SKYBUS
Getting out of the airport, the best way to get into the city center is by taking the SkyBus that is located at the start of the drop off zone and at the end of the pick up zone. The ride from the airport to the city takes around 20 minute on normal times and 30 minutes during peak hours. These busses come regularly, every 10 minutes to be exact. The bus has places available for passengers to store their luggage. Don’t worry about the size of your bags cause the compartment is huge. Besides that, this compartment area is not located under the bus but within the bus so you wouldn’t have to worry about people taking the wrong luggage. Passengers going to specific hotels can be dropped off using one of SkyBus facilities. The SkyBus drops passenger at Southern Cross, which is also the place where travelers can transit from one public transport to another. The cost is fairly cheap and family deals can be purchased too. It is definitely the cheapest and most convenient way to get from and to the airport. Prices are available HERE! |
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MYKI
Arriving Southern Cross, the first thing about taking public transport is having a valid ticket to travel on it. In Melbourne, this valid ticket is called MYKI. This is the key to getting around Melbourne. At Southern Cross, there is a main MYKI booth available at the entrance of Southern Cross. Need not fear if you can’t find it cause MYKI cards can be found is all 7 Elevens and most convenient shops in the city. MYKI prices and information can be obtained HERE. |
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TRAINS
Trains are available to most suburbs in Melbourne. They are technically the fastest way to go to suburbs that are slightly further out of the city. There are a total of 16 train lines that spread our across Melbourne. All trains are comfortable and exceptionally clean. It may be pack during peak hours but most of the time, seats are available. Trains on weekdays comes every 10 minutes during daytime and 30 minutes during the night. During weekends however, trains comes every 20 to 30 minutes. You may experience delays on trains due to the old train systems compared to other developed countries. Metro Train timetables can be obtained HERE! |
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TRAMS
Trams are considered uniquely a Melbourne thing. It is not because it’s the only city with trams but mainly because trams are fully used as a main form of transportation to get around Melbourne. There’s a total of 28 trams line around Melbourne and by looking at the vast number of tram lines, its easy to understand that trams is a highly used by Melbournians. Trams come at an average time of 7 minutes during they day and 20 minutes during the night. For the Yarra Trams timetable can be found HERE! |
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BUS
Busses are available around Melbourne. Busses are most popular in suburbs further away from the city center. This is because suburbs further out of the city don’t have the luxury of trams. However, if you’re out partying at night and worried about not having trams and trains to bring you back, busses runs all night to accommodate this. This is called the Night Rider. More information about busses in Melbourne can be found HERE! |
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TAXIS
Taxis are available all around Melbourne. They are colored in bright yellow, which makes it easier to spot. To know whether the taxi is vacant or not, there is a light above all taxis. If its on, this means the taxi is vacant. According to Melbourne law, taxis with their lights on have to take you anywhere you desire. All taxis have a GPS in the car. Therefore if the taxi driver doesn’t take you to your destination, you have the right to not pay them. If the taxi driver is lost while you’re in the taxi, they will have to stop the meter. MYKI cannot be used in taxis. However, passengers will have a choice to either pay by cash or credit card. Taxis are not ideal as the cab fares in Melbourne cost a lot. Taxi are only worth taking during late nights when both trams and train aren’t running. |
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Mobile Apps
Public transportation timetable, information and fares can be downloaded through your mobile phone by using these mobile phone apps such as the PTV Journey Planner App and Tram Tracker App. These mobile apps can be found on the either Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.PTV Journey Planner
This app has many features such as timetables for train, busses and trams. However, the main feature of this app I would recommend is the Journey Planner. This is useful as it lets you know the fastest travel ways, which trainline or tramline to take and also the duration. This helps you to know when to depart from one point without being late arriving the next destination.
TramTracker
This app is useful if you want to know when the next tram is arriving. Besides that, it also shows where the nearest tram stop is based on your location. Lastly tram timetables can be found on this app.
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