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Getting to and around Melbourne

The tram is a good way to get around Melbourne

Airport transport in to Melbourne

Sunbus provides both international and domestic visitors with a personal 'meet and greet' service at the airport, and then a direct transfer to your accommodation located in the Central Business District (CBD), St Kilda and Carlton. The service operates 7 days a week and meets your flight. When making a booking, you will need to advise your flight details and your Melbourne accommodation details. Your transfer will be confirmed instantaneously and you will be provided with a travel voucher to present to the driver. More info and reservations for transfers from airport to city....
For info and reservations for transfers from city to airport....

Flights to Melbourne:

If you are already in Australia then go to our page Cheap Domestic Flights in Australia for a good choice in cheap domestic airfares to Melbourne.

If you are still in your home country then you will need to get an international flight to Melbourne.

Airlines that fly straight in to Melbourne include Singapore Air , you can go to their websites and compare them to find the cheapest flights to Melbourne, or visit our Cheap Flights to Australia page for an overview of what is available in budget airfares to Melbourne.

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Bus to Melbourne

Adventure Tours is an Australian company that can take you across the country in a fun and adventurous way to show you the real Australia. Of course it is quicker to fly to Melbourne, but crossing Australia by road is the only way to fully appreciate its amazing vastness.

6 Day Sydney to Melbourne - Take a walk on the wild side with this 6 day adventure trip along the coastal stretch between Sydney and Melbourne to encounter glorious scenery and wildlife, picturesque countryside and heritage villages.

It’s an unspoiled area of pristine beaches and headlands, coastal lakes and estuaries, small settlements and fishing villages, historic reminders of gold mining and whaling days, shipwrecks and maritime museums, mountains that seem ready to fall into the sea, and Aboriginal cultural sites that attest to strong continuing traditions.

It was the first part of the Australian mainland sighted and charted by Captain Cook in 1769-1770 as he turned north towards Botany Bay. Much of it has been included in a series of marine reserves and national parks and has some of the best opportunities in Australia for sighting a variety of marine life, birds and animals.

The area is rich in natural and cultural heritage, and is inhabited by laid-back, friendly locals who are only too keen to share their good fortune with visitors.

Highlights of your journey through this landscape include:

Grand Pacific Drive and Sea Cliff Bridge - Jervis Bay (world’s whitest sand) – whale and dolphin watch cruise – national parks of the South Coast – Montague Island cruise (seal colony and whale watching) – historic Eden – Twofold Bay whaling heritage – Eden Killer Whale Museum – lighthouse tours – Bataluk Culture Trail – mouth of the Snowy River – Krowathunkooloong Aboriginal Cultural Museum – headland walks in Victoria’s eastern coastal parks – Gippsland Lakes cruise – Ninety Mile Beach – Phillip Island Penguin Parade. More info and reservations....

Bus from Melbourne

18 Day Melbourne to Darwin Safari - Departs from Melbourne and travels via Ayers Rock (Uluru), Alice Springs, Adelaide, Great Ocean Road, Flinders Ranges, Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), Otway Ranges, Coober Pedy, Kings Canyon, Wilpena Pound, Grampians, Bells Beach, Kakadu National Park, Katherine Gorge, Litchfield National Park, Clare Valley, Mary River Wetlands, Ubirr, Jim Jim Falls, Tennent Creek, Halls Gap, Port Augusta, Lorne, Apollo Bay, Yourambulla Caves and Quorn, MacKenzie Falls, Warren Gorge and arrives in Darwin. More info and reservations....

6 Day Melbourne to Sydney - Take a walk on the wild side with this 6 day adventure trip along the coastal stretch between Sydney and Melbourne to encounter glorious scenery and wildlife, picturesque countryside and heritage villages.
Highlights of your journey through this landscape include:
Grand Pacific Drive and Sea Cliff Bridge - Jervis Bay (world’s whitest sand) – whale and dolphin watch cruise – national parks of the South Coast – Montague Island cruise (seal colony and whale watching) – historic Eden – Twofold Bay whaling heritage – Eden Killer Whale Museum – lighthouse tours – Bataluk Culture Trail – mouth of the Snowy River – Krowathunkooloong Aboriginal Cultural Museum – headland walks in Victoria’s eastern coastal parks – Gippsland Lakes cruise – Ninety Mile Beach – Phillip Island Penguin Parade. More info and reservations....

Get around Melbourne with the Smartvisit Card

An economical way to see all the sights around Melbourne in an affordable way is to buy the Smartvisit Card !
Valid for one, two, three or seven days your Melbourne Smartvisit card opens all the right doors with free entry to over 60 attractions using three convenient means of transport, as well as some tempting offers at surrounding wineries - all for one inclusive price! Experience arts, wildlife reserves, zoos, galleries, museums, historic sites, sporting venue tours, river cruises and much more. More info....

Getting around Melbourne on a bicycle

Bicycles for rent at Federation Square in Melbourne's city centre

Apart from the danger of getting your bicycle tyre stuck in a tram track Melbourne is a great and safe place to get around on a bicycle. The Melbourne Visitor Information Centre has information and maps on the bicycle paths that run for many kilometres all around the city and outside the peaktimes you are allowed to take your bike on the trains for free.

City tours to get around Melbourne

Discover Melbourne's many highlights on a guided city tour. See such famous landmarks as the Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne Arts Center, Parliament House, the MCG and much more. Discover the world class shopping and acres of parks and gardens!

See Melbourne from a helicopter

Get around in style! See Melbourne or the Great Ocean Road from the sky !

Get around Melbourne on foot

Public transport around Melbourne, train, tram and bus.

Famous Flinders Street Stration in Melbourne

Melbourne is the only city in Australia with trams and it has the largest tram network in the world!
Flinders Street Stationpictured above was the world's busiest passenger station in 1927.
For only about $5.- you can buy a ticket that is valid for a whole day around the city and inner suburbs on Metlink's network.
For info on all the bus, tram and train transport around Melbourne visit Metlink.com.au, only one organization covers them all!
One of the cheapest ways to get around Melbourne is the free City Circle Tram, it circles around the Melbourne Central City, Docklands, the Yarra River, Flinders Street Station, Parliament House, and Victoria Markets.
They will give you a free map too and run every 12 minutes seven days a week from 10:00 till 18:00.

Get around Melbourne by rental car

If you are only going to see the inner city of Melbourne then public transport or a guided tour is the way to go but if you want to see some more of the area around Melbourne then a rental car is the way to go.
The Dandenongs are a beautiful forested area only a short drive from Melbourne with lovely villages, charming B&B accommodations, art galleries and William Rickett's Sanctuary.
Only a little bit furher out is Marysville where you find Bruno's Art and Sculpture Garden.
To the south of Melbourne is the Mornington Peninsula with beautiful coastal drives, art galleries, wineries and beaches.
To the west of Melbourne lies the Great Ocean Road, a spectacular stretch of coastline with towering limestone cliff and nice coastal towns with some great accommodation.
There is a choice of car rental companies where you can book your car or campervan online to be assured of a car on your arrival in Melbourne , and most offer one way rentals between major cities.
Nothing beats the freedom of having your own car to explore Victoria and stop when and where you want.

Vroomvroomvroom is a good place to start your search for a budget hire car. Ofcourse you could search all the major car hire companies one after the other but you'll find it saves you a lot of time to simply type in your car hire location and dates, and get presented with an overview where you see available cars and all prices to compare on one page. Can it get any easier?

Example of how easy Vroomvroomvroom makes choosing a hire car and comparing prices.

Car Rental by VroomVroomVroom

Budget Car Hire needs little introduction, the name says it all: car hire at Budget Prices with a car hire company with an international reputation, and this sites makes it even easier to find yourself a cheap hire car, or anything else with wheels: trucks,buses, campervans, utes, four wheel drives etc.

When you hit the road in Melbourne with your rental car there are a few things to watch out for: the trams, the tollways and the hook turn. The Tollway: In contrast to many other tollways around the world there are no ticketbooths or places to pay when you get off. Your car registration plate gets photographed and the toll gets charged to your registration number. You will then have three days to pay the trip, either by phoning 135465 which is easier to remember as 13LINK or by going to Breeze.com.au to do this online. If you don't do this then the car hire company will chase you for the toll plus an extra fee. The Hookturn: If you're turning right at an intersection you would normally go to the centre of the road and, when there is no traffic coming from the opposite direction, make your turn. Not in Melbourne! At a small number of very busy intersections in the centre of Melbourne's CBD, where two tram lines cross each other, you have to pull over to your left, wait until the traffic light from the street you want to turn into changes to green, and then complete your turn!. If cars were waiting to turn right from the middle of the road, they would be blocking the tram lines, thus holding up a large amount of trams. To ensure the flow of traffic stays at a reasonable level, the hook turn was invented.

Take a taxi in Melbourne

Some of Melbourne's taxi companies are;

Arrow - 132211
Black Cabs - 132227
Embassy - 131755
Silver Top - 131008

About Melbourne - Accommodation - Tours & what to do - Transport & car hire - Photos - Street map