Parking & Transport

EVENT VILLAGE ADDRESS:

Kalorama Memorial Reserve, 1190-1192 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd, Kalorama VIC 3766 (Google Maps)

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

We encourage you to catch public transport to the event to reduce the amount of cars. There is very limited parking on the mountain.

From Croydon Station, you can catch the 688 bus line.

Or catch the same 688 bus line from the Upper Ferntree Gully Station.

Look up how to get to the race via public transport here: https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/ or directly to the 688 route link here.

46k, 1.23k & 12k Car Parking at Kalorama memorial reserve
– $10 per car

Car parking at the Event Village will again be managed by the First Ferny Creek Scout Troop for $10 per car, per day.
NOTE: Cash preferred (it’s faster), though EFTPOS is available.

All car parking funds raised are retained by the First Ferny Creek Scout Troop.

All car parking is at owner’s risk.

23k cAR Parking at SkyHigh Dandenong (23k only)
– $10 per car

Address: 26 Observatory Rd, Mount Dandenong VIC 3767

23k Must use this car park at Sky High unless you have four runners in your car, in which case you can park at the Event Village at Kalorama Memorial Reserve.

Car park opens at 7:30 am for a first shuttle departure around 7:45 am

We have secured 200 parking spaces at SkyHigh for 23k runners only. We will be rotating 2 x 50 seat coaches between SkyHigh and the Event Village. The drive between the two locations is 6 minutes. There will be a shuttle leaving every 15 minutes or so from SkyHigh from 7:45 am to 9:30 am. For the return journey, there will be a rolling shuttle taking finishers back to their cars at SkyHigh between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm.

Parking will cost $10 per car to be paid at the gate to the SkyHigh staff member. This is the same price as the car park at Kalorama Reserve. The car park at Kalorama is only for 46k and 12k runners who drive to the race as well as 23k runners with 4 runners in their car.

If you want peace of mind, don’t even come to Kalorama Oval to park, but rather head straight to SkyHigh, park and catch the Shuttle bus down to the event village. 

Note: 46k runners are not encouraged to park at SkyHigh since we cannot shuttle them back to their cars unless they finish reliably before 4 pm.

The reason for this overflow parking is that we are expecting 1400 runners. So, even with this new overflow parking for the 23k runners, please still carpool! 

Car Pooling – IMPORTANT

Parking is EXTREMELY limited near the Event Village and, well, everywhere on the mountain. So, we urge you to find a buddy (or four) and car pool to and from the event. You can share the pre-race nerves and the post-race runners high with someone else.

We have a Roller Coaster Run Community Facebook group here to help people get connected

We’ve suggested a few locations below that you can put in the group chat to help you get there and back together:

RECOMMENDED INFORMAL CAR POOLING LOCATIONS:

  • Montrose Recreation Reserve, 950 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd, Montrose VIC 3765 (Google Maps)

  • Olinda Recreation Reserve, 71-73 Olinda-Monbulk Rd, Olinda VIC 3788 (Google Maps)

Recommended metro train station car parks such as:

Northside:

  • Croydon

  • Mooroolbark

  • Heathmont

Southside:

  • Ferntree Gully

  • Upper Ferntree Gully

  • Belgrave