A bus driver has been granted bail after being charged over the death of a pedestrian, despite allegedly having more than €10,000 ($15,000) when he was arrested boarding an international flight.

Georgios Koukoulis, 41, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with careless driving and dangerous driving causing the death of 67-year-old Jing Le Ge, who was crossing a road at Mordialloc on September 7.

Georgios Koukoulis is a casual bus driver for Transdev. Credit:Daniel Pockett

Mr Koukoulis, a casual driver for the company Transdev, bought a ticket to Doha two days later and was arrested at Melbourne's international airport on Saturday carrying €10,050 and $2084, the court was told.

Police did not believe Koukoulis – an Australian citizen who's lived much of his life in Greece – intended to return to Australia because he had cleaned out his home, told airport officials he had quit his job and sent freight overseas ahead of the flight.