Transport route
Freight transport Brisbane to Melbourne
Need to move freight from Brisbane to Melbourne? Post your load on HaulMatch and compare quotes from verified Australian carriers who run the Brisbane to Melbourne lane — from pallets and machinery to cars, containers and full loads. It's free to post and free to compare quotes.
- Distance
- ~1,374 km
- Est. drive time
- ~17 hrs one-way
- Open loads on this lane
- 0
About the Brisbane to Melbourne freight lane
At roughly 1,374 km, Brisbane to Melbourne is an interstate freight run linking Brisbane in Queensland with Melbourne in Victoria. With roughly 17 hours of driving each way, carriers typically run it over a couple of days — sometimes two-up or with a changeover to keep the freight moving.
Melbourne–Brisbane is a long east-coast haul usually routed inland on the Newell Highway to skip Sydney; it carries high volumes and has good carrier coverage. As a high-traffic capital-to-capital lane it carries a constant mix of palletised goods, machinery, vehicles and household removals — and because so many carriers run it daily, you will usually get competitive quotes and frequent backloads in both directions.
Live loads from Brisbane to Melbourne
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Brisbane to Melbourne freight — frequently asked questions
For carriers
Run the Brisbane to Melbourne lane? Find loads here.
Owner-drivers and carriers can pick up freight and backloads on this lane — free to join and free to bid. You only pay a small commission on loads you win.
How to ship on this route
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Post your load
Tell us what you're moving Brisbane to Melbourne — pickup, drop-off and load details. It takes a couple of minutes and it's free.
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Award & track
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