Getting to and from Merrifield Central.
Merrifield Central sits at the Hume Freeway and Donnybrook Road interchange in Melbourne's north. For people living in the estates nearby, that means a short drive to the jobs and shops in the precinct and to two railway stations, and about 35 minutes by road to Melbourne Airport without traffic.
The Hume Freeway runs along the precinct's eastern edge, with the Donnybrook Road interchange at its south east corner. South, the freeway leads towards the M80 Ring Road and the city.
Donnybrook Station on the Seymour line is about 4.4 km by road. Craigieburn Station, the end of the Craigieburn metropolitan line, is about 9.7 km by road.
Melbourne Airport is about 27 km by road from the precinct centre, roughly 35 minutes without traffic.
Bus routes and timetables change as the area grows. Check Public Transport Victoria (ptv.vic.gov.au) for the current services from any address.
How long to get where you're going.
Indicative no traffic driving times from the centre of the Merrifield Central precinct. Real travel times depend on the starting point, route and traffic.
- Melbourne CBD (Flinders Street)~45 min (~40 km)
- Melbourne Airport~35 min (~27 km)
- Craigieburn Station~13 min (~9.7 km)
- Donnybrook Station~8 min (~4.4 km)
Calculated with OpenStreetMap routing on 4 November 2026. These are route estimates without live traffic and should be used as a guide only.