melbourne to bendigo by car Page 8831

It’s an easy run from Melbourne to Bendigo: about 150 km mostly up the Calder Freeway (M79).

Allow roughly 1 hr 45 min to 2 hrs depending on traffic, roadworks, and how enthusiastically you treat overtaking lanes.

No regional tolls on the Calder; inner‑Melbourne approaches may involve toll roads depending on your starting point.

Fuel, coffee and loos pop up at Gisborne, Kyneton and Malmsbury, and the views north of Macedon are kinder than your last Zoom meeting.

Set the cruise, stick to the limit (there are plenty of cameras), and you’ll be in Bendigo before your podcast gets to the boring bit.