--- title: "Melbourne to Coledale – 4 ways by plane, train, car | Mixroutes" description: "Melbourne to Coledale is 665 km. Fastest: fly in 4h 56m. Cheapest: drive from A$100. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/melbourne-to-coledale" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/melbourne-to-coledale.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Melbourne to Coledale [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Coledale) [Coledale to Melbourne](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/coledale-to-melbourne) **Fastest:** 4h 56m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** A$100\ by car\ **Distance:** 665 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 8\ 4 ways, Sat 24 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 665 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sat 24 Oct, 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 6h 15m quicker than the train for A$150 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Fly** best fastest Least hassle 4h 56m A$250–360 Estimated MEL → SYD · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Coledale) - [**Train** 11h 10m A$101–439 Estimated 7 departures · NSW TrainLink](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Coledale) - [**Drive** cheapest 10h 23m A$100–135 Estimated 833 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Coledale) - [**Taxi** 10h 23m A$1,420–1,920 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Coledale) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [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/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:14 → 13:10 4h 56m · direct A$250–360](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Coledale&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 2. [08:23 → 21:26 13h 3m · 2 changes · NSW TrainLink 624 A$101–302](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Coledale&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 3. [08:26 → 21:26 13h · 3 changes · Transport Victoria 216 A$101–302](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Coledale&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 4. [08:43 → 20:15 11h 32m · 1 change · NSW TrainLink 624 A$168–385](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Coledale&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 5. [19:35 → 11:46^+1 16h 11m · 2 changes · NSW TrainLink 622 A$115–335](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Coledale&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 6. [19:37 → 11:46^+1 16h 9m · 3 changes · Transport Victoria 86 A$116–336](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Coledale&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 7. [08:34^+1 → 20:15^+1 11h 41m · 1 change · NSW TrainLink 624 A$168–385](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Coledale&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t9) 8. [19:56^+1 → 07:06^+2 11h 10m · 1 change · NSW TrainLink 622 A$195–439](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Coledale&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t10) 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 Coledale? The fastest way is by plane: about 4h 56m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 665 km. What is the cheapest way from Melbourne to Coledale? Drive is the cheapest, from A$100. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Melbourne to Coledale? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 11h 10m. How long is the flight from Melbourne to Coledale? About 1h 35m in the air (MEL → SYD), about 4h 56m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run A$250–360; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Coledale from Melbourne by road? About 833 km, roughly 10h 23m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around A$100–135; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - NSW TrainLink Buses - NSW TrainLink - Dions Bus Service - Transport Victoria - Transit Systems NSW SW Metro - Transport Victoria Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Coledale Valley in the Lake District, England Coledale is a valley in the northwestern region of the Lake District in Cumbria, England. 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