Leongatha

town in Victoria, Australia

Leongatha is in Gippsland, 135 kilometres south-east of Melbourne. The town is the civic, commercial, industrial, religious, educational and sporting centre of the region, and has a population of over 5,100 (2016).

Understand

Get in

By car

Leongatha is located at the intersections of the South Gippsland, Bass and Strzelecki highways. The fastest route from Melbourne uses the A440 route/South Gippsland Highway, with the South Gippsland Highway forking off from the M1 just outside Dandenong, and the A420 section turning off outside Lang Lang.

By coach

V/Line operates coach services daily from Southern Cross station to 🌍 Leongatha Station. The full timetable can be found here.

Get around

See

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

McCartin's Hotel
Bairs Otago Hotel
  • 🌍 McCartin's, 2 Bair St, ☏ +61 3 5662 2050, . Pub and bistro. Also offers accommodation from $60-100 a night. (updated Mar 2021)
  • 🌍 Bairs Otago Hotel, 18 Bair St, ☏ +61 3 5662 2017. Pub and bistro in an art deco setting that dates back to 1939. TAB/Keno (gambling) facilities are also available. Rooms are also offered from $40-55 a night, however there are no ensuites in any of them. (updated Mar 2021)

Sleep

Accommodation is also available at the two pubs in town.

Connect

Telstra has 4G service in Leongatha, while Optus has 3G/4G coverage. Vodafone does not have mobile coverage in Leongatha.

Go next

  • Wonthaggi is a former coal mining town in the Bass Coast region.
  • Fish Creek is a small town with interesting art galleries.
  • Wilsons Promontory is the southernmost point of the island of Australia, and is a great hiking destination.
Routes through Leongatha
Kilcunda ← Wonthaggi ←  W  E  → Morwell
Lang Lang ← Korumburra ←  W  E  → Foster → Sale


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