Tennis Venue to MELBOURNE International Airport

[Di Princess]

My DD, S-i-L, and Grandaughter (24) are on the Diamond Princess (Auckland to Sydney) next month. We need your advice, please.

 

The 3 of them are staying in a hotel just down the street (a bus-ride away) from the Tennis venue to see the Tennis championships on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 January.

Their QANTAS PLANE LEAVES AT 6 PM. I guess they will need to go back to their hotel for luggage after leaving the tennis match. How long should they allow for a taxi to get to MEL airport? Is it 2 hours or 3 hours prior to flight time because this is an international flight?

 

Thank you very much for your help.

 

Donna, Princess Commodore

[icat2000]

My DD, S-i-L, and Grandaughter (24) are on the Diamond Princess (Auckland to Sydney) next month. We need your advice, please.

 

The 3 of them are staying in a hotel just down the street (a bus-ride away) from the Tennis venue to see the Tennis championships on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 January.

Their QANTAS PLANE LEAVES AT 6 PM. I guess they will need to go back to their hotel for luggage after leaving the tennis match. How long should they allow for a taxi to get to MEL airport? Is it 2 hours or 3 hours prior to flight time because this is an international flight?

 

Thank you very much for your help.

 

Donna, Princess Commodore

 

Well is it a week day? If so then you need to allow for extra time for peak hour traffic.

Edited December 31, 2014 by icat2000

[jessica3152]

At that time of day, a cab ride to the airport from the hotel would be around 30 minutes. Alternatively you can get a Skybus from SOuthern Cross station and they run every 15 minutes.

[Docker123]

Still school holiday time, so traffic is lighter.

 

It would depend where exactly the hotel is in relation to the freeway entrances or crossing the cbd. Should be 30-40 minutes by taxi.

 

Airlines mostly say 2 hours prior for international flights, but some are stretching out to 3. Check with the carrier.

Edited December 31, 2014 by Docker123