Road closures for Run Melbourne, Sunday 21 July 2024

There are three main events – the half-marathon, 10km run and 5.5km run/walk. All courses start at Batman Avenue and take in many of Melbourne’s iconic landmarks such as Flinders Street Station, Marvel Stadium, The Arts Centre, the Botanical Gardens and Melbourne Olympic Parks. 

Public Transport is the best way to get to the event as parking will be restricted and road closures for the marathon will be in force from 3am until 1.30pm Sunday 21 July.

Road closures will be in place from 3:45am on Sunday to allow the event to run safely. Road closures will be lifted in stages and all roads will be by 12.30pm.  Public transport services will also be affected.

If you are travelling in the area, plan ahead and allow extra travel time. 

• Event details
• Road closures

Event details

Sunday 21 July

Half Marathon

Start Location: Batman Avenue Northbound Lane. Just before the traffic lights turning into Tennis Centre Access Road.

Start time: 6:30am

Estimated Finish Time: 11:23am

10km

Start Location: Batman Avenue Northbound Lane. Just before the traffic lights turning into Tennis Centre Access Road.

Start time: 9am

Estimated Finish Time: 11am

5.5km

Start Location: Batman Avenue Northbound Lane. Just before the traffic lights turning into Tennis Centre Access Road.

Start Time: 10:10am

Estimated Finish Time: 11:20am

Road closures   

Sunday 21 July - between 3:45am - 12:30pm (midday) 

Affected roads will be closed or partly closed from 3.45 am Sunday.

Roads closures will be lifted in stages and all roads will be fully open by 12.30pm.  All road closures for the event, including a detailed map and information for bike riders, are published on the Run Melbourne website at Road Closures - Run Melbourne.

There are also road closures on La Trobe Street between Harbour Esplanade and Queen Street due to tram stop upgrade works. Find out more at the PTV website.

Changes to tram services due to the road closures can be found at ptv.vic.gov.au

Real-time traffic conditions are available at the VicTraffic website.