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Facts used on several pages Key facts Fact Figure Source SkyBus Melbourne City Express adult fare $25.90 one way, $43.40 return skybus.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026SkyBus Avalon City Express adult fare $29.00 one way, $54.80 return skybus.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Train to Melbourne Airport None yet; Stage 1 of Melbourne Airport Rail is due in 2030, no opening date for airport services bigbuild.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Ballarat and Bendigo coach stop at MEL Ground floor of the T4 car park transport.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026
Key facts Fact Figure Source SkyBus Melbourne City Express adult fare $25.90 one way, $43.40 return skybus.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026SkyBus child (4 to 16) and senior fares Child $6.60 one way, $11.00 return; senior $20.70 one way, $35.10 return skybus.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026SkyBus hours and frequency 4am to 1am, 7 days; every 10 minutes at peak, 15 minutes off peak melbourneairport.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026SkyBus stop in the city Southern Cross Station, Bay 75 transport.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Train to Melbourne Airport None yet; Stage 1 of Melbourne Airport Rail is due in 2030, no opening date for airport services bigbuild.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026
Key facts Fact Figure Source Taxi airport access fee (from the rank) $5.26 including GST, from 1 July 2026 melbourneairport.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Rideshare airport access fee $4.82 including GST per trip melbourneairport.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Maximum unbooked taxi fare, day rate (structure 1) $5.40 flagfall, $2.10/km, $0.70/min, plus $1.25 CPV levy safetransport.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026
Key facts Fact Figure Source SkyBus Avalon City Express adult fare $29.00 one way, $54.80 return skybus.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026SkyBus Avalon City Express route Meets each major flight; runs to Southern Cross Station and Werribee (Synnot St) avalonairport.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026SkyBus to Avalon from the city Southern Cross Station, Bay 74 transport.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026
Key facts Fact Figure Source MyBus Airport Transfers area Geelong, the Bellarine and the Surf Coast, from Avalon Airport avalonairport.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026MyBus booking Essential, at least two business days before travel avalonairport.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Route 18 bus Runs between Avalon Airport and Lara Station avalonairport.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026
Key facts Fact Figure Source SkyBus Avalon City Express adult fare $29.00 one way, $54.80 return skybus.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Route 18 (Lara Station to Avalon Airport) services Seven days; myki needed transport.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Route 18 flight connections Connects with most flights; check times with Transport Victoria transport.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026
Key facts Fact Figure Source Gull Airport Service adult fare $39 one way, $72 return gull.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Gull pick-up at Melbourne Airport Opposite Terminal 3, ground level; Monday to Sunday (check Gull for times) melbourneairport.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Gull stops in Geelong McKillop St, Geelong Railway Station and Corio Village melbourneairport.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026SkyBus Melbourne City Express adult fare $25.90 one way, $43.40 return skybus.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026
Key facts Fact Figure Source Ballarat airport shuttle bus 152 services a week transport.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Ballarat shuttle seats Pre-book to guarantee a seat transport.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Ballarat and Bendigo coach stop at MEL Ground floor of the T4 car park transport.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026SkyBus Melbourne City Express adult fare $25.90 one way, $43.40 return skybus.com.au , checked 17 Oct 2026
Key facts Fact Figure Source Bendigo Airport Service 104 services a week, 7 days transport.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Bendigo Airport Service stops Bendigo Railway Station, Kangaroo Flat, Harcourt, Malmsbury, Kyneton, Woodend and Gisborne transport.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Ballarat and Bendigo coach stop at MEL Ground floor of the T4 car park transport.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026Train to Melbourne Airport None yet; Stage 1 of Melbourne Airport Rail is due in 2030, no opening date for airport services bigbuild.vic.gov.au , checked 17 Oct 2026
Changelog 17 Oct 2026: Facts checked against official sources (Melbourne Airport, Avalon Airport, SkyBus, Transport Victoria, Safe Transport Victoria, Gull, Victoria's Big Build). Avalon SkyBus fare updated to $29.00 adult one way from the SkyBus fares page.17 Oct 2026: Key facts boxes added to route pages. Route pages with fewer than two verified facts of their own are kept out of search engine indexes.