ðə sˈaʊθ kˈoʊst ɹˈiːdʒən ɪz tɹɐvˈɜːst baɪ ðə pɹˈɪnsᵻz hˈaɪweɪ wˌɪtʃ lˈɪŋks sˈɪdni ænd mˈɛlbɚn baɪ ðə kˈoʊst, bˌʌt ɪz lˈɔŋɡɚ ðɐn hjˈuːm hˈaɪweɪ wˌɪtʃ ɪz ðə dᵻɹˈɛkt ɹˈaʊt bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː sˈɪɾiz.
The South Coast region is traversed by the Princes Highway which links Sydney and Melbourne by the coast, but is longer than Hume Highway which is the direct route between the two cities.