Melb Airpot to City - Bus ?
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You can take the Skybus it brings you to Southern Cross.
http://www.skybus.com.au/
Which part of Lt Collins? Jump on a tram at Southern Cross (Spencer St & Collins St) if you need to go up the other end.
http://www.skybus.com.au/
Which part of Lt Collins? Jump on a tram at Southern Cross (Spencer St & Collins St) if you need to go up the other end.
Very easy to use.
went to Melbourne about 3 weeks and used the bus to the city. There was 3 adults and 1 3yr with us.
The bus drops you off at southern cross station and you can then catch a mini bus to your hotel if it is in the city.
Here is the website for the bus http://www.skybus.com.au/
One piece of advice, use the eftpos terminal behind the booth itself if there is a crowd, ( there was about 20 people in the queue,beat them all for the bus) cant remember seeing a sign for it but it is there.
went to Melbourne about 3 weeks and used the bus to the city. There was 3 adults and 1 3yr with us.
The bus drops you off at southern cross station and you can then catch a mini bus to your hotel if it is in the city.
Here is the website for the bus http://www.skybus.com.au/
One piece of advice, use the eftpos terminal behind the booth itself if there is a crowd, ( there was about 20 people in the queue,beat them all for the bus) cant remember seeing a sign for it but it is there.
I always catch that bus in Melbourne. It's great.
And in Brisbane, I catch the ghost train.
And in Brisbane, I catch the ghost train.
lol I'll be right round the corner form that on Friday night !
When you arrive in Southern Cross station in the SkyBus, you can swap to their SkyBus Hotel mini-bus for free hotel connection.
I dont thin Id ahve gotten into the city for less than $16 guys in a taxi - come on..
A taxi costs double that from PErth to the city and the distance is shorter (heavy trafftice doesnt come into it for Perth like it might in Melbourne)
Skybus was goood. Melbourne was even better
When there are 3 or 4 of us going to Melb we always use a particular Limo owner/driver service.
Costs only a few dollars more than a taxi but much nicer than riding in Melbourne taxis
.When there are 3 or 4 of us going to Melb we always use a particular Limo owner/driver service.
Costs only a few dollars more than a taxi but much nicer than riding in Melbourne taxis
My melbourne taxi felt like a ....... car
I LIKE the idea of being in a limo, but I'd be acting if I pretended that taxis made me squirm ror disgusted, I sat on a clean seat with a polite driver for an expected decent price, why would that make you go
?My melbourne taxi felt like a ....... car
I LIKE the idea of being in a limo, but I'd be acting if I pretended that taxis made me squirm ror disgusted, I sat on a clean seat with a polite driver for an expected decent price, why would that make you go
For $5 to $7 more I can be sure I get a clean well maintained Limo (no Nil Odor covering up vomit smells or BO), a driver that observes road rules, is polite and friendly, and takes me directly to my destination.
I've been to Melbourne dozens of times over the years and have had my far share of 'poor standard' taxi experiences. Taxis here are not that flash but I'm sure they're worse there.
I'm not talking about stretch Limo's Jaycee. They're generally only top of the range very well kept and clean regular cars (that usually happen to be black
).It's not about being posh. It's more about spending $2 to $3 dollars more per person for a much more pleasant ride.
LOL ! I certainly didn't call anyone posh, and I don't think I would consider somebody spending a couple of $, or even a bunch of $, on a limo when they go on holiday/visit 1 city an example being posh - is that what being posh is ?
I just thought you were exagerating how supposedly BAD a taxi is..
I'm a grumpy *******, I really am.. but one thing I felt I had no reason to whinge about in Melbourne and actaull even the ones I caught at hoeom to & from the airport.. where the state of the taxis or the driving style & attitude of the driver.. actually I had very little to whinge about, had a great w/end, can't wait to do it again....
I did agree that limo's are more comforatable (I find it hard to lie about common sense obvious things), and that may make it worthwile compared to sitting say in a normal car like your nextdoor neighbours / a taxi...but surely your decription of taxis and drivers is (only slightly I'm sure) a bi tof an exaggeration of the truth - it happens, but not that often
I don't think your're alone in having travelled to Melb more than 10 times either....
I just thought you were exagerating how supposedly BAD a taxi is..
I'm a grumpy *******, I really am.. but one thing I felt I had no reason to whinge about in Melbourne and actaull even the ones I caught at hoeom to & from the airport.. where the state of the taxis or the driving style & attitude of the driver.. actually I had very little to whinge about, had a great w/end, can't wait to do it again....
I did agree that limo's are more comforatable (I find it hard to lie about common sense obvious things), and that may make it worthwile compared to sitting say in a normal car like your nextdoor neighbours / a taxi...but surely your decription of taxis and drivers is (only slightly I'm sure) a bi tof an exaggeration of the truth - it happens, but not that often
I don't think your're alone in having travelled to Melb more than 10 times either....
Jaycee, I've had a taxi drive 40km over the limit over a few km before, one argue and get aggressive over him wanting more than the fare, a driver swerving all over the road and more recently one here in Adelaide taking my mum on a half hour trip when she was only wanting to travel 7km.
He wanted $70 for that when I clearly gave both the taxi co. and her the address. He scared her and ended up taking 3 of her cab charges at his insistance and $15 (she knew it was only a $15 trip).
I know there are polite and decent ones out there like my mothers Pakistani student neighbour who will sometimes do her trips and is hesitant about taking money.
Then there is the condition of some of them.
I'm not exaggerating when I say 'poor standard' in the taxi industry. I've experienced it.
He wanted $70 for that when I clearly gave both the taxi co. and her the address. He scared her and ended up taking 3 of her cab charges at his insistance and $15 (she knew it was only a $15 trip).
I know there are polite and decent ones out there like my mothers Pakistani student neighbour who will sometimes do her trips and is hesitant about taking money.
Then there is the condition of some of them
.I'm not exaggerating when I say 'poor standard' in the taxi industry. I've experienced it
.
