{"id":79694,"date":"2020-09-24T08:33:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T08:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.expatinfodesk.com\/?page_id=79694"},"modified":"2024-01-12T11:09:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T11:09:07","slug":"transport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/melbourne\/transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Transport Options in Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row type=”container” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” el_class=”three-top-tips” css=”.vc_custom_1599875304748{margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]While Melbourne\u2019s public transport system is often maligned by its residents (especially the aging train infrastructure), the Metlink system that connects the city and suburbs with trains, trams and buses is relatively well-planned and a reasonable value for the money. However, well-planned and well-executed are two very different things. Despite the infrastructure being in place, public transport is not always reliable. There are regular cancellations, delays or hold ups on many train lines, and overcrowded trams are known to occasionally cause chaos at peak travel times.<\/p>\n

If you plan on living in the Melbourne CBD or inner suburbs, a car is not essential. Many people choose to live without one, particularly because of the difficulty finding parking in inner city areas if your accommodation doesn\u2019t include a parking space. However, if you have any intentions to travel beyond the built up inner city suburbs (and you should, Australia\u2019s countryside is beautiful), then you may find a car useful, as public transport can be frustrating when trying to complete a big shop or transport large objects. If you plan to only use a car infrequently, there is an abundance of car-hire \/ rental agencies that can provide reasonable daily or weekly rentals.<\/p>\n

Air travel within Australia is extremely well organised, convenient, and competitive. In recent years several budget carriers have appeared on the scene to provide commuter trips between Melbourne<\/a> and other Australian cities, and most of them have multiple daily cheap flights that reliably leave on time, and can be booked with little notice.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ el_class=”city-side-bar”][vc_row_inner el_class=”sidebar-section-one”][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Top Tips” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_separator color=”#ffffff” type=”full_width” thickness=”1″ up=”” down=””][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01<\/td>\nGet involved with Aussie rules football. The quicker you learn the rules and pick a team, the quicker you\u2019ll be bonding with the locals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02<\/td>\nMelbourne is filled with culinary goldmines. Be brave, be willing to look around the graffiti covered corner and you will be rewarded.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03<\/td>\nAs fantastic a city as Melbourne is, some of the landscape that surrounds it is better. Some of Australia\u2019s most amazing scenery is on your door<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04<\/td>\nWhile Southbank is a nice, bright area, full of gleaming new shops and restaurants, it is unequivocally viewed by Melbournians as a tourist trap.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05<\/td>\nWhile Melbourne has a bit of a reputation for being cold and blustery, with unpredictable weather patterns, the city comes alive in the warmer summer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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