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NightRider busesprovide a safe, easy andinexpensive alternativefor late night travel onweekends – all you needis a valid myki.

Buses travel between thecity (Swanston Street)and Melbourne’s outersuburbs every half hourbetween 1.30am and4.30am on Saturdays,and between 1.30am and5.30am on Sundays, withadditional services on

some routes.

There are more than 460NightRider stops alongroutes to Bayswater,Belgrave, Craigieburn,Cranbourne, Croydon,Dandenong, Doncaster,Eltham, Epping,Frankston, Healesville,Lilydale, Melton,Mornington, Rosebud,St Albans, Sunbury andWerribee.

NightRider buses havephones on board so youcan arrange for a taxito meet you at your busstop and take you home.Or for $1 you can use thephone to call a friend andask them to come andpick up.

For more information,visit ptv.vic.gov.au or call 1800 800 007 (6am to midnight daily).

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Bus routes on this map

200 City to Bulleen via Kew Junction

207 City to Donvale via Doncaster Road

216 Caroline Springs to Brighton Beach via City

219 Sunshine Park to Gardenvale via City

220 Sunshine to City to Gardenvale via City

223 Yarraville to Highpoint Shopping Centre via City

232 Altona North to Queen Victoria Markets via Westgate Freeway

234 Garden City to Queen Victoria Market viaPort Melbourne

235 City to Fishermans Bend via Williamstown Road

236 Garden City to Queen Victoria Market viaSouth Melbourne

237 City to Fishermans Bend via Lorimer Street

246 Elsternwick to Clifton Hill via St Kilda Junction

250 City to La Trobe University

251 City to Northland Shopping Centre

302 City (Queen Street) to Box Hill via Belmore Road and Eastern Freeway

304 Southern Cross to Doncaster Shopping Centre via Eastern Freeway

305 City to The Pines Shopping Centre via AndersonsCreek Road

309 City (Queen Street) to Donvale via Eastern Freeway and Reynolds Road

318 CitytoDeep CreekviaEasternFreewayand VictoriaStreet

350 City(QueenStreet)to LaTrobeUniversityviaEastern Freeway

401 North Melbourne to University of Melbourne via Royal Melbourne Hospital

402 Footscray to East Melbourne via North Melbourne

404 Footscray to Moonee Ponds via Newmarket

406 Keilor East to Footscray via Avondale Heights and Maribyrnong

409 Yarraville to Highpoint Shopping Centre via Footscray

410 Sunshine to Footscray via Ballarat Road

411 Laverton to Footscray via Altona Meadows,Altona, Millers Road

412 Laverton to Footscray via Altona Meadows, Alton,Mills Street

414 Laverton to Footscray via Geelong Road

415 Laverton to Williamstown via Altona,North Williamstown

467 Aberfeldie to Moonee Ponds via Holmes Road

471 Williamstown to Sunshine via Newport,Altona Gate Shopping Centre

472 Williamstown to Moonee Ponds via Footscray

503 Essendon to East Brunswick via Albion Street

504 Moonee Ponds to Clifton Hill via East Brunswick

505 Moonee Ponds to Melbourne Universityvia ParkvilleGardens

506 Moonee Ponds to Westgarth Station via Brunswick

508 Alphington to Moonee Ponds via Northcote andBrunswick

546 Heidelberg to Melbourne University/Queen VictoriaMarket viaClifton Hilland Carlton

600 Southland Shopping Centre to St Kilda Light RailStation via Sandringham

605 Gardenvale to City via Kooyong Road

606 Elsternwick to Fishermans Bend

623 GlenWaverlytoSt Kildavia Mount Waverly, Chadstone,Carnegie

684 Eildon to Melbourne via Lilydale Station



905 City to the Pines Shopping Centre via Templestowe(SMARTBUS Service)

906 City to Warrandyte Bridge (SMARTBUS Service)

907 City to Mitcham via Doncaster Road (SMARTBUSService)

908 City to the Pines via King Street (SMARTBUS Service)

For more information, visit ptv.vic.gov.au

or call 1800 800 007 (6am to midnight daily).

Some of our favouriteMelbourne destinationsare shared spaces, andwalkers and riders needto get along. Look out forthe signs and be readyto share your space.

Share Our Streets is theCity of Melbourne’s roadsafety program whichencourages all road usersin Melbourne to showcourtesy and respect toeach other and maketheir journey aroundthe city safer and moreenjoyable – for everyone.

Tips for shared spaces

When riding a bike:

ride at a relaxedspeed

indicate to otherswhen you’re aboutto pass – ring yourbell or say ‘passing’

give way to

people walkingenjoy the ride

When walking:

walk to the left

always stay alertand keep left whencyclist are passing

look out for bikesbefore changingdirection

keep enjoyingthe walk

Tips for crossingthe street

look and listen –mobile phonesand headphonescan distract you

only cross onthe green

only cross the streetwhen you havelooked both ways

keep to thecrossings wherepossible.

Melbourne is for everyone – Share our Streets melbourne.vic.gov.au/shareourstreets

Getting aroundMelbourne is easy.Our roads are a sharednetwork of cars, trams,buses, bike riders andwalkers. This guide willhelp you plan your trip,understand the road rulesand move confidentlyaround the city.

Here is some key roadinformation particularto Melbourne:

• Bike lanes – these aremarked on-road lanesdesigned to improvesafety for bike riders.Cars can only drive inbike lanes for 50 metersor less and only incertain circumstances.

Drivers must giveway to cyclists, andcyclists must give wayto walkers if the laneis a shared space.

• Trams and tram stops – whether you are ona bike or in a car, youmust wait at the rearof a tram at a stop,until the doors closeand the road is free ofcrossing passengers.

• Swanston Street –this has a uniqueelevated road forcyclists and accessibletram stops. A yellowline separates walkersfrom bike riders. It is aroad and safety rulesstill apply for everyone.Riders must stop andallow passengers toget on and off trams.Passengers needto stay behind theyellow line until thetram arrives and itsdoors are open. Whengetting off the tram,passengers must moveimmediately acrossthe yellow line and offthe elevated road.

• Hook turns -at some intersectionsin Melbourne wheretrams operate, to turnright you must do a‘hook turn’. A hookturn is a right turn

from the left lane.These intersectionsare clearly signed.

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Car sharing

Share our streetsGetting around

Taxi services

Melbourne’s taxis area convenient way toget around. If you areplanning to catch a taxiit’s recommended thatyou book in advance.You can also use a taxirank or hail a taxi safelyfrom the side of the road.

Always get a receipt atthe end of your trip.

Prepaid fares applybetween 10pm and 5am.

Estimate the cost ofyour trip at taxi.vic.gov.au/fareestimator.

For more informationon Victoria’s taxisvisit taxi.vic.gov.au orcall 1800 638 802 .

TrainsAll metropolitan trainsand stations (exceptHeyington) arewheelchair accessible.

Passengers who need helpboarding trains shouldwait on the platform nearthe front of the train.The driver can help youboard and depart thetrain by placing a rampbetween the platformand the front carriage.

TramsThere are over 100low-floor trams, whichoffer allocated spacesfor passengers usingwheelchairs or mobilityaids. This area is inside thedouble-door and markedwith a wheelchair symbol.

Some low-floor tramshave buttons that alertthe driver to activate aplate to bridge the gap

between the tram and theplatform. Other tramshave a call button that willoverride the automaticdoor closing mechanismto allow extra time toenter and exit the tram.

BusesMore than 80 per cent ofMelbourne’s bus servicesare wheelchair-accessibleon weekdays, includingSmartBus, SkyBus andNightRider services.Some bus routes are fullywheelchair-accessible andothers partly. At the stop,the bus driver places aramp between the frontdoor of the bus and thekerb of the road.


Melbourne’s trains, tramsand buses are an easyway to see all of the city’sbest attractions, sportingvenues and shoppingprecincts.

Train and tram servicesoperate betweenapproximately 5am andmidnight, Monday toThursday, with extendedhours on Friday andSaturday. On Sundays,trains and tramsgenerally operatebetween 7am and 11pm.

Bus services operatebetween approximately7am and 11pm Monday toFriday, 8am and 11pmSaturdays, and 9am to9pm Sundays.


Public Transport VictoriaPublic Transport Victoria(PTV) is your central stopfor information aboutpublic transport services,tickets, improvementprojects and to providecustomer feedback.

For train, tram andbus information, visitptv.vic.gov.au or call1800 800 007 6am – midnight daily.

Journey plannerThe journey planner onthe PTV website allowsusers to plan their travelin advance. Enter yourorigin and destination,and you’ll be providedwith a travel planincluding maps,connections andestimated travel times.


mykimyki is your ticket totravel on Melbourne’strains, trams and buses– a reusable smartcardthat stores value and canbe used over and overagain. Keep your mykitopped up and you’llalways be ready to travel.

You can buy and top upyour myki at over 800locations around Victoria,including all 7-Elevenstores, ticket officewindows at PremiumStations and staffedV/Line commuterstations, from a mykimachine (full fare mykicards only) located atall train stations andmajor tram and businterchanges, atptv.vic.gov.au or bycalling 1800 800 007(6am to midnight daily).

Using your myki/ touching on and offWhenever you enter orexit a train station orboard a metropolitanbus, you must touch onat the myki reader at thestart of your journey andtouch off at the end.Doing so ensures youpay the lowest farebased on your journey.

When travelling onmetropolitan trams,you only need to touchoff if your entire trip iswithin Zone 2 to pay thelowest fare.

myki moneyWith myki money, youpay as you go. Oncetopped up, your myki willautomatically calculatethe lowest fare possibleaccording to the zonesyou travel within as youtouch on and off.

You can also set AutoTop Up and link to anominated credit card orbank account, andautomatically top up yourcredit whenever your mykimoney balance falls belowa nominated amount.

myki passmyki pass is a greatoption if you’re planningto travel regularly. Choosethe zone/s you wish totravel in and the numberof consecutive days oftravel you need. You canbuy a 7-daymyki pass, or anywherebetween 28 and 365consecutive days of travel.

Once you have a mykipass, you can travel asmany times as you wantin your chosen zone/s forthe duration of your pass.


Information inother languagesPublic transportinformation is availabledifferent languages.For public transporttelephone enquiries, dialthe number next to thelanguage in the table.

Arabic 93215440

Cantonese 93215441

Croatian 93215442

Dinka 93215452

Greek 93215443

Italian 93215444

Macedonian 93215445

Mandarin 93215454

Somali 93215446

Spanish 93215447

Sudanese 93215453

Turkish 93215448

Vietnamese 93215449

Allotherlanguages 93215450

Travelling on public transport General informationAccess and mobilityTransport and visitor services Mobile apps

There are a number ofmobile apps available toprovide personalisedtrain, tram and businformation directly onyour smartphone.

metroNotifymetroNotify allows you topersonalise Metro’s liveservice updates to receivethe information you wantat the times that youneed it, by providing pushnotifications withinformation about yourselected train linesdirectly from Metro’scontrol centre.

For more information,visit metrotrains.com.au/ metronotify

tramTRACKERWith tramTRACKER®, youcan check real-time tramarrival information for anytram stop in Melbourne.

Users can personalisetheir results to seeindividual routes, or onlyshow low-floor trams.

For more information,visit yarratrams.com.au/ tramtracker

Public TransportVictoria appThe free PTV app lets youview service times, usethe journey planner andset your favourite stopsthroughout Victoria forfaster access to publictransport information onthe go. The app alsoprovides real-timedeparture and arrivalinformation for all tramstops.


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Why buy a car whenyou can share one? Car share gives you 24/7access to clean, new carswhenever you needthem. There’s noregistration, petrol ormaintenance to pay –

just a simple sign upprocess and fee, basedon your use. Join one ofMelbourne’s car shareprograms to receive anaccess card or key, thenbook a car online. Carshare bays areconveniently locatedacross Melbourne’scentral city area andsurrounding suburbs.

Sharing a car isn’t justgood for the environment,if you drive less than15,000km per year, it willsave you money as well.

• CarNextDoor.com.auphone 03 9946 4106

• Flexicar.com.auphone 1300 36 37 80

• GoGet.com.auphone 1300 769 389

• GreenShareCar.com.auphone 1300 575 878

• ShareCar.com.auphone 03 9008 5440

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Tram servicesMelbourne’s tram networkstretches across thecentral business districtand into the suburbs.Regular services andconveniently locatedstops make trams aneasy option for travel.

City Circle tramThe City Circle Tramtravels the perimeter ofthe central city, taking inmany of Melbourne’slandmarks every day ofthe year except ChristmasDay and Good Friday.

Catch the free tram atthe specially markedtram stops. Services runapproximately every12 minutes.


Melbourne Visitor ShuttleThe shuttle stops at 13 keycity locations. It runs every30 minutes, 7 days a week(except Christmas Day).Purchase tickets from theMelbourne Visitor Centreat Federation Square orfrom ticket machines ateach stop.

For more information,please visitthatsmelbourne.com.au/ shuttle

SkybusSkybus runs a regularexpress service betweenMelbourne Airport andthe city centre, 24 hoursa day, seven days aweek. The service takesapproximately 20 minutesto get from the airport tothe city centre.

For more informationand to purchase tickets,visit skybus.com.au

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Cycling

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Ready to ride Melbourne Bike Share

Bikes are classified as legal vehicles. This means thatyou have the same rights and responsibilities whenriding a bike as when driving a car.

Cycling in trafficWhen cycling in traffic,it’s important to remainvisible and confident atall times.

Take or share the laneDepending on the lanewidth and traffic speed,keep left or take the lane.

Always cross tramand train tracks at awide angle

Keep your distance Maintain a safe distancebetween you and traffichazards. Ride away fromobstacles to increaseyour visibility to others.

Use hook turnsIf a normal right-handturn leaves you exposedin an intersection, use ahook turn.

A hook turn is a rightturn from the left lane.You need to stop andwait for the green lightto proceed.

On the road – tips for bike riders

Take the lane As you approach theroundabout, move intothe middle lane.

Single lane roundabouts Give ways to cars alreadyon the roundabout.

On a roundabout, cyclistscan turn right from theleft lane, but must giveway to exiting drivers.

Multi-lane roundabouts Watch out for carstravelling straightbehind or beside you.

A hook turn can be usedto break the turn intostages if you need to.

Two cyclists can legallytake the lanes. Wherepossible consideravoiding the roundaboutby taking another route.

It’s illegal to opendoors into trafficA person must not causea hazard to any personor vehicle by opening orleaving open the doorof a vehicle, or whengetting off, or out of avehicle.

Watch the door zone If you can’t see intovehicles, ride slower andmove out of the doorzone. Be aware of what’sbehind you in case youhave to move across.Take the lane if you arebeing forced into thedoor zone.

If the door opens useyour brakes and slowdown. Move out of thedoor zone but don’tswing into the traffic.

If you get hit by a doorand injury or damageresults, it’s a trafficaccident and detailsmust be exchanged.

Bike boxesThese line markings aredesigned to increasevisibility and safety ofbike riders by placingthem in front of a trafficqueue when stoppedat a red light. Drivers ofmotor vehicles may befined for allowing anypart of their vehicle toenter the designatedbike box while waitingat the lights.

Riders must stop within

the bicycle box beforethe second stop line,nearest the intersection.

Shared paths Some of our paths areshared with walkers.Ride at a relaxed speed,ring your bell or say‘passing’ when you areabout to pass others.Always give way topeople walking.

Tips for turnsLook over yourshoulder for cars andsignal before makinga turn or changinglanes. Double check!

Use hand signalsto tell divers whereyou are going.

Don’t change lanesabruptly. Signal yourintended route well inadvance of your turn.

If you feel uncomfortable

merging or turning, pullover to the side and waituntil cars have passed.

Bikes are allowed topass other vehicles onthe left except whenthose vehicles areindicating a left turn.

Signaling helpsdrivers and othercyclists to anticipateyour next move. Talkwith your hands andmake eye contact

with other drivers.Riding in the wetWatch out for slipperytram tracks, grates andmetal covers especiallywhen turning. Squeezeyour brakes gentlybefore stopping toclear water off therims. You and othershave a longer stoppingdistance in the wet.

Visibility It’s not a legalrequirement but itis advis able to makeyourself more visibleon the road. Wearreflective gear on movingparts of your body,such as your ankles.

Night ride If you are riding at nightor in low-light conditionsyou must have a whitelight on the front of yourbike and a red light andred reflector on the back.These lights may be

flashing or static. Use aflashing light to be seenin traffic and a static lightto see your way at night.

Lock your bike

• lock your bike todesignated hoopswhere available

• lock all quickrelease parts

• lock your wheelsto your frame

• lock your bike with aD-lock or heavy chain.

Tips for travelling onpublic transport

• avoid peak times

• hold your bikeat all times

• carry your bike onstairs or use the lift.

Melbourne Bike Shareoffers a quick, healthyand affordable transport

alternative for travelwithin Melbourne.

To use Melbourne BikeShare, simply rent andreturn bikes at any of theconveniently located bikeshare docking stations.

You can choose tosubscribe annually online,or simply hire a bike asneeded at any bike sharedocking station.

Helmets Riding without a helmetis illegal in Australia.You can either bring yourown or use the helmetprovided with the bike.

FeesAnnual subscriptions areavailable for purchase

online; or you can buya weekly or dailysubscription at any bikeshare docking station.If you return your bikewithin the first half hourthen usage is free. Afterthe first half hour, feeswill be chargedaccording to how longyou ride.

For detailed informationand to subscribe visitmelbournebikeshare.com.au

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Car doors

Don’t hug the gutterHugging the gutter willget you squeezed out.Never weave in and outof empty car parkingspaces to stay close tothe gutter – keep in astraight line and avoidthe car door zone.

Positioning in trafficBe aware of drivers’blind spots particularlywhen cycling alongsidethe rear of the car.

Trucks have larger blindspots than cars, so leaveextra room. Don’tassume truck driverscan see you and do notpass on the inside of atruck that is turning left.

Turning right use hand signals

to let cars know youare turning.

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Bike bells it ismandatory to have

a bell, horn or similar

warning device inworking order.

Bike signalSome intersectionshave a special bike

signal. Riders shouldonly ride through

when the bikesignal lights up.

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To avoid doors,look out for headsin car windows or

mirrors, vehicles thathave just parked and

vehicle tail lights.

Whether on pathor road, you must

wear a bicycle helmet that is fastened

properly and meetsAustralian safety

standards.

This is not a full statement of the road rules –For further information visit vicroads.vic.gov.au

Avoid the rush

Morningrush7–10am

Eveningrush4–7pm

Not all bike lanesare green. Green paint

is used to highlightproblem areas andto encourage ridersand drivers to take

extra care.

Cyclists must stopat pedestrian

crossings, red lightsand stop signals.

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