Getting to and from Folkstone.
Folkstone sits on the Hume Freeway corridor in Melbourne's north, with freeway ramps at Donnybrook Road, two railway stations within about 10 km by road and Melbourne Airport within about half an hour's drive without traffic.
Donnybrook Station, a V/Line regional station, is 4.3 km away by road. Craigieburn Station, the end of the metropolitan Craigieburn line, is 9.6 km away by road.
The Hume Freeway runs along the precinct's eastern side. The drive to the CBD joins it at the Donnybrook Road on ramp.
Melbourne Airport is 25.5 km away by road, or 15.7 km in a straight line.
Donnybrook Road runs along the northern edge of the precinct. The drive routes on this page leave the precinct centre via Polaris Road and Donnybrook Road.
How long to get where you're going.
Indicative no traffic driving times from the centre of the Folkstone precinct. Real travel times depend on the starting point, route and traffic.
- Melbourne CBD~42 min (37 km)
- Melbourne Airport~29 min (25.5 km)
- Broadmeadows Station~23 min (21.1 km)
- Craigieburn Central~15 min (9.4 km)
Calculated with OpenStreetMap routing on 4 November 2026. These are route estimates without live traffic and should be used as a guide only. Check Public Transport Victoria for train timetables.