Victoria · Australia
Where to stay in Bairnsdale
Bairnsdale is a city in Victoria, Australia, home to about 8,000 people. This guide covers 1 aparthotel in Bairnsdale, with about 81 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- October and December to April
- Nearest airport
- MHU91 km · Mount Hotham Airport
- Currency
- AUDAustralian dollar
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Language
- Auslan, Australian English, English
About
About Bairnsdale
Bairnsdale (locally ) (Ganai: Wy-yung) is a city in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, situated in a region traditionally inhabited by the Tatungalung clan of the Gunaikurnai people. The estimated population of the Bairnsdale urban area was 17,666 at June 2023.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Bairnsdale
See
- East Gippsland Art Gallery
- East Gippsland Historical Society
- Mitchell River and Botanic Gardens
Do
- Bataluk Cultural Trail
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Bairnsdale
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Quest Bairnsdale aparthotel | 81 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Bairnsdale
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bairnsdale are October and December to April. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; November is the wettest, with about 85 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Bairnsdale: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mount Hotham Airport (MHU), about 91 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Bairnsdale Station has services that run thrice a day to and from Melbourne's Southern Cross and Flinders St Station, via Sale and Traralgon. The trip takes a little under four hours and costs $11 each way for adults, half that for children. V/Line has direct daily connections from Merimbula and Traralgon. On some days, V/line also runs the Capital Link service from Canberra via Bombala, and the Sapphire Coast Link service from Batemans Bay and Narooma. Bairnsdale is situated on the Princes Hwy (A1) approximately 3.5 hours east of Melbourne.
Getting around
Most of the town is small enough to be walked. However, on a freezing winter's day, you might want to stock up on a jacket or two, as it does get very windy.
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MHU · Mount Hotham Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Bairnsdale
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Questions
Bairnsdale: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Bairnsdale?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bairnsdale are October and December to April. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; November is the wettest, with about 85 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Bairnsdale?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mount Hotham Airport (MHU), about 91 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Are there accessible hotels in Bairnsdale?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Bairnsdale?
Australian dollar (AUD).
Nearby
Destinations near Bairnsdale
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.