Transport
Freeway on the doorstep, rail to the south-west.
Ballarat North sits on the northern edge of a regional city with established road and rail infrastructure.
Rail
Wendouree station (Ballarat line) to the south-west; Ballarat-Maryborough rail corridor near the eastern side. V/Line services on the Ballarat line connect through to Melbourne.
Freeway
Western Freeway (M8) forms the southern boundary, providing a direct road connection east towards Melbourne and west towards Ararat.
Air
Melbourne Airport is about 115 km from the precinct via the Western Freeway and the Melbourne road network.
Future road upgrades
Staged local road, intersection and active transport upgrades are set out in the draft precinct planning and will be delivered as the community grows.
Getting around
Indicative travel times.
Estimates only, in normal conditions. Actual times vary with traffic, timetables and your exact start point.
- Ballarat CBD by car
- about 12 minutes
- Wendouree station by car
- about 10 minutes
- Stockland Wendouree by car
- about 12 minutes
- Melbourne CBD by train from Ballarat
- about 1 hr 30 min
- Melbourne CBD by car
- about 1 hr 30 min
- Melbourne Airport by car
- about 1 hr 20 min
Travel times are modelled estimates for general guidance only and are not a guarantee of service levels, timetables or journey duration.