Melbourne: where should you sleep for the shortest travel?

Chosen: Flinders Street Station, Federation Square, Hosier Lane, Degraves Street, Queen Victoria Market. Over 3 nights, sleeping in Melbourne CBD gives the shortest travel. Return trips add up to 1 h 34 min, which is 1 h 37 min less than St Kilda, the longest base for the same choice. Next shortest are Southbank and Docklands.

1. #1Melbourne CBD1 h 34 min of round trips in totalOne way from Melbourne CBD: Flinders Street Station 12 min, Federation Square 12 min, Hosier Lane 12 min, Degraves Street 11 min, Queen Victoria Market 13 min
2. #2Southbank1 h 40 min of round trips in total
3. #3Docklands1 h 52 min of round trips in total

Chosen: Flinders Street Station, Federation Square, Hosier Lane. Over 2 nights, sleeping in Melbourne CBD gives the shortest travel. Return trips add up to 58 min, which is 1 h less than St Kilda, the longest base for the same choice. Next shortest are Southbank and Docklands.

1. #1Melbourne CBD58 min of round trips in totalOne way from Melbourne CBD: Flinders Street Station 12 min, Federation Square 12 min, Hosier Lane 12 min
2. #2Southbank59 min of round trips in total
3. #3Docklands1 h 14 min of round trips in total

Chosen: Flinders Street Station, Federation Square, Hosier Lane, Degraves Street, Queen Victoria Market. Over 3 nights, sleeping in Southbank gives the shortest travel. Return trips add up to 3 h, which is 1 h 47 min less than St Kilda, the longest base for the same choice. Next shortest are Melbourne CBD and South Yarra. The transfer to and from Melbourne Tullamarine is counted in both directions.

1. #1Southbank3 h of round trips in totalOne way from Southbank: Flinders Street Station 12 min, Federation Square 12 min, Hosier Lane 13 min, Degraves Street 12 min, Queen Victoria Market 15 min
2. #2Melbourne CBD3 h 50 min of round trips in total
3. #3South Yarra3 h 58 min of round trips in total