We are a couple who love to travel and drink wine, but that means there’s a shortage of a designated driver. As such, we’re at the behest of other forms of transport when visiting wineries. 
Typically this means:
- Organised tours
- Hop-on/hop-off style buses
- Public transport
Whilst we do enjoy the occasional organised tour, we like to have the flexibility to spend the time we want in different places, and not feel rushed. They also are typically quite expensive.
From experience, we’ve found that it is possible to visit many wine regions in Australia by public transport. You have to be a bit savvy, but it is possible. I’ve created a map for Mornington Peninsula where you can see the main transport route mapped with wineries (correct as at February 2026).
For our Mornington Trip, we were planning to visit three from the following list:
- Pier10
- Port Leo
- Panton Winery
- Stonier Winery
As you’ll see from the map they are all accessible by public transport, with the nearest a 5 minute walk from the bus stop, and the furthest a 20 minute walk. When we visited the Peninsula we spent a significant amount of time at Stonier, and therefore only made it briefly to one other.
Another option is Portsea Estate, we will likely do that as a second trip while exploring the other side of the Peninsula.