How to get from Melbourne to Canberra by car, truck, bike, walk

Distance between Melbourne and Canberra is 464 kilometers (288 miles).
Driving distance from Melbourne to Canberra is 653 kilometers (405 miles)

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4 Ways from Melbourne (Australia/Victoria) to Canberra (Australia/Australian Capital Territory)

Choose 1 of the options below and start your journey
Cheapest
Car
6h 55m
653 km
cost $130
Fastest
Truck
6h 55m
price $130
Others
Bike
39h 30m
distance 668 km
Walk
5d 20h 4m
distance 700 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto Bourke Street 6 m
2. Make a U-turn onto Bourke Street 25 m
3. Turn right onto Elizabeth Street 728 m
4. Turn right onto Franklin Street 231 m
5. Turn left onto Swanston Street 1.17 km
6. Keep left onto Swanston Street 397 m
7. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cemetery Road East, 83 377 m
8. Keep left 3.46 km
9. Keep left onto Holmes Street 2.16 km
10. Keep left 596 m
11. Turn right onto Pentridge Boulevard 724 m
12. Keep right onto Sydney Road, 55 580.35 km
13. Keep left onto Barton Highway, A25 47.55 km
14. Continue onto Barton Highway, A25 5.92 km
15. Turn right onto Federal Highway, A23 803 m
16. Keep right 117 m
17. Turn sharp left 9 m
18. Keep right 3.96 km
19. Keep left onto Commonwealth Avenue, A23 2.03 km
20. Turn right onto Coronation Drive, 6 320 m
21. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Alexandrina Drive 2.67 km
22. Turn right onto Alexandrina Drive 182 m
23. Turn right 88 m
24. Arrive at destination 0 m
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Information about Stations

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