the heads of Port Phillip, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The route is between Queenscliff on the Bellarine Peninsula to Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula. It is serviced by two ships, currently the MV Queenscliff (built in Port Lincoln, South Australia, in 1993) and the MV Sorrento (built in Launceston, Tasmania, in 2001)
The ferry service runs every hour (during the day) and makes a crossing in approximately 40 minutes. The cost for travelling across the service with a car is approximately A$45, depending on season and passengers; the alternative to drive from Queenscliff to Sorrento via the freeways and highways is approximately four hours.
External link
- Peninsula Searoad Ferry (http://www.searoad.com.au)