Public Transport
Melbourne has a privatised public transport system comprising trains,
trams and buses. Trams are the main form of transport throughout
the Central Business District and run up and down most main streets.
Trains are the main mode of transport throughout the greater Melbourne
area.
The best way
to get around the Central Business District is to catch the City
Circle Tram, a free service that runs around the perimeter of
the CBD. There is an excellent map
of the CBD and its main points of interest on the website.
Travelling
away from the CBD, your choice is catch a tram or a train (although
bus services do operate to most areas).
Trams
Trams going outside the CBD run to the inner suburbs and in some
instances a little further. There are different departure points
throughout the CBD and you can check these here.
A light rail service runs to the popular tourist destinations
of St Kilda and Port Melbourne (Beacon Cove).
Trains
There
are two main railway stations in the CBD:
Flinders Street Station, at the corner of Swanston and Flinders
Streets, which is the main terminus for Melbourne metropolitan rail
services; and
Southern Cross Station (previously Spencer Street Station), at the intersection of Bourke and Spencer
Streets, which is the main hub for country rail services.
You can plan how to use Melbourne's public transport system using
MetLink
(includes all train, trams and bus services).
Melbourne Metropolitan rail services
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