What You need to know
All vehicles entering the resort must carry wheel chains.
Pre-purchase and print your resort entry dashboard pass at home for express entry. If you can't, visit our friendly team at Resort Entry who can print it for you.
Display your Resort Entry dashboard pass in your windsheild and drive up to the carpark, where you will be directed to a space.
Book your Ride Share to transfer yourself and your luggage to your accommodation.
If you are bringing a vehicle with 9+ people, you will need to purchase the 'Minibus' Resort Entry product per passanger.
Print your dashboard pass at home for express entry.
Book Your Overnight Entry & Parking
YOUR OVERNIGHT STAY BY CAR

YOUR OVERNIGHT STAY BY CAR

BEFORE ARRIVING
Print your Resort Entry Dashboard pass before you leave and have it ready to show at the gate.
If you cannot print ahead of time, stop by the staff booths at the Mirimbah Entry Gate to get it printed for you.
Pick up chains before entering the resort. By law, all vehicles must carry wheel chains after the Mirimbah Entry Gate. You will be instructed if you need to fit them on your car when driving up the mountain.
Arriving
As you enter the resort, our parking team will direct you to the next available parking area in the overnight carpark.
At the carpark you will be met by Ride Share Transfers (or your Private Transfer if you’ve pre-organised this) to take you and your luggage to your village accommodation.
What is a Ride Share?
A Ride Share are the minibuses that take you and your luggage directly from the overnight carpark to your accommodation. If you are driving to Mt Buller and staying overnight, you will need to buy Ride Share in addition to your Resort Entry. The Carpark Shuttle does not connect to the overnight carpark.
There is a maximum of 10 passengers per Ride Share, and multiple groups are likely to share the same journey. Children older than 12-months must have a seat reserved to ensure vehicle capacity limits are not breached.
Passengers are permitted up to 2 large bags, 1 set of skis/snowboard, 1 set of ski/snowboard boots and 1 small carry-on item such as a day pack or handbag. Excess luggage is charged at $10 per piece.
Book your Ride Share alongside your overnight Resort Entry, in the above blue e-commerce module.
View and manage your Ride Share booking through BusIO.
Only authorised vehicles are permitted to drive into the Mt Buller Village.
Parking for overnight visitors is located 2-4km below the Village. Take note (or a photo) of where you are parked - there are 11 parking lots!
Got an electric vehicle? Find an EV charger conveniently located at the Horse Hill carpark. Ask parking staff when you arrive where to go.
Departing
At the end of your stay you will need to book your departure time for your Ride Share or Private Transfer to transport you and your luggage from your accommodation back to your vehicle.
Book your return Ride Share through BusIO.
Clear the snow from your vehicle before driving. It is safer and required by law.
Find out more about driving safely in the snow at VicRoads and SnowSafe.
FAQs
Drive: Staying Overnight
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All vehicles visiting Mt Buller or Mt Stirling during the declared snow season must carry diamond pattern wheel chains. You will be directed to fit chains to your wheels if necessary by staff on your drive up the mountain. Read more about Wheel Chains, including where to rent them, to ensure you are prepared for your drive.
Want to skip the chains hassle? There are alternative options to get to the Mt Buller Village - including parking off mountain and catching the Village Express from the Resort Entry Gate to the Village, or catch a bus all the way from Melbourne instead.
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Yes, Resort Entry & Parking is required for cars entering Mt Buller and Mt Stirling during the snow season. Pre-book your Resort Entry online and print the dashboard pass ahead of time to skip the line at the Mirimbah gate and drive straight on up!
Don't forget you'll need to carry wheel chains to enter the resort during the declared snow season.
Staying overnight? You'll also need to book a Ride Share, to transfer you and your luggage from the overnight carpark to your accommodation. The Carpark Shuttle bus does not connect to the overnight carparks.
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Mt Buller is just 3-hours from Melbourne. There are a few different routes you can take if driving from Melbourne, or you can catch a bus!
If driving to Mt Buller you will need to carry Wheel Chains once you are past the Mirimbah Entry Gate. You will be told if you need to put them on.
Book your Resort Entry and print the dashboard pass ahead of time for express entry - just drive straight up to the carpark where you will be shown where to park.
Staying overnight? You will need a Ride Share to transfer you and your luggage from the overnight carpark to your accommodation.
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When you arrive at Mt Buller, staff will direct you to the nearest available park - depending on if you are coming for a day trip or an overnight stay.
Mt Buller has eleven different car parking areas - so make a note of where you are parked to easily return at the end of your stay.
From there, catch the free Day Carpark Shuttle to the Village if you're just coming for a day, or catch your Ride Share to your accommodation if you are staying overnight.
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If you can’t print your dashboard pass before you leave home, stop by the Resort Entry gate at Mirimbah with a copy of your purchase confirmation on hand. The resort entry staff there can print your pass.
You must have a printed pass on your dashboard and failure to present one may incur a fine.
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You can still pre-purchase resort entry, or you can purchase on arrival. Either way, you will then need to stop at the Mirimbah Gate and the resort entry team can record your vehicle registration information and print your pass.
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Motorhomes are permitted to park in the Mt Buller day and overnight car parks, however, guests are not permitted to sleep in them while in the resort.
Please note trailers/caravans cannot be towed into resort when the road conditions require wheel chains to be fitted.
- Overnight carparks are located approximately 2-4kms below the Mt Buller Village. There are 11 carparks on Mt Buller so note your carpark number once you are directed by staff to your car space. Catch your Ride Share transfer from the overnight carpark to the Village, and book your return Ride Share through BusIO at the end of your trip to get back to your car.
- You will need to book a Ride Share or a Private Transfer to deliver you and your luggage to your village accommodation. Pre-purchase a Ride Share or Private Transfer online when you buy your parking.
- No, the overnight carparks are separated from the day carparks and not serviced by the Day Carpark Shuttle. To get from the overnight carpark to the village, you will need to book a Ride Share. Overnight guests are met in the carparks by the Ride Share Transfer service, or your pre-arranged Private Transfer. At the end of your trip, use BusIO to book your return Ride Share journey to get back to your car in the Overnight Carpark.
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Drivers only need to carry an Hazardous Area Authority if they fall into one of the following categories:
1. The vehicle has 13 or more seats (including the driver) that are operated by a person who is either accredited or registered to provide bus services under the Bus Safety Act 2009:
- for hire or reward
- as part of a courtesy service, or
- for, or in connection with, the activities of a religious, philanthropic, educational, sporting or social body
2. Vehicles that seat more than 30 people (including the driver).
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