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Road and traffic information

Default speed limit in built-up areas 50 km/h
Default speed limit outside of built-up areas 100 km/h
Maximum road speed 110 km/h (only on selected rural highways and freeways)
Road laws which differ from other states in Australia
  • Hook turns when turning right at designated intersections in Melbourne CBD and South Melbourne
  • U-turns are permitted at traffic lights unless signs advise otherwise

For further details of road rules unique to Victoria, particularly in relation to trams on Melbourne suburban streets, see information for tourists about Victoria's road rules.

For information about road and parking signs you may encounter on Victorian roads, see Road signs in Victoria.

Toll roads
  • Monash Freeway between Power Street (Southbank) and Toorak Road (Kooyong). See the CityLink web site for further information.
  • Tullamarine Freeway between West Gate Freeway (Port Melbourne) and Bell Street (Strathmore). See the CityLink web site for further information.
  • Batman Avenue in Melbourne between Flinders Street and Olympic Boulevard (excluding drivers entering car parks at Melbourne Park). See the CityLink web site for further information.
  • EastLink between Springvale Road (Nunawading) and the Frankston Freeway (Seaford). All tolling is done electronically, without stopping. See the EastLink web site for further information.

Collection of tolls on all of Melbourne's toll roads is done electronically, without stopping.

Electronic tags issued by toll roads operators in Sydney and Brisbane will automatically work on all Melbourne's toll roads.

Drivers without electronic tags should consult the relevant toll operator's web site to make arrangements for travel payment.

Traffic reports Many of Melbourne's urban freeways and major roads are covered by VicRoads' Travel Time system, which gives real-time estimates of expected travel time as well as traffic alerts, breakdowns and road works.

EastLink has a live travel times system which compares the performance of EastLink with the parallel routes of Springvale Road and Stud Road.

The CityLink traffic webcam provides real-time views of traffic conditions at various locations within the CityLink Expressway network around the centre of Melbourne.

Road distances between major centres

Distances are specified in kilometres and follow designated highways and freeways where practical, which may not necessarily be the shortest route.

From / to: Ballarat Bendigo Geelong Melbourne Mildura Warrnambool Wodonga
Ballarat - 121 87 113 447 176 392
Bendigo 121 - 208 148 402 297 283
Geelong 87 208 - 75 534 188 371
Melbourne 113 148 75 - 541 263 299
Mildura 447 402 534 541 - 553 570
Warrnambool 176 297 188 263 553 - 559
Wodonga 392 283 371 299 570 559 -

Fruit fly exclusion zone

To help protect the fruit-growing regions in South Australia, northern Victoria and southern New South Wales, there is a fruit fly exclusion zone. See the map below.

When travelling, ensure that you don't carry fresh fruit and fruiting vegetables into the exclusion zone. On the spot fines apply. For more information, see the Tri-states Fruit Fly Program web site.

Fruit fly exclusion zone

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