Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Balwyn

Balwyn is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Boroondara local government area.

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Every way there

Geelong/Melbourne → Balwyn
7 km · quickest by road, 24 min · A$1–1.5
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Hobart (Cambridge) → Balwyn
596 km · quickest by air, 5h 1m · A$220–320
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Adelaide → Balwyn
663 km · quickest by air, 5h 18m · A$230–340
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The field note

What is in and around Balwyn, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Balwyn has

YScheduled flightsMelbourne (MEL), 26 km
FTrains and coaches34 feeds listed in the Mobility Database, not compiled yet (Translink Magnetic Island, TransLink Maryborough-Hervey Bay, TransLink North Stradbroke Island)
YFerriesSouthgate Landing - Berth 1, 10 km, Williamstown Ferries; sailings estimated
YDriving and taxiOpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
NBike and scooter shareno share feed known
NCruisesno open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Melbourne City Centre, 10 km.

-37.809°, 145.079°

Balwyn recorded a population of 13,495 at the 2021 census.

How locals move

Getting around Balwyn the local way

Go nextMelbourne is fairly centrally located on the coast of Victoria, and there are many natural and man-made attractions that make for a nice day trip.

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