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USEFUL Information

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Distance

• Sydney (Australia)438 miles
• Canberra: 288 miles
• Perth (Australia)1700 miles
• Brisbane: 851 miles
• Adelaide: 406 miles
• Cairns: 1451 miles
• Darwin: 1969 miles

Climate of Melbourne

Melbourne has a moderate oceanic climate and is well known for its changeable weather conditions. This is due in part to the city's flat topography, its situation on Port Phillip, and the presence of the Dandenong Ranges to the east, a combination that creates weather systems that often circle the bay. The phrase "four seasons in one day" is part of popular culture and observed by many visitors to the city. 
Melbourne is colder than other mainland Australian state capital cities in the winter. Melbourne experiences frosts and fog in winter. During the spring, Melbourne commonly enjoys extended periods of mild weather and clear skies. Melbourne's summers are notable for days of extreme heat.
 

Tourism Office of Australia

Australia Tourist Office
Darling Park, Tower 2, Level 18
201 Sussex Street
GPO Box 2721
NSW 1006 Sydney
Telephone / phone : +(61) 2 9360 1111
Fax : +(61) 2 9331 6469
 

GET IN MELBOURNE

By plane:
Melbourne Airport, located 22 km north-west of the city centre adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine, provides regular access from all major Australian cities, as well as many international destinations across Europe, America, Asia and the South Pacific region. Due to Australia's isolation, many international flights go via an Asian hub (for example Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur or Hong Kong), a Pacific Hub like Auckland, and/or transfer in Sydney.

The airport is divided into four terminals, T1, T2, T3 and T4. All bar T4 are in the same building.

T1 (the "North Terminal") is used by Qantas [10] and Jetstar [11] domestic services.
T2 (the "International Terminal") is used by all international airlines. It is the middle terminal of the airport.
T3 (the "South Terminal") is used by Virgin Blue [12] and REX Regional Express [13] domestic services.
T4 is Australia's first ever low cost carrier terminal, used by Tiger Airways Australia [14] domestic services.
All arrivals are on the lower level of the terminals, with departures from the upper level. Unlike many airports around the world, all the terminals at Melbourne Airport are connected and within easy walking distance of each other. However, each terminal has separate security screening, and access between terminals is not available once in the sterile area.

Skybus runs a 24/7 shuttle to and from the Southern Cross Station Coach Terminal on Spencer Street at the west end of the Central Business District, just north of Lonsdale Street. The trip takes 20 minutes and is the fastest way between the airport and city by road (it uses an enhanced freeway route with bus lanes).

By train:
All intercity rail services from interstate and intrastate destinations operate to and from Southern Cross Station (formerly Spencer Street Station), located on the western edge of Melbourne's central business district. The station has recently been renovated and has excellent links to the rest of the city's public transport network as it is part of the City Loop.

CountryLink operates a twice daily service from Sydney (11 hours away). Great Southern Railway run four services a week from Adelaide (10-11 hours away).

Services from cities within Victoria are operated by V/Line. These services operate from regional centres such as Geelong, Ballarat, Albury, Bendigo, Bairnsdale. Note that V/Line also operates bus services which connect with these trains.

By car:
From Sydney, the quickest route is the Hume Highway, which takes about 9-10 hours (non-stop). A less popular, longer route is along the coast on the Princes Highway. This adds several hours to the journey as it is longer in distance and there are fewer bypasses.

Adelaide is slightly closer, and can be reached in 7 hours. Once again, it is possible to go inland or along the coast - the coast is very scenic, but will add a couple of hours to the journey.

A direct journey from Brisbane takes around 20 hours (non-stop) and takes you further inland along the Newell Highway). This makes an interesting alternative to the more common Brisbane-Sydney-Melbourne coastal route.

By bus:
Bus services to Melbourne from out of state are provided by Firefly Express and Greyhound (incorporating McCaffertys).

Bus services within Victoria are operated by V/Line, and operate from most major and many minor Victorian towns.

By boat:
Melbourne can be reached from Devonport, Tasmania by car/passenger ferries run by Spirit of Tasmania. The journey takes 10 hours and runs every night (in both directions), departing at 9PM and arriving at 7AM. During the peak of Summer, there are also day sailings (departing 9AM, arriving 7PM) on many days - check in advance.