Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
To
Melbourn
e
Airport
To
Melbourn
e
Airport
To Sydne
y
To Sydne
y
CARLTON
CARLTON
Carlton
Gardens
Carlton
Gardens
F
ITZROY
F
ITZROY
Fitzroy
Gardens
Fitzroy
Gardens
CITY
CENTER
CITY
CENTER
Melbourne
Cricket Ground
Melbourne
Cricket Ground
RICHMOND
RICHMOND
Freeway
Freeway
SOUTH
MELBOURNE
SOUTH
MELBOURNE
PORT
ME
LBOURNE
PORT
ME
LBOURNE
SOUTH
YARRA
SOUTH
YARRA
Spirit of
Tasmania
Ferry
Terminal
Spirit of
Tasmania
Ferry
Terminal
Station
Pier
Station
Pier
Port Philip
Bay
Port Philip
Bay
WILLIAMSTOWN
WILLIAMSTOWN
0
0
250 Mi
250 Km
Golf
Train Line
Victoria
Victoria
Melbourne
St. Kilda
Beach
St. Kilda
Beach
0
5 mi
Melbourne
St. Kilda
Marina
St. Kilda
Marina
0
5 km
Thrifty
(
&
1800/652 008
in Australia, or 03/9330 1522),
Budget
(
&
13
27 27
in Australia),
Avis
(
&
1800/225 533
in Australia, or 03/9338 1800), and
Hertz
(
&
13 30 39
in Australia, or 03/9379 9955),
Delta Europcar
(
&
1300/
131390
in Australia, or 03/9417 2311) have airport rental desks. The Tullama-
rine freeway to and from the airport joins with the Citylink, an electronic toll-
way system. Drivers need a CityLink pass. A 24-Hour pass costs $9.10
(US$5.90). Check with your car-rental company.
Skybus
(
&
03/9335 2811;
www.skybus.com.au) picks up passengers in front
of the baggage claim area every 15 minutes from 6am to 12pm, and hourly from
12pm to 6:am. The trip into the center takes around 35 minutes and costs A$13
(US$7.80) one-way for adults and A$5 (US$3.25) for children under 15. The
service travels direct to Spencer Street Railway Station, where free shuttle buses
transfer you to city hotels. When you want to return to the airport, book the
Skybus service a few hours in advance and allow at least 40 minutes for traveling
time. Buy tickets on board, or from Skybus desks outside the baggage claim areas.
A taxi to the city center takes about 30 minutes and costs around A$45 to
A$50 (US$29-US$35).
An alternative is the
Super Shuttle,
a multihire limousine service that departs
approximately every 20 minutes from in front of the arrival terminal. Airport to
city hotels costs $16 (US$10). Bookings are not necessary from the airport, but
from the city call
&
03/9338 4401.
BY TRAIN
Interstate trains arrive at
Spencer Street Railway Station,
at
Spencer and Little Collins streets (5 blocks from Swanston St. in the city center).
Taxis and buses connect with the city. The
Sydney-Melbourne
XPT
travels
