Melbourne Airport Train

There is no direct rail link between Melbourne Airport and the city center, the connection is made with airport buses and coaches.

Even though, it is possible to combine train and bus to get to the city center:

Melbourne Airport to city center

To pick up the train you have to take 901 bus at Melbourne Airport (to Frankston) straight to Broadmeadows Station. It takes about 20 minutes.

Once there, you can pick up the Craigieburn Line to Flinders Street which is the main Melbourne central business district station. The ride is about 40 minutes. 

Schedule

From 5 am to 6:30 am daily every 15 minutes’ weekdays, 6:30 am to 9:30 pm every 30 minutes, 9:30 pm to midnight every 30 (Sunday to 9 pm).

Craigieburn Line runs daily from 04:31 am to 11:30 pm.

Location

You can take it at the Terminal 4 Transport Hub. 

Please check the bus section for further details. 

Melbourne City Center to Melbourne Airport

If you wish to travel from Melbourne’s city center to the Airport by train and bus you should pick up the Craigieburn line from Melbourne at Flinders Streets and take off at Broadmeadows Station.

From there you can transfer to bus 901 which connects the station with Melbourne Airport. 

Total trip time is about 1 hour. 

Schedule

You should take in mind that bus connections between Broadmeadows station and Melbourne Airport goes from 6 am to 12am on weekdays.

Fares

To ride any mean of public transportation it is compulsory to purchase a Myki card:

One-way trip Adult: A$4.40 (you can purchase it at the airport for A$6 Adults, it has an A$3 commission).

To get to Melbourne city center it is needed to pick up Zone 1/2 Myki card.