Melbourne to Mildura road trip: Distance, driving time & best stops
The Melbourne to Mildura drive is 542km in distance. That means a Melbourne to Mildura driving time of nearly six hours along the Calder Highway. Good road trip attractions along the way include the Organ Pipes National Park, Macedon Ranges wineries, Bendigo and the Lake Tyrrell pink lake.
A Melbourne to Mildura road trip covers a vast swathe of Victoria, Australia.
Mildura in the north-west corner of Victoria is one of Australia’s most remarkable towns. On the banks of the Murray River, Mildura’s fortunes have been transformed by irrigation schemes. It is now one of the nation’s fruitbowls, with farms, orchards and wineries covering the land around the river’s path.
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For visitors, Mildura’s strength is that it is the hub town for several national parks. Most important of these is the Mungo National Park, over the New South Wales border.
Mildura is in Victoria, but it is closer to Adelaide in South Australia than the Victorian capital. The drive from Mildura to Adelaide takes about four hours and 20 minutes. Expect a considerably longer drive from Melbourne.
Before leaving, you may want to tick Melbourne Cricket Ground tours, Yarra River dinner cruises and cross-city hot air balloon flights off your Melbourne wish list. For a great range of Melbourne tours and experiences, explore here. To track down the best value Melbourne accommodation, come this way.
Melbourne to Mildura distance and driving time
The drive from Melbourne to Mildura covers a distance of 542km. That leads to a Melbourne to Mildura driving time of around five hours and 52 minutes, almost all of it along the Calder Highway.
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- Great Ocean Road tour – with koalas 🐨.
- Brighton Beach, Moonlit Sanctuary and Phillip Island tour – with penguins 🐧.
- Yarra Valley wine tour – with gin, cider and cheese 🍷.
- Grampians National Park tour – with bushwalks and LOADS of kangaroos 🦘.
- Mornington Peninsula tour – with hot springs bathing 🛀.
- Wilsons Promontory tour – with all manner of native wildlife 🦘🐨.
- Dandenong Ranges steam train ride – plus wildlife at Healesville Sanctuary and chocolate-tasting in the Yarra Valley.
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