Local Transport

About the Grand Hyatt

The Grand Hyatt Melbourne is located at 123 Collins Street, near the corner of Russell Street. The phone number is: (03) 9657 1234.

Travelling To & From Melbourne Airport

Melbourne Airport is located approximately 25 kms from the Melbourne's CBD on the Tullamarine Freeway - less than 25 minutes by car.

Airport Taxis

Taxis are available from the ground floor level of Melbourne Airport, outside the International Terminal and both domestic Terminals. Expect to pay around A$35 to A$40 for the 25-minute trip into the centre of Melbourne.

A $2.00 taxi parking fee applies at Melbourne Airport. This $2.00 per vehicle fee only applies to passengers leaving Melbourne Airport from a taxi rank. A $3.00 per vehicle pre-booked taxi fee also applies for passengers catching a limousines or taxis from the Premium Parking area opposite T2.

Skybus

Skybus offers a shuttle bus service from the airport to Melbourne CBD and city hotels. This service operates 24 hours, 7 days. Buses run every 10-15 minutes throughout the day and every 30-60 minutes overnight.

Skybus Super Shuttle operates from two locations at Melbourne Airport, right outside arrivals at:

• Terminal T1, serving Qantas Domestic and Jetstar Domestic.
• Terminal T3, serving VirginBlue, Rex, Ozjet and Qantas, Virgin and Jetstar International and all other international flights.

It arrives at Southern Cross Train Station in the CBD. Adult one way tickets cost $15/$24 return.

Using the Skybus Hotel transfer service

From Melbourne Airport, take the Skybus Super Shuttle to the Melbourne city terminal at Southern Cross Station (in Spencer Street). You can then transfer onto a Skybus Hotel Shuttle mini-bus, which delivers you to your hotel or motel. No booking is required and the mini-buses are available during operating hours: from the city 0600-2200 Monday to Friday and 0730-1830 Saturday and Sunday.

Departing Melbourne

You need to book pick-up by the Skybus Hotel Shuttle for your trip to the airport. Ask your concierge to call Skybus on 9670 7992. It is recommended that you book your pick-up the day before departure.

The Skybus Hotel Shuttle will take you from your hotel to Southern Cross Station (in Spencer Street), where you will board a Skybus Super Shuttle express service to the airport.

Skybus will use its best endeavours to provide transfers to all passengers at the nominated time, but reserves the right to offer alternative pick up time or decline transport due to capacity and/or operational requirements.

For more information Skybus can be contacted on (61 3) 9335 2811.
This information has been provided courtesy of www.Skybus.com.au and www.melbourneairport.com.au

 Getting around the Melbourne CBD

The nearest train station to the Conference Venue is Parliament. Trams run regularly up and down Collins Street.

The Tourist Information Centre

The Tourist Information Centre is located at Federation Square, opposite Flinders Street Station near the Yarra River. An information brochure on Melbourne and a map of the Melbourne CBD will be included in the Conference Satchel.

The Melbourne CBD is set out on a grid and is easy to navigate on foot . Please note cars drive on the left hand side in Australia.

Trams run regularly up and down the main streets, stopping regularly as they head towards the inner suburbs.

Trains run underground in a loop around the city (known as “City Loop”) . The main train station for suburban trains is Flinders Street. Trains to the country run from Southern Cross station (formerly Spencer Street).

Tickets for the trams can be purchased on board and tickets for the train should be purchased at the station, before boarding the train. The trams and trains run on the same system and a two hour ticket is $3.10. It can be used as many times as you want on trains and trams in the two hour period. An all day ticket costs $6.10. Other longer term tickets are available from Metcard Dealers (Seven-11s in particular).

Driving around the Melbourne CBD is possible and parking is available throughout the City. It can cost up to $28 per day, but it is possible to receive an “early bird” discounted rate before 10 am at some car parks. Care is to be taken when turning onto streets with tram tracks as a right turn is executed from the left lane. If you are already contending with driving on the left hand side of the road, this may prove a further challenge! Trams have right of way on the streets and when lights are flashing on the tram, this means cars are not to pull up beside the tram as passengers are alighting.