How far between dock in Melbourne to City Center

[clcmdse]

Does anyone know how far Melbourne city center is from where we dock? We are looking at a tour that goes from 1:30 to 4:30 in town.  Our ship leaves at 6:00 p.m., but I hate to cut it close and want to make sure that we would have plenty of time to make it back to the ship. 

 

Thanks 

Catherine

[buchhalm]

The cruise ship terminal is just under 6 km from the city Center.  By that I take Flinders Street railway station.

On a good day with a clear run, that can be done in a 15 minute taxi ride.

 

[OzKiwiJJ]

It takes about half an hour on the tram. As long as you got to a tram stop, in Collins St, immediately the tour finished you should be back onboard in plenty of time.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

4 hours ago, OzKiwiJJ said:

It takes about half an hour on the tram. As long as you got to a tram stop, in Collins St, immediately the tour finished you should be back onboard in plenty of time.

It will also be rush hour then and the trams will be busy .🙄

[possum52]

12 hours ago, clcmdse said:

Does anyone know how far Melbourne city center is from where we dock? We are looking at a tour that goes from 1:30 to 4:30 in town.  Our ship leaves at 6:00 p.m., but I hate to cut it close and want to make sure that we would have plenty of time to make it back to the ship. 

 

Thanks 

Catherine

Do you know exactly where the tour starts and finishes Catherine? The tram from the end of the pier at Beacon Cove takes approximately 20 mins into the middle of the city. As long as the tour finishes on time, there shouldn't be a problem arriving back in time. A taxi should take a similar amount of time but because it will be peak (rush) hour, it is likely to take longer. All aboard is likely to be 5.30 pm if you are scheduled to sail at 6 pm.

 

This is a link to the tram timetable - just a reminder you will need a Myki card to travel on public transport. 

https://ptv-prod-timetables.s3.amazonaws.com/timetables/03109/all/ttpdf-vic-A-ttb-TIMINGPOINTS-03109--1573592301/timetable.pdf

 

Information about the Myki card -

https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/tickets/myki

 

Leigh

[clcmdse]

On 11/12/2019 at 7:49 PM, possum52 said:

Do you know exactly where the tour starts and finishes Catherine? The tram from the end of the pier at Beacon Cove takes approximately 20 mins into the middle of the city. As long as the tour finishes on time, there shouldn't be a problem arriving back in time. A taxi should take a similar amount of time but because it will be peak (rush) hour, it is likely to take longer. All aboard is likely to be 5.30 pm if you are scheduled to sail at 6 pm.

 

This is a link to the tram timetable - just a reminder you will need a Myki card to travel on public transport. 

https://ptv-prod-timetables.s3.amazonaws.com/timetables/03109/all/ttpdf-vic-A-ttb-TIMINGPOINTS-03109--1573592301/timetable.pdf

 

Information about the Myki card -

https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/tickets/myki

 

Leigh

thank you everyone for your replies. I appreciate the factoring in of traffic and logistics.  And Leigh, thank you for the important and fundamental question you raised  - where will our tour be starting out?  We have homework to do!

[Beanb41]

Your ship will most likely have shuttle buses that run from the ship into the city. The city stop is near Flinders ST station. To access the shuttle b you will as has been advised need a MYKI card.

Below is a link to the Public transport people of Melbourne especially for cruise ship passengers

 

https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/news-and-events/events/2019/10/10/public-transport-during-the-2019-2020-cruise-ship-season/

Edited November 16, 2019 by Beanb41