Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Three Thousand
(
www.threethousand.com.au
)
A weekly round-up of (cool) local goings on.
Visit Victoria
(
www.visitvictoria.com.au
)
Highlights events in Melbourne and Victoria.
Getting There & Away
AIR
also known as Tullamarine, and
Avalon
(AVV; 03-5227 9100, 1800 282 566;
www.avalonairport.com.au
)
, located en route to Geelong. From Melbourne, domestic and inter-
national flights are offered by Qantas (
Click here
), Jetstar (
Click here
)
, Virgin Australia
(
Click here
)
and Tiger Air (
Click here
)
. Presently only Jetstar serves Avalon.
www.regionalexpress.com.au
)
fly from Melbourne to Mildura, while Sharp Airlines (
Click here
)
has services from Melbourne to Portland, Hamilton and Flinders Island from smaller
Essen-
don Airport
(MEB; 03-9948 9300;
www.essendonairport.com.au
)
.
There is a
left-luggage facility
(
www.baggagestorage.com.au
;
Ground Fl, International Terminal 2; $15 per 24hr;
5.30am-12.30am)
in Terminal 2 at Melbourne Airport.
BOAT
Spirit of Tasmania
( 1800 634 906;
www.spiritoftasmania.com.au
;
adult/car one way from $174/89)
crosses
Bass Strait from Melbourne to Devonport, Tasmania, at least nightly; there are also day
sailings during peak season. It takes 11 hours and departs from Station Pier, Port Mel-
bourne.
BUS
The following long-distance buses depart from
Southern Cross Station
(
www.southerncrossstation.net.au
;
cnr Collins & Spencer Sts, Melbourne)
main terminal.
V/Line
( 1800 800 007;
www.vline.com.au
)
Around Victoria.
Greyhound
( 1300 473 946;
www.greyhound.com.au
)
Australia-wide.
There's a
left-luggage facility
( 03-9619 2588; during train service hours)
at Southern Cross Sta-
tion. It costs $12 to store a backpack or suitcase for 24 hours.
TRAIN
Interstate trains arrive and depart from
Southern Cross Station
.
