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MEL

Airport information

Transport to and from Melbourne Airport

Melbourne, AustraliaIATA: MELICAO: YMML
Current airport: MEL

How to get to and from Melbourne Airport. Times, fares and disruptions are published by the carriers themselves.

Transport

Bus

SkyBus

To and from the airport
Where
SkyBus stops outside Terminals 1, 3 and 4 (right by the terminal)

Good to know

  • The SkyBus Melbourne City Express runs daily from 4 a.m. to 1 a.m. between Melbourne Airport and downtown Melbourne (Southern Cross Station), with stops outside Terminals 1, 3 and 4. Departures are every 10 minutes during peak times and every 15 minutes outside peak times.
  • Tickets can be purchased online at skybus.com.au (valid for 12 months), via e-kiosks at the curbside stops, or with cash at Prosegur and Smart Carte baggage storage inside the Terminal 2 arrivals hall.
  • SkyBus also runs the Peninsula Express (St Kilda to Frankston), the Eastern Express and the Sunshine Express; airport stops for these are at Terminals 4 and 1 only. SkyBus does not run between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m.

Public buses (PTV)

To and from the airport
Where
Terminal 4 Ground Transport Hub

Good to know

  • Public Transport Victoria (PTV) operates 5 scheduled services from the Terminal 4 Ground Transport Hub.
  • Regional, direct, group and charter bus services also drop off and pick up passengers at the Terminal 4 Transport Hub.

Gull Geelong

To and from the airport
Where
Gull Geelong pick-up and drop-off opposite Terminal 3 (right by the terminal)

Good to know

  • Gull Geelong operates scheduled services from Melbourne Airport to Geelong daily from 5:30 a.m. to midnight. Pick-up and drop-off is opposite Terminal 3.

Transport

Taxi

Taxi from the airport

From the airport
Where
Taxi stands outside T1 and T2 and in the T4 Transport Hub (right by the terminal)

From the airport

  • Taxi stands are on the ground floor outside T1 and T2 and in the T4 Transport Hub.
  • For your safety, do not accept any offer of a taxi ride outside the designated taxi stands at Terminals 1, 2 and 4. Downtown Melbourne (the CBD) is approximately a 30-minute ride from Melbourne Airport.

Rideshare (Uber and other apps)

From the airport
Where
Rideshare pick-up locations at T1, T2 and T4 (right by the terminal)

From the airport

  • There are three Uber pick-up points: at Terminal 1, turn left out of the terminal; at Terminal 2, curbside directly in front of the terminal; at the Terminal 4 Car Park, on the ground floor (turn right as you exit the terminal).
  • Other rideshare services (including Didi and Shebah) pick up at Terminals 1, 2 and 3 from Lane 3 of the forecourt, and at Terminal 4 on Level 1, inside the Terminal 4 Car Park.

Taxi and rideshare to T1, T2 and T3

To the airport
Where
Drop Off zone on Level 3 of the T123 Transport Hub

To the airport

  • From October 6, if you are being dropped off by a taxi, Uber or other rideshare vehicle, they will drop you off in the new drop-off zone on Level 3 of the T123 Transport Hub.

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Live travel information

Times, tickets and disruptions

Timetables, fares and current disruptions are published by the airport and the carriers themselves; we deliberately do not copy them.

Go to the official travel page of Melbourne AirportOfficial external website
SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 5, 2026.