Melbourne Travel Guide

Melbourne Airport

Airport Code

MEL

Full Airport Name

Melbourne Airport

Location

The airport is located 15 miles (25km) from Melbourne to the north of the city.

Time Zone

GMT +10 (GMT +11 from third Sunday in October to third Saturday in March).

Phone Number

Tel: +61 (0)3 9297 1600.

Ground Transport

The SkyBus offers a frequent 24-hour shuttle bus service between the airport, the city center and city hotels. Several public bus services including Frankston & Penninsula Bus Service, Tullamarine Bus Lines and Metropolitan Bus Lines also link the airport to different parts of the city and surrounding areas. Taxis are available from outside both domestic and international terminals, car rental is also available.

Car Rental

Car rental companies include Avis, Budget, Hertz, National and Thrifty; information desks are located in the domestic terminal areas and offices are on the ground floor of the short-term car park.

Airport Taxis

Taxis can be hailed outside both the International and domestic Terminals. A trip to the city center from Melbourne Airport costs around $45. The Victorian Government has made it mandatory to pay upfront for all taxi trips between 10pm and 5am across Victoria. There is a $2.00 taxi parking fee that passengers leaving Melbourne Airport from a taxi rank must pay. Avoid unlicensed or illegal taxi and chauffeur drivers (known as touters). If approached you can call the Victorian Taxi Directorate on (03) 9320 4300 or (toll free) 1800 638 802.

Airport Facilities

The airport has excellent facilities, with a bank, currency exchange, and a variety of bars and restaurants available throughout. The wide variety of airport shopping opportunities includes duty-free. Showers, mobile phone rental, luggage storage and Internet connection are also available. Facilities for the disabled are good.

Car Parking

The airport has both long-term open and undercover parking, and short-term car parks, as well as a business car park abutting the South Terminal. A courtesy bus service operates between the open long-term parking and the terminal buildings.

Departure Tax

None.

Website

www.melair.com.au