Road trips from Melbourne
Melbourne is a fantastic place to start a road trip – whether a short weekend hop or an epic adventure across the country. Australia Travel Questions is putting together guides and itineraries for road trips in all directions. The distances and driving times have been calculated using Google Maps.
14 fantastic experiences that make the most of your free time in Melbourne
- Get the very best views – on a hot air balloon flight over the city.
- See the changing colours of the river – on a sunset kayaking tour – with dinner. (Highly recommended ✅)
- Feast and see the sights at the same time – on a four course dinner cruise along the Yarra River.
- A genuinely excellent street art tour, led by prominent street artists. (Highly recommended ✅)
- The also superb Aboriginal heritage, plants and bush food tour in the Botanic Gardens. (💲 Great value 💲)
- Best of Melbourne bike tour – you can see more on two wheels than walking.
- Hidden laneways bar crawl OR foodie discovery tour OR chocolate and dessert tour.
- Combo ticket for Australian Sports Museum and MCG tour.
- Hassle-dodging advance tickets for the Melbourne Skydeck, Melbourne Zoo, the Ice Bar (with cocktails) and Sea Life Aquarium.
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Road trips from Melbourne: Within Victoria
Melbourne to 12 Apostles: Distance 271km, driving time 4h15m.
Melbourne to Ararat: Distance 205km, driving time 2h19m.
Melbourne to Anglesea: Distance 112km, driving time 1h26m.
Melbourne to Apollo Bay: Distance 186km, driving time 2h51m.
Melbourne to Bairnsdale: Distance 278km, driving time 3h22m.
Melbourne to Ballarat: Distance 116km, driving time 1h22m. (More driving times to Ballarat).
Melbourne to Bells Beach: Distance 105km, driving time 1h21m.
Melbourne to Benalla: Distance 213km, driving time 2h19m.
Melbourne to Bendigo: 153km, driving time 1h47m. (More Bendigo road trips).
Melbourne to Bright: Distance 322km, driving time 3h30m.
Melbourne to Daylesford: Distance 112km, driving time 1h23m.
Melbourne to Echuca: Distance 223km, driving time 2h32m. (More Echuca road trips).
Melbourne to Euroa: Distance 165km, driving time 1h50m.
Melbourne to Geelong: Distance 74km, driving time 1h5m. (More Geelong road trips).
Melbourne to Gisborne: Distance 55km, driving time 47m.
Melbourne to Glenrowan: Distance 236km, driving time 2h36m.
Melbourne to Halls Gap: Distance 253km, driving time 2h54m.
Melbourne to Horsham: Distance 300km, driving time 3h24m.
Melbourne to Inverloch: Distance 145km, driving time 1h50m.
Melbourne to Kyneton: Distance 87km, driving time 1h7m.
Melbourne to Lakes Entrance: Distance 319km, driving time 3h50m. (More Lakes Entrance road trips).
Melbourne to Lorne: Distance 141km, driving time 1h56m.
Melbourne to Mackay: Distance 2,267km, driving time 25h. (More Mackay road trips).
Melbourne to Mallacoota: Distance 514km, driving time 6h14m.
Melbourne to Mildura: Distance 542km, driving time 5h52m. (More Mildura road trips).
Melbourne to Morwell: Distance 152km, driving time 1h46m.
Melbourne to Nagambie: Distance 137km, driving time 1h35m.
Melbourne to Port Campbell: Distance 282km, driving time 4h18m.
Melbourne to Port Fairy (via the Great Ocean Road): Distance 370km, driving time 5h24m.
Melbourne to Portland (via the Great Ocean Road): Distance 446km, driving time 6h31m.
Melbourne to Sale: Distance 214km, driving time 2h45m.
Melbourne to Seymour: Distance 112km, driving time 1h19m.
Melbourne to Shepparton: Distance 190km, driving time 2h13m. (More Shepparton road trips).
Melbourne to Stawell: Distance 236km, driving time 2h24m.
Melbourne to Swan Hill: Distance 340km, driving time 3h50m.
Melbourne to Torquay: Distance 101km, driving time 1h13m.
Melbourne to Traralgon: Distance 164km, driving time 2h1m.
Melbourne to Wangaratta: Distance 251km, driving time 2h39m. (More Wangaratta driving times).
Melbourne to Warragul: Distance 105km, driving time 1h13m.
Melbourne to Warrnambool (via Great Ocean Road): Distance 350km, driving time 5h15m.
Melbourne to Woodend: Distance 71km, driving time 57m.
👇 7 great day trips while you’re in Melbourne 👇
- 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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Road trips from Melbourne: Interstate drives
Melbourne to Adelaide: Distance 727km, driving time 8h5m.
Melbourne to Airlie Beach: Distance 2,383km, driving time 26h. (More Airlie Beach road trips).
Melbourne to Albury: Distance 328km, driving time 3h34m. (More Albury road trips).
Melbourne to Alice Springs: Distance 2,245km, driving time 24h.
Melbourne to Armidale: Distance 1,270km, driving time 14h10m. (More Armidale road trips).
Melbourne to Ballina: Distance 1,598km, driving time 16h35m. (More Ballina road trips).
Melbourne to Bathurst: Distance 779km, driving time 8h23m.
Melbourne to Bondi Beach: Distance 880km, driving time 8h52m.
Melbourne to Brisbane (coastal): Distance 1,776km, driving time 18h15m.
Melbourne to Brisbane (inland): Distance 1,680km, driving time 18h23m. (More Brisbane road trips).
Melbourne to Broken Hill: Distance 836km, driving time 8h22m.
Melbourne to Byron Bay: Distance 1,625km, driving time 16h45m. (More Byron Bay road trips).
Melbourne to Cairns: Distance 2,818km, driving time 30h. (More Cairns road trips).
Melbourne to Canberra: Distance 663km, driving time 7h7m.
Melbourne to Cobar: Distance 822km, driving time 9h3m. (More Cobar road trips).
Melbourne to Coffs Harbour: Distance 1,393, driving time 13h37m. (More Coffs Harbour road trips).
Melbourne to Darwin: Distance 3,740km, driving time 39 hours. (More Darwin road trips).
Melbourne to Dubbo: Distance 825km, driving time 9h20.
Melbourne to Eden: Distance 554km, driving time 6h23m. (More Eden road trips).
Melbourne to the Gold Coast: Distance 1,705km, driving time 17h45m.
Melbourne to Goulburn: Distance 681km, driving time 6h42m. (More Goulburn road trips).
Melbourne to Griffith: Distance 459km, driving time 5h10m. (More Griffith road trips).
Melbourne to Gundagai: Distance 503km, driving time 5h. (More Gundagai road trips).
Melbourne to Hervey Bay: Distance 1,846km, driving time 20h30m. (More Hervey Bay road trips).
Melbourne to Holbrook: Distance 385km, driving time 4h.
Melbourne to Merimbula: Distance 580km, driving time 6h45m.
Melbourne to Narrandera: Distance 431km, driving time 4h48m.
Melbourne to Newcastle: Distance 1,029km, driving time 10h50m. (More Newcastle road trips).
Melbourne to Noosa: Distance 1,927km, driving time 20h10m.
Melbourne to Orange: Distance 763km, driving time 8h25m. (More driving times from Orange).
Melbourne to Perth: Distance 3,404km, driving time 36h.
Melbourne to Port Augusta: Distance 1,034km, driving time 11h20m. (More Port Augusta driving times).
Melbourne to Port Douglas: Distance 2,843km, driving time 31h. (More Port Douglas road trips).
Melbourne to Port Macquarie: Distance 1,253km, driving time 12h14m. (More Port Macquarie driving distances).
Melbourne to Rockhampton: Distance 1,968km, driving time 22h3m. (More Rockhampton road trips).
Melbourne to Sydney (inland): Distance 879km, driving time nine hours.
Melbourne to Tamworth: Distance 1,160km, driving time 12h55m. (More Tamworth road trips).
Melbourne to Tocumwal: Distance 267km, driving time 3h2m.
Melbourne to Townsville: Distance 2,473km, driving time 26h.
Melbourne to Uluru: Distance 2,312km, driving time 25h. (More Uluru driving times).
Melbourne to Yass: Distance 601km, driving time 6h15m. (More Yass road trips).
Melbourne to Wagga Wagga: Distance 453km, driving time 4h50m.
Melbourne to West Wyalong: Distance 567km, driving time 6h12m.
Melbourne to Wollongong: Distance 835km, driving time 9h. (More Wollongong road trips).