Getting here

Merrijig is located in Mount Buller village in the Victorian Alpine region of Australia, the closest major ski resort to Melbourne and to any international airport in Australia.

Note: We are on Mount Buller mountain, and not to be confused with Merrijig lodge in the town of Merrijig (both of which are located between Mansfield and Mount Buller).

By Car

The most common route to Mt Buller from Melbourne is via Yea and Mansfield.

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Drive summary

• The drive from Melbourne CBD is 225km / 3 hours.
• Highways used are typically the Hume, Melba and/or Maroondah highways
• Travel is typically via Yea, Mansfield, and Mirimbah (the Mt Buller resort entrance)

Parking

On Mountain (1.5km below the village centre)

Mt Buller Village is largely a car free resort in winter, and the majority of cars are parked 1.5km below the village in a series of large carparks that are on the way up the mountain.

Getting to the on-mountain parking:

• Enter Mt Buller resort via the resort entrance at Mirimbah (where you will need to pay resort entry fees)
• Keep driving up the Mt Buller road until you see a parking attendant, who will direct you to an appropriate parking place
• Take a 4WD taxi with all of your gear, asking the driver to take you to ‘Merrijig’ lodge.

Note: Carrying fitted wheel chains is a legal requirement in winter (chains can be bought or hired at most ski shops in Melbourne or Mansfield).

If you are coming in Summer or have a special Mt Buller permit, you can drive straight to the lodge.

Off Mountain

Cars can be parked at several locations in / between Mansfield and Mirimbah, subject to availability, whereupon you can catch a bus to Mt Buller village.

Parking off-mountain has a number of advantages:

• You don’t need to hire or buy wheel chains for your car
• You don’t need to pay resort entry fees
• You don’t need to pay for a 4WD Taxi from the carpark to lodge / village
• No mountain or snow driving is necessary

See the MMBL website for bus details.

By Coach

A number of coach operators provide services direct to the Mt Buller village, allowing you to sit back and relax on your whole trip to the mountain.

• Mansfield-Mt Buller Bus Lines (MMBL): www.mmbl.com.au
• V/Line: www.vline.com.au

For a full list of coach operators, see the Mt Buller website. The coach services will drop you in Mt Buller village, where you can get a free village shuttle bus, or a 4WD taxi, to Merrijig Lodge.