--- title: "Melbourne to Araluen – 3 ways by plane, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Melbourne to Araluen 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/melbourne-to-araluen" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/melbourne-to-araluen.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Melbourne to Araluen [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Araluen) [Araluen to Melbourne](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/araluen-to-melbourne) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 495 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 3 ways, Sun 1 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 495 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 1 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$330–480 Estimated MEL → CBR · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Araluen) - [**Drive** 9h 35m A$90–120 Estimated 747 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Araluen) - [**Taxi** 9h 35m A$1,270–1,720 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Araluen) 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 from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:14 → 13:29 5h 15m · direct A$330–480](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Araluen&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 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 Melbourne to Araluen? 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 Melbourne to Araluen? 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 Melbourne to Araluen? About 1h 17m in the air (MEL → CBR), 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$330–480; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Araluen from Melbourne 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 Araluen Town in New South Wales, Australia Araluen is a small town near Braidwood in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. It lies in the valley of Araluen Creek, that joins the Deua River at roughly the midpoint in its course. At the 2021 census, Araluen had a population of 209 people. [The Araluen guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/araluen) [Hotels in Araluen Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/melbourne-to-araluen, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt