The site has a listing of all aircraft for each airline company.  Detailed diagrams show the best seats including such great information as which have power for your laptop!

http://www.seatguru.com/

Bringing medicine into Australia

If you are staying for a short time you may be able to bring sufficient quantities of essential medicine for existing medical conditions. You will need to check requirements for bringing medicine into Australia with relevant Australian government authorities, including:

• The Department of Health provides general guidance advice for bringing medicines to and from Australia
• The Australian Customs Service monitors medicine brought into Australia from other countries, including prescription medicine.
• The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service protects the Australian environment from exotic pests and diseases. Some medicinal products may require a quarantine or import permit.
• Note also that importation of many drugs described as sport performance enhancing drugs are prohibited without a permit. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency can provide further information.

You may also need to check any regulations regarding taking medicine out of the country you are departing from.

Accessing government subsidised medicine in Australia under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) aims to provide timely, reliable and affordable access to necessary and cost-effective prescription medicine to all Australian residents and eligible overseas visitors. All medicine included on the PBS is listed in the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits.

In order to obtain PBS medicine in Australia you will need a prescription written by a doctor in Australia. Prescriptions for medicine written in other countries cannot be filled in Australia.

Australia has Reciprocal Health Care Agreements (RHCA) operating with the following countries: Finland, Italy, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, The Netherlands and United Kingdom.

RHCA allow eligible visitors restricted access to health care services including the PBS. Medicare Australia provides further information about these agreements as well as eligibility and enrolment details.

If you are eligible and your prescribed medicine is available on the PBS you can present the prescription to an approved pharmacy and the medicine will be dispensed under the PBS.

If you cannot have the medicine filled under the PBS, a prescription from a doctor in Australia can be filled by a pharmacist as a private prescription. This may mean that the medicine is more expensive.

If you are taking medicine out of Australia, Medicare Australia provides advice on taking or sending PBS medicine out of Australia.

Here are maps of the airport should you want to find your way around:

Printable Maps

The Melbourne Airport maps are also provided as Adobe PDFs for you to download.

Windows IE users right-click (Mac users click-and-hold) on link then select ‘Save Target As’ or ‘Save Link As’ from the menu. Choose a location to save the PDF; then click ‘Save’.

Download PDF

Aerial View (PDF 240 KB)
T2 (International) – Ground Floor – Departures (PDF 111 KB)
T2 (International) – First Floor – Departures (PDF 111 KB)
T3 (Domestic – Virgin Blue & Rex) – Ground Floor – Baggage Reclaim (PDF 69 KB)
T3 (Domestic – Virgin Blue & Rex) – Mezzanine Floor – Gate Lounges (PDF 43 KB)
T3 (Domestic – Virgin Blue & Rex) – First Floor – Departures (PDF 71 KB)
T1 (Domestic – Qantas & Jetstar) – Ground Floor (PDF 63 KB)
T1 (Domestic – Qantas & Jetstar) – Mezzanine Floor (PDF 68 KB)
T1 (Domestic – Qantas & Jetstar) – First Floor (PDF 65 KB)
T4 (Domestic – Tiger Airways) – Ground Floor (PDF 164 KB)
Short Term Parking (PDF 92 KB)
Multi-Level Long Term Parking (PDF 92 KB)
Long Term Parking (PDF 192 KB)
Express Car Parking (PDF 63 KB)
Business Parking (PDF 88 KB)
All Airport Maps (PDF 1,305 KB)

Taxis

A $2.00 taxi parking fee applies at Melbourne Airport. This $2.00 per vehicle fee only applies to passengers leaving Melbourne Airport from a taxi rank. A $3.00 per vehicle pre-booked taxi fee also applies for passengers catching a limousine or taxi from the premium parking area opposite T2.

The Victorian Government urges travellers to be aware of unlicensed or illegal taxi and chauffeur drivers, also known as touters, operating at Melbourne Airport. If you are approached by someone offering to assist you with transport needs, you should decline the invitation and report the incident to the Victorian Taxi Directorate on +61 3 9320 4300 or (toll free) 1800 638 802.

Chauffeur services from Melbourne Airport must be pre-booked before your arrival.

Taxi fares in Victoria

Taxi fare estimator

Rental cars

Melbourne Airport has six car rental companies located on site. All have offices on the ground floor of the short term car park, and information desks in the Melbourne Airport domestic terminals. Contact the companies direct for current rates.

Car Rental Company	Contact Phone Number	Website
	Within Australia: 13 63 33 Outside Australia: +61 3 9338 1800	http://www.avis.com.au
	Within Australia: 1300 362 848 Outside Australia: +61 3 9353 9399	http://www.budget.com.au
	Within Australia: 1300 13 13 90 Outside Australia: +61 3 9241 6800	http://www.europcar.com.au
	Within Australia: 13 30 39 Outside Australia: +61 3 9338 4044	http://www.hertz.com.au
	Within Australia: 1300 36 72 27 Outside Australia: +61 3 9241 6100	http://www.thrifty.com.au
	Within Australia: 1300 66 88 10 Outside Australia: +61 3 9338 8045	http:/www.redspotcars.com.au

SkyBus offers an express bus service from the airport to the city centre. This service operates 24/7, including all public holidays. Buses run from every 10 minutes throughout the day.

• $16 Adult – one way – Return $26
• $36 Family 2- (2 adults and 1-4 children) – Return $56
• $22 Family 1- (1 adult and 1-4 children) – Return $36
• $6 Child (4-14 years) – One way
• $120 – 10 trip ticket

Tickets can be purchased on arrival at the bus stop or purchased online at www.skybus.com.au.
On arrival at Southern Cross Station in the city, SkyBus provides a complimentary hotel transfer service, subject to availability, during the following hours:

• 0600-2200 Monday to Friday; 0730-1730 Saturday and Sunday, (excluding Christmas day).

For more information visit www.skybus.com.au.