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Distance from Mt Compass, SA to Ruby, VIC

Distance

851 km

Time

10 hours 59 mins

Gas Cost

$64 - $166

There are 733.35 km (455.68 miles) from Mt Compass to Ruby in southeast direction and 851.34 km (529 miles) by car and ferry, following the A8 route.

Mt Compass and Ruby are 10 hours 59 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop for 10 hours 54 mins and take a ferry for 5 minutes .

This is the fastest route from Mt Compass, SA to Ruby, VIC.

Please note the time difference between Mt Compass, SA and Ruby, VIC is 30 minutes. The current time in Mt Compass is 8:39 pm and the current time in Ruby is 9:09 pm.

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Lowest Price Rental Cars in Mt Compass, SA

Planning on renting a car to go from Mt Compass, SA to Ruby, VIC? Here there are some offers to rent a car in Mt Compass, SA

Small

From $14

Intermediate

From $18

Full-size

From $24

SUVs

From $28

Vans

From $40

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Gas Consumption and Emissions

A car with a fuel efficiency of 10.8 l/100 km will need 91.92 liters of fuel to cover the route between Mt Compass, SA and Ruby, VIC.

The estimated cost of fuel to go from Mt Compass to Ruby is $137.87.

During the route, an average car will release 2,198.61 kilograms of CO₂ to the atmosphere. The carbon footprint would be 2.58 kilograms of CO₂ per kilometer.

Average Australia gas price used for calculation is $1.50 per liter of regular gas. Price last updated on March 11, 2026.
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Halfway Point Between Mt Compass, SA and Ruby, VIC

If you want to meet halfway between Mt Compass, SA and Ruby, VIC or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are -36.758668 and 142.245251, or 36º 45' 31.2048" S, 142º 14' 42.9036" E. This location is 264.42 miles away from Mt Compass, SA and Ruby, VIC and it would take approximately 5 hours 29 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.

Distance conversions

Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Mt Compass, SA and Ruby, VIC in this table:

Distance type	Miles	Kilometers	Nautical miles
Straight line distance	455.68 mi	733.35 km	395.98 nautical mi
Driving distance	529 mi	851.07 km	459.54 nautical mi

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