Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Glen Iris

Glen Iris is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Boroondara and Stonnington local government areas.

Plan a trip to Glen Iris→From Geelong/Melbourne

Every way there

Geelong/Melbourne → Glen Iris
6 km · quickest by road, 16 min · A$1
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Hobart (Cambridge) → Glen Iris
590 km · quickest by air, 5h 11m · A$220–340
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Adelaide → Glen Iris
664 km · quickest by air, 5h 28m · A$240–360
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The field note

What is in and around Glen Iris, 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 Glen Iris has

YScheduled flightsMelbourne (MEL), 28 km
FTrains and coaches34 feeds listed in the Mobility Database, not compiled yet (Translink Magnetic Island, TransLink Maryborough-Hervey Bay, TransLink North Stradbroke Island)
YFerriesSt Kilda - Williamstown Ferry, 8 km, St Kilda Ferry; 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, 9 km.

-37.856°, 145.059°

Glen Iris recorded a population of 26,131 at the 2021 census.

How locals move

Getting around Glen Iris 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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