Easter public holiday service changes

Published: Thu 19 Mar 2026

V/Line trains and coaches will run to a weekend timetable for the Good Friday and Easter Monday public holiday.

Thursday 2 April

V/Line trains and coaches will run to a normal Thursday timetable except for the following altered and extended road coach services.

Coach Services

5.57pm                 Ballarat (Mount Helen CAE) to Castlemaine coach
8:02pm                 Castlemaine to Ballarat

7:46am                 Wangaratta to Bendigo coach
4:59pm                 Bendigo (Latrobe Uni) to Wangaratta coach

9:05pm                 Geelong to Lorne Hotel coach
11.18pm               Lorne Hotel to Geelong coach
8:46pm                 Warrnambool to Heywood coach is extended to Mt Gambier
7:16pm                 Warrnambool to Casterton Hospital (departs Terang at 20:16)
3:24pm                 Casterton Hospital to Warrnambool coach

8:45pm                 Ararat to Ouyen coach

8:34pm                 Bendigo to Sea Lake (via Birchip).

4:45pm                 Bright to Mt Beauty taxi if required
10:55am               Mt Beauty to Bright taxi if required

Friday 3 April - Good Friday

V/Line trains will run to a Sunday timetable.

V/Line coaches will run to an altered timetable.

Saturday 4 April

V/Line trains and coaches will run to a normal Saturday timetable.

Sunday 5 April - Easter Sunday

V/Line trains and coaches will run to a normal Sunday timetable.

Monday 6 April - Easter Monday

V/Line trains will run to a Saturday timetable for the Easter Monday public holiday on Monday 6 April, except for Swan Hill Line trains which will run to a Sunday timetable.

V/Line coaches will run to an altered timetable.

Bendigo Line

Please note the 3.47pm Eaglehawk to Southern Cross train will depart from Eaglehawk later at 6.48pm. This is due to the service originating at Swan Hill and running to a Sunday timetable.

Check travel times and plan your journey by using the V/Line journey planner.

For more information, please call 1800 800 007 or speak to a V/Line team member.

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V/Line acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country on which we operate our services. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to Elders past and present.

V/Line is committed to providing accessible information for passengers, and work is continuing to make this website more accessible.

We acknowledge that some sections of this website may not fully comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2, Level AA standards, which we are working to improve.

If you are unable to access any content on this website and need to request an accessible version, please email wcag.accessibility@vline.com.au or call 1800 800 007.