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MELBOURNETransport:
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 some ). 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 lightrail 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 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).
Getting There:
Melbourne Airport is approximately 22 kilometres from the city - about a 30-minute drive, depending on traffic. Australia’s second busiest airport, it’s open 24 hours a day, servicing all the major international airlines. The airport, which affords easy access to connecting interstate and international flights, has baggage lockers in the international terminal, around-the-clock foreign exchange counters, restaurants, bars, a children’s playground, information desks, major car rental companies and, for departing travellers, a refund booth to reclaim the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on some goods.
Ask our resident Aussie: Bruce Scott will be on hand to answer any queries you may have regarding Melbourne and Australia in general.
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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. 
From London, you can fly direct to Melbourne - the journey takes around 20 hours. There are also indirect flights, making the journey longer but considerably less expensive. From North America, you can catch a direct flight to Melbourne, as well as a number of single-stop services. Excluding stopovers, flying time to Melbourne is around 20 hours from New York or Toronto, 18 hours from Vancouver, or 15 hours from Los Angeles. From New Zealand, there is a range of flights available to Melbourne, with those from Auckland taking approximately three-and-a-half hours.  |