--- title: "Melbourne to Mildura – 5 ways by plane, bus, car | Mixroutes" description: "Melbourne to Mildura is 476 km. Fastest: fly in 3h 31m. Cheapest: bus from A$54. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/melbourne-to-mildura" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/melbourne-to-mildura.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Melbourne to Mildura [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Mildura) [Mildura to Melbourne](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/mildura-to-melbourne) **Fastest:** 3h 31m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** A$54\ by bus\ **Distance:** 476 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 4\ from 08:00, Wed 11 Nov\ ## 5 ways to travel 476 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 11 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 45m quicker than the bus for A$150 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Fly** best fastest Least hassle 3h 31m A$200–310 Estimated MEL → MQL · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Mildura) - [**Bus** cheapest 8h 15m A$54–132 Estimated next 3 from 08:00 · Transport Victoria](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Mildura) - [**Drive** 7h 8m A$65–85 Estimated 543 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Mildura) - [**Train** 7h 49m A$109–224 Estimated next 1 from 08:00 · Transport Victoria](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Mildura) - [**Taxi** 7h 8m A$920–1,250 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Mildura) 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. [09:50 → 18:05 8h 15m · 1 change Transport Victoria Bendigo A$64–132](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Mildura&date=2026-11-11&time=08%3A00&it=t1okp7nn) 2. [18:03 → 01:52^+1 7h 49m · 1 change Transport Victoria Bendigo A$109–224](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Mildura&date=2026-11-11&time=08%3A00&it=t6q7b50) 3. [20:57 → 06:16^+1 9h 19m · direct Transport Victoria Coach A$54–96](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Mildura&date=2026-11-11&time=08%3A00&it=t18gt2qy) 4. [21:18 → 06:16^+1 8h 58m · 1 change Transport Victoria Ballarat A$109–186](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Mildura&date=2026-11-11&time=08%3A00&it=txynxs2) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. 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 Mildura? The fastest way is by plane: about 3h 31m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 476 km. What is the cheapest way from Melbourne to Mildura? The bus is the cheapest, from A$54. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Melbourne to Mildura? Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 7h 49m. The planner checks the rest of the day. How much is the bus from Melbourne to Mildura? Buses take about 8h 15m and cost A$54–132 depending on operator and seat type. This page lists the next 3 from 08:00; the planner has the rest of the day. How long is the flight from Melbourne to Mildura? About 1h 16m in the air (MEL → MQL); about 3h 31m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run A$200–310; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Mildura from Melbourne by road? About 543 km, roughly 7h 8m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around A$65–85; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - Transport Victoria Buses - Transport Victoria Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Mildura Regional city in Victoria, Australia Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 35,652 at the 2021 census. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point, Merbein and Red Cliffs are included, the combined urban area had a population of 58,914 in 2021, having grown marginally at an average annual rate of 1.3% year-on-year over the preceding five years. [The Mildura guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/mildura) Worth your time - Apex Park Apparently Australia's (or at least Victoria's) largest inland beach, Apex is a great place to swim. - Wentworth - The Meeting Of The Waters The location where the Murray and Darling Rivers meet - a riverside park provides good views of the rivers. - Patchewollock Small township with a population of 100 people. 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