Traffic in Melbourne, Australia

In this city, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,626.98kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 74.73 trees per passenger to produce enough oxygen. The following formulas are used to make these estimations.

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

Working from Home 3.37%
Walking 9.55%
Car 52.25%
Bicycle 6.74%
Motorcycle 3.93%
Bus/Trolleybus 6.18%
Tram/Streetcar 3.93%
Train/Metro 14.04%

Overall Average One-Way Commute Time and Distance to Work or School

Average Distance 21.82 km
Average Travel Time 42.03 min

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 5.83 km
Walking 21.47 min
Waiting 3.53 min
Driving Car 2.41 min
Bicycle 0.59 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.71 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.88 min
Overall 31.59 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 27.05 km
Walking 1.19 min
Driving Car 43.56 min
Overall 44.75 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 8.86 km
Walking 0.42 min
Bicycle 29.00 min
Overall 29.42 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance 37.75 km
Walking 3.00 min
Motorcycle 35.57 min
Overall 38.57 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 21.89 km
Walking 9.64 min
Waiting 5.09 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 30.27 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.36 min
Overall 48.18 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance 7.36 km
Walking 4.29 min
Waiting 5.00 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 24.29 min
Overall 33.57 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 19.00 km
Walking 8.16 min
Waiting 4.72 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.60 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.28 min
Train/Metro Ride 31.32 min
Overall 45.68 min

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Last update: 11 December 2025

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Steve on Nov 02, 2025:
Traffic here is absolutely horrendous... it can take you hours to finally reach your destination.

Pollution is bad because of all traffic jams.