Common journeys

Travelling towards the city

Step 1: Choose your lane early

Choose between the West Gate Tunnel or West Gate Bridge.

Take the left lanes and follow the signs for:

West Gate Tunnel
Millers Road exit
Williamstown Road exit, or
new Hyde Street exit.

Keep right for the express lanes and follow signs to City South and south-eastern suburbs over the West Gate Bridge.

Follow the signs and take the right lane once you've passed the Williamstown Road exit.

The Hyde Street exit is primarily for port access, and oversize and placarded loads because they can't use the tunnel.

Overhead signs on a freeway.

Step 2: Enter the West Gate Tunnel

Follow the signs to enter the West Gate Tunnel. The tunnel entrance is off the West Gate Freeway near Williamstown Road.

Step 3: Choose your final destination

Once you exit the tunnel, follow the signs for your destination.

Stay in the centre lanes. Follow the signs for 'M2 CityLink' to travel on to CityLink.

Stay in the right lanes. Follow the signs for 'City West' to exit at Footscray Road, Dynon Road and new Wurundjeri Way extension.

Travelling away from the city

Use the West Gate Tunnel or the West Gate Bridge – the choice is yours.

Step 1: Choose your starting point

Follow the signs for 'M4 West Gate Tunnel' and take the exit ramp from CityLink to the tunnel.

This journey is an option if travelling from Coburg, Flemington, or the inner north-west to places like Werribee, Geelong or the surf coast.

Signage - travelling via CityLink

Follow the signs for 'M4 West Gate Tunnel' when coming from Footscray Road or Wurundjeri Way in Docklands, or Dynon Road in North Melbourne, and travelling towards the west.

Signage - traevelling to Dynon Road and WGT - westbound

You can also use Hyde Street in Yarraville or Douglas Parade in Spotswood to get onto the West Gate Freeway. Follow the signs for 'M1 Geelong'.

Signage for travelling from Hyde St

You can continue to travel from the south-eastern suburbs towards Geelong and Ballarat by using the West Gate Bridge, just as you do now.

Step 2: Once on the West Gate Freeway, choose your lane early

M1 Princes Freeway (Geelong) – use the left lanes
M80 Ring Road (Ballarat/Bendigo) – use the right lanes

Once over the bridge, take the right-hand express lanes and follow the signs for 'M1 Geelong' or 'M80 Ring Road'.

After passing Millers Road:

for the M80 Ring Road (Ballarat-bound) – use the left lanes
for the Princes Freeway (Geelong-bound) – use the right lanes
to exit the freeway at Williamstown Road, Millers Road or Grieve Parade – use the left lanes at the bridge and follow the signs.

Using the express and outer lanes on the West Gate Freeway - outbound direction

Signs on the West Gate Freeway outbound after Millers Road. Lanes on the left are from the tunnel. Lanes on the right are express lanes from the West Gate Bridge.

Paying for trips on the West Gate Tunnel

Tolls will depend on how far you travel, the type of vehicle you drive, when you drive and your tolling account type. Learn more on our Tolls and your trip webpage.

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