Express Courier & Freight Routes from Melbourne
Drop-X runs express business freight between Melbourne, Geelong and the Mornington Peninsula, around the bay between Geelong and the Peninsula, between Melbourne and 31 regional centres, and from Geelong and the Peninsula to 16 regional centres without crossing Melbourne. Every job is a dedicated express run by road, never line-haul or backloaded. Each direction has its own page with the road distance, main roads and the towns served at each end.
Melbourne, Geelong and Mornington Peninsula routes
Same-day or pre-booked next-day express freight around Port Phillip, to and from every Geelong and Peninsula locality. Geelong to the Peninsula runs by road around the top of the bay.
Melbourne and Geelong
75 km by road via West Gate Freeway (M1), Princes Freeway (M1), Princes Highway (A10)
Melbourne and Mornington Peninsula
74 km by road via Monash Freeway (M1), EastLink (M3), Peninsula Link (M11)
Geelong and Mornington Peninsula
144 km by road via Princes Freeway (M1), West Gate Freeway (M1), Monash Freeway (M1), EastLink (M3)
Melbourne to regional Victoria routes
Same-day express runs between Melbourne and the regional centres, grouped by freight corridor, including the towns near each centre and on the way. Every other regional town is covered through the regional Victoria network.
Western VIC Freight Corridor
Melbourne and Ballarat
115 km by road via Western Freeway (M8)
Melbourne and Maryborough
170 km by road via Calder Freeway (M79), Pyrenees Highway (B180)
Melbourne and Ararat
206 km by road via Western Freeway (M8), Western Highway (A8)
Melbourne and Horsham
300 km by road via Western Freeway (M8), Western Highway (A8)
Melbourne and Hamilton
296 km by road via Western Freeway (M8), Glenelg Highway (B160)
Melbourne and Colac
152 km by road via Princes Freeway (M1), Princes Highway (M1)
South-West Coastal Network
Melbourne and Warrnambool
257 km by road via Princes Freeway (M1), Hamilton Highway (B140), Foxhow Road (C164), Princes Highway (A1)
Melbourne and Portland
354 km by road via Princes Freeway (M1), Hamilton Highway (B140), Hopkins Highway (B120), Princes Highway (A1)
Northern VIC Distribution Network
Melbourne and Castlemaine
122 km by road via Calder Freeway (M79)
Melbourne and Bendigo
153 km by road via Calder Freeway (M79), Calder Highway (M79)
Melbourne and Swan Hill
339 km by road via Calder Freeway (M79), Loddon Valley Highway (B260), Murray Valley Highway (B400)
Melbourne and Robinvale
471 km by road via Calder Freeway (M79), Loddon Valley Highway (B260), Murray Valley Highway (B400)
Melbourne and Mildura
544 km by road via Calder Freeway (M79), Calder Highway (A79)
Melbourne and Echuca
225 km by road via Calder Freeway (M79), Lyell Road (C327), Northern Highway (B75)
Melbourne and Seymour
112 km by road via Hume Freeway (M31)
Melbourne and Shepparton
190 km by road via Hume Freeway (M31), Goulburn Valley Freeway (M39)
Melbourne and Cobram
261 km by road via Hume Freeway (M31), Goulburn Valley Freeway (M39)
Melbourne and Yarrawonga
276 km by road via Hume Freeway (M31), Benalla - Yarrawonga Road (C373)
Melbourne and Benalla
212 km by road via Hume Freeway (M31)
Melbourne and Wangaratta
252 km by road via Hume Freeway (M31)
North-East & High Country Network
Melbourne and Mansfield
188 km by road via Eastern Freeway (M3), Melba Highway (B300), Goulburn Valley Highway (B300), Maroondah Highway (B300)
Melbourne and Bright
322 km by road via Hume Freeway (M31), Great Alpine Road (B500)
Border Priority Freight Runs
Melbourne and Albury-Wodonga
321 km by road via Hume Freeway (M31)
Gippsland Logistics Corridor
Melbourne and Warragul
107 km by road via Monash Freeway (M1), Princes Freeway (M1), Princes Highway (M1)
Melbourne and Wonthaggi
137 km by road via Monash Freeway (M1), Princes Freeway (M1), Bass Highway (M420), Loch-Wonthaggi Road
Melbourne and Phillip Island
143 km by road via Monash Freeway (M1), Princes Freeway (M1), Bass Highway (M420), Phillip Island Road (B420)
Melbourne and Leongatha
136 km by road via Monash Freeway (M1), Princes Freeway (M1), Healesville - Koo Wee Rup Road (M420), South Gippsland Highway (A440)
Melbourne and Traralgon
165 km by road via Monash Freeway (M1), Princes Freeway (M1), Princes Highway (M1)
Melbourne and Sale
214 km by road via Monash Freeway (M1), Princes Freeway (M1), Princes Highway (M1), Princes Highway (A1)
Melbourne and Bairnsdale
282 km by road via Monash Freeway (M1), Princes Freeway (M1), Princes Highway (M1), Princes Highway (A1)
Melbourne and Lakes Entrance
318 km by road via Monash Freeway (M1), Princes Freeway (M1), Princes Highway (M1), Princes Highway (A1)
Distances were measured on Google Maps between centre points in November 2026; main roads use OpenStreetMap routing (map data © OpenStreetMap contributors).
Regional Victoria corridors
Geelong and Mornington Peninsula to regional Victoria
Same-day express runs that start or finish in Geelong or on the Mornington Peninsula and go straight to a regional centre without crossing Melbourne: Geelong to the western, south-western and goldfields centres, and the Peninsula round Western Port to Gippsland. Every run is by road.
Geelong routes
Geelong and Ballarat
87 km by road via Ballarat Road (A300), Midland Highway (A300), Geelong Road (C294)
Geelong and Ararat
179 km by road via Midland Highway (A300), Western Freeway (M8), Western Highway (A8)
Geelong and Horsham
278 km by road via Midland Highway (A300), Western Freeway (M8), Western Highway (A8)
Geelong and Hamilton
224 km by road via Hamilton Highway (B140)
Geelong and Colac
79 km by road via Princes Highway (M1)
Geelong and Warrnambool
186 km by road via Hamilton Highway (B140), Foxhow Road (C164), Princes Highway (A1)
Geelong and Portland
283 km by road via Hamilton Highway (B140), Hopkins Highway (B120), Princes Highway (A1)
Geelong and Castlemaine
138 km by road via Ballan Road (C141), Geelong-Ballan Road (C141), Ballan-Daylesford Road (C141), Midland Highway (A300)
Geelong and Bendigo
176 km by road via Ballan Road (C141), Geelong-Ballan Road (C141), Ballan-Daylesford Road (C141), Midland Highway (A300)
Mornington Peninsula routes
Mornington Peninsula and Warragul
91 km by road via Baxter - Tooradin Road (C781), South Gippsland Highway (A21), Koo Wee Rup - Longwarry Road (C421)
Mornington Peninsula and Wonthaggi
104 km by road via Baxter - Tooradin Road (C781), South Gippsland Highway (M420), Bass Highway (M420), Loch-Wonthaggi Road
Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island
109 km by road via Baxter - Tooradin Road (C781), South Gippsland Highway (M420), Bass Highway (M420), Phillip Island Road (B420)
Mornington Peninsula and Leongatha
103 km by road via Baxter - Tooradin Road (C781), South Gippsland Highway (A440)
Mornington Peninsula and Traralgon
151 km by road via Baxter - Tooradin Road (C781), Princes Highway (M1), Princes Freeway (M1)
Mornington Peninsula and Sale
201 km by road via Baxter - Tooradin Road (C781), Princes Highway (M1), Princes Freeway (M1), Princes Highway (A1)
Mornington Peninsula and Bairnsdale
268 km by road via Princes Highway (M1), Princes Freeway (M1), Princes Highway (A1)
Distances were measured on Google Maps between centre points in November 2026; main roads use OpenStreetMap routing (map data © OpenStreetMap contributors).
Interstate express routes
Melbourne to Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra, in both directions, as dedicated express road runs: your freight only, never backloaded with other people’s freight. Each interstate job is quoted separately, with the vehicle and timing confirmed before booking.
Courier route questions
Are Drop-X routes express or line-haul?
Express. Drop-X runs every Victorian route job as a dedicated trip from pickup to delivery, never on a line-haul truck, through a depot or cross-dock, or on a backload, and interstate express jobs carry only your freight.
Can I book a trip that is not listed as a route?
Yes. The routes are the most requested runs, but Drop-X delivers between any suburbs and towns on the coverage page; call dispatch or get an online quote with both addresses.
Courier routes
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