About Melbourne

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What to do

Transport

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Getting to and around Melbourne

Getting around Melbourne:

Airport transport

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....

Free airport pickup to Hotel Bakpak
Hotel Bakpak is the budget place to stay in Melbourne, right in the city centre with loads of activities and free airport pickup, 24 hour reception and local staff who know what is going on will make your stay in Melbourne great!!! A stone’s throw from the Queen Victoria Market, a 10 minute walk to funky Brunswick St, we are surrounded by Melbourne’s best venues and attractions. Set in a quiet side street of the city makes it the ideal place to stay. Open 24 hours a day 7 days a week, with local staff, Hotel Bakpak has been designed to provide a safe and friendly environment where all guests can work, rest and play. Local tours for those traveling on a shoestring - Neighbours, MCG and City Sights Tours, and our infamous bus parties and too much free stuff to mention here.

Bicycle

Apart from the danger of getting your bicycle tyre 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.

Harley Davidson

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There is no cooler way to get around Melbourne than on a Harley Davidson, leather clad bikers can pick you up from your hotel and show you the sights of Melbourne, click here for more info...

Public transport

For info on all the bus, tram and train transport around Melbourne visit Metlink.com.au, only one organization covers them all!

Rental car

Rent a car to get around! RentNewCars.com.au is an Australian company that exclusively distributes Europcar & Thrifty's Australian fleet of 16,000 new vehicles and offers access to over 200 locations around Australia via the RentNewCars web site. They also guarantee that through their True Quotes™ Promises that your final corrected payment will be the same as what they quoted - and if they are wrong then they will refund you DOUBLE the difference to your credit card.

Taxi

Some of Melbourne's taxi companies are;

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

Tourbus

Instead of finding your own way around the city, why not book on a tour? In one afternoon you can see all the highlights of Melbourne and surrounding area, more info...
Or click here for info on a full day tour....

Tram

Melbourne is the only city in Australia with trams and for only about $5.- you can buy a ticket that is valid for a whole day around the city and inner suburbs.

Getting to Melbourne:

Adelaide to Melbourne by bus

In 3days / 2 nights you'll get from Adelaide to Melbourne and see Mt. Gambier, the Grampians, the Great Ocean Road, Geelong, Ballarat and get dropped off at Melbourne airport or city. More info....
For the wine lovers there is another trip that takes a slightly different route and takes in the Coonawarra wine region. More info....

Flights to Melbourne

Airfare.com.au is a good place to start looking for both cheap airfares to Australia and budget domestic airfares within Australia. Browse and book online.