Cowes to Melbourne carpool
Off Phillip Island and up the South Gippsland and Monash for work, flights and appointments. With RideAlong, drivers already making the trip share their spare seats, and riders chip in for the fuel.
- Distance
- 141 km
- Drive
- 2 h
- Suggested seat
- $34
- Works
- Both ways
Fill your empty seats.
Post your Cowes to Melbourne trip in the app. Doing it every week? Set it once and it repeats. People heading the same way book a seat, and the app suggests around $34 a seat. You set the price and choose who rides with you, and riders pay before the day.
Share the ride.
Search Cowes to Melbourne and book a seat with a driver who’s going anyway. Nothing on your day yet? Save the route or post a “looking for a ride” request, and you’ll get a notification as soon as a driver posts one.
Questions about this trip
How much is a carpool from Cowes to Melbourne?
Drivers set their own seat price. For this 141 km trip, the app suggests around $34 a seat. Riders together can never pay more than the car costs to run for the trip (for a standard car, about $128.31 for the whole car), shared between the seats.
Is there a ride from Cowes to Melbourne today?
Rides are posted by members making the trip anyway. Open the app and search Cowes to Melbourne. If nothing suits, save the route or post a “looking for a ride” request, and you’ll get a notification as soon as a driver posts one.
Is it safe?
Every member’s ID is checked by a person before they can drive or ride, drivers’ cars are checked too, and you can see who’s in the car and their reviews before you book. In-app payments are held until the trip is done, and you can share your trip live with family.
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Free to join. Every member’s ID is checked by a real person before they can drive or ride.
Distances and drive times are road estimates. Seat prices are what the app suggests for a standard car. Drivers set their own, within the cap. RideAlong is car pooling for trips people are already making, not a taxi or a booked hire service.