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Melbourne by Train Regular commuters and tourists can avail trains from Flinders Street Station, which is the terminus for suburban trains to and from Melbourne. 'Connex Melbourne' operates the suburban train services in Melbourne. These trains ply to Hurstbridge, Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein, Glen Waverly, Pakenham, Cranbourne, Stony Point, Sandringham,Williamstown, Werribee, Watergardens, Craigieburn, Upfield, and Epping.
Melbourne by Tram
One of the popular and convenient modes of Melbourne transport is the tram. Approximately 236 km of tramway is covered by around 600 tramcars. These tramcars are particularly useful for moving inside Melbourne city. Melbourne tram services operated by 'Yarra Trams' ply in 8 routes, namely the Bourke Street, Collins Street, Elizabeth Street, Spencer and Flinders Street, Swanston Street, Docklands and Flinders Street, William Street and the Suburbs, and the Free City Circle Tram Routes.A free ride of 30 minutes can be enjoyed in the Free City Circle Trams that travels via La Trobe Street, Spring Street, Dockyards and Flinders Street. These free trams painted in distinguishable maroon ply every 10 minutes.
Melbourne by Bus Bus services in Melbourne are used to complement its tram and train services. The buses run by V-line, Firefly, Premier, and Greyhound are primarily long distance buses connecting Melbourne to other Australian cities like Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney. Within the city Skybus and Sunbus operate express bus services connecting Melbourne city to the airport.
A universal ticket is used in suburban trains, trams and buses. 2-hourly, weekly and monthly tickets called Metcards are to be purchased and validated before being used. These Metcards can be bought from railway stations, tram cars or vending machines. Except for tickets bought from tram cars, the other ones are to be validated by putting them inside a separate machine. Melbourne is divided into two transportation zones: Zone 1, and Zone 2. Separate tickets are to be bought for traveling in these two zones.
Ferry service in Melbourne is another means of traveling to the suburbs of the city. There are regular ferry services from Melbourne city to Williamstown, between Southbanks and Docklands, and from Williamstown to St.Kilda.
With a closely knit transportation network getting around Melbourne for a tourist is fast and safe.
