Melbourne’s bus network is reasonably good, servicing the same routes as trams, as well as destinations overlooked by trains or trams. The only downside with buses is that they tend to take longer, often getting bunched up in traffic during peak periods.
While it’s best to pre-purchase your ticket before travelling, a limited range of tickets may also be purchased onboard from the driver. For bus information, timetables and fares, visit Metlink.
Probably the most useful service for travellers is the NightRider. The after midnight bus service travels from the city to …

Melbourne’s trams and light rail service give the city a distinctive character and provide a scenic way to explore the city and inner suburbs like Richmond, St Kilda and South Yarra. Travelling along most of Melbourne’s major thoroughfares, trams run down the centre of the road, stopping at every CBD intersection and then every two or three blocks once in the suburbs.
Services run regularly from 5am until midnight Monday to Saturday and from 7am to 11pm Sundays. On weekends and public holidays, services are reduced. Many tram services link up …

Melbourne is home to a thriving arts scene and more than 100 galleries that range from large public institutions to smaller commercial galleries and artist cooperatives.
Federation Square is home to the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, the world’s first major public gallery dedicated to to Australian art and in St Kilda Road you can discover the National Gallery of Victoria’s international collection.
Melbourne has one of the world’s highest densities of commercial galleries. They are located predominantly in the city centre along Flinders Lane, a number of which specialise in indigenous art. For outdoor experiences …

Taxis in Melbourne

Melbourne taxis are numerous and easy to spot – they are all uniformly yellow. As well, drivers must always wear a neat uniform and have an identity card on show at all times.
Hailing a cab
Cabs often wait in designated ranks that are clearly signposted at central locations like major hotels in the CBD, or busy spots such as Flinders Street Station. You can also hail a taxi in the street – if the rooftop light is illuminated, it means the taxi is available for hire – or book …

Once you arrive at the Melbourne Airport you’ll want to get to a comfortable place to rest for a while.  You will have been traveling for more than 24 hours and are probably quite tired.
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 …