Melbourne Air Transport

A total of five airports serve the Melbourne area, among them Melbourne International Airport is the largest International airport. It has the largest Airport cargo throughput in Australia, the second largest passenger volume, next to Sydney International Airport. Melbourne International Airport is located 25 km northwest of Melbourne, about 20 minutes away. The airport consists of 4 terminals. All International flights departure or arrive through the second terminal, T2. T1 (Qantas, JetStar), T2 and T3 (Virgin, DEX) belong to the main building. It takes 5 minutes to walk to T4 (Tiger). In addition, there are luggage lockers with locks inside the International flights terminal along with foreign exchange services, restaurants, bars, children’ s play area, information consulting desk, several major car rental companies and other facilities. For the departing passengers the airport offers tax refund service for some goods (Goods and Services Tax-GST). At the same time, there are a large number of private car parking spaces available.

Airport website: melbourneairport.com.au

Transportation to and from the Airport and Downtown:

Airport bus (SKYBUS) is the airport bus from Melbourne Airport to downtown, non-stop in the middle way, the average running time is 20 minutes. It runs 24 hours (including public holidays). In the daytime, the bus departs once every 15 minutes. Fares for the airport bus from the airport and the downtown area, one-way fare is 17 Australian dollars, round-trip fares is 28 Australian dollars. SKYBUS passengers can enjoy free hotel shuttle service, but need to book as early as possible, please contact the front desk of the hotel or SKYBUS. Visitors can buy and print tickets online, but also the tickets can be purchased at the airport bus ticket booth before getting on the bus. Ticket website: www.skybus.com.au

The average price of a taxi from the airport to the city center is about 55-60 Australian dollars, and usually takes about 20 minutes. If the driver drives through toll booths, the additional charges will be also charged, about 4 Australian dollars.