--- title: "Araluen to Melbourne – 3 ways by plane, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Araluen to Melbourne is 495 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/araluen-to-melbourne" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/araluen-to-melbourne.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Melbourne_Tram_D1-Class%2C_St_Kilda_Road%2C_Park_St_%2820230925%29_%2853321376497%29.jpg/1920px-Melbourne_Tram_D1-Class%2C_St_Kilda_Road%2C_Park_St_%2820230925%29_%2853321376497%29.jpg" --- ![Melbourne](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Melbourne_Tram_D1-Class%2C_St_Kilda_Road%2C_Park_St_%2820230925%29_%2853321376497%29.jpg/1920px-Melbourne_Tram_D1-Class%2C_St_Kilda_Road%2C_Park_St_%2820230925%29_%2853321376497%29.jpg) # How to get from Araluen to Melbourne [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Araluen&to=Melbourne) [Melbourne to Araluen](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/melbourne-to-araluen) Takeshi Aida from Hong Kong, Hong Kong (CC BY-SA 2.0) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 495 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 2\ 3 ways, Mon 2 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 495 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 2 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 4h 20m quicker than driving for A$300 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Fly** best 5h 15m A$330–700 Estimated CBR → MEL · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Araluen&to=Melbourne) - [**Drive** 9h 35m A$90–120 Estimated 747 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Araluen&to=Melbourne) - [**Taxi** 9h 35m A$1,270–1,720 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Araluen&to=Melbourne) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:02 → 13:17 5h 15m · direct A$330–480](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Araluen&to=Melbourne&date=2026-11-02&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 2. [08:12 → 14:46 6h 34m · direct A$490–700](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Araluen&to=Melbourne&date=2026-11-02&time=08%3A00&it=fly-1) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Araluen to Melbourne? The fastest way is by plane: about 5h 15m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 495 km. What is the cheapest way from Araluen to Melbourne? Fly is the cheapest, from A$330. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Araluen to Melbourne? About 1h 17m in the air (CBR → MEL), about 5h 15m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run A$330–700; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Melbourne from Araluen by road? About 747 km, roughly 9h 35m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around A$90–120; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Melbourne Capital city of Victoria, Australia Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia. The city's name generally refers to a 9,993-square-kilometre (3,858 sq mi) area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 30 local government areas. The name is also used specifically to refer to the local government area, also named the City of Melbourne, whose administrative area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. 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