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Regional passenger train services

View V/Line train network map (PDF).

Train line	Operator	Timetables
Ballarat		Ballarat - Melbourne Ararat - Ballarat - Melbourne Maryborough - Ballarat - Melbourne
Bendigo		Bendigo - Melbourne Swan Hill - Bendigo - Melbourne Echuca - Bendigo - Melbourne
Geelong		Geelong - Melbourne Warrnambool - Geelong - Melbourne
Gippsland		Traralgon - Melbourne Bairnsdale - Traralgon - Melbourne
Seymour		Albury/Wodonga - Seymour - Melbourne Seymour - Melbourne Shepparton - Seymour - Melbourne
Melbourne to Adelaide		Adelaide - Melbourne
Melbourne to Sydney		Melbourne to Sydney Sydney to Melbourne

Melbourne suburban train services

View Melbourne's train network map (PDF).

Note that some regional rail operators have services that use Melbourne's suburban rail lines and stop at suburban railway stations on their routes in and out of Melbourne.

Melbourne suburban tram services

View Melbourne's tram network map (PDF).

Bus services

To see bus services in the specific town, city or suburb you wish to travel to or from, first locate a city or town and then view the "transport" section.

Special bus services are listed below.

Myki ticketing system

At the moment, Myki is the only ticketing system in use on all forms of public transport in metropolitan Melbourne (trains, trams and buses) except for V/Line trains and buses. In regional Victoria, it can be used on V/Line train services where your complete journey is just within the suburbs of Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo. It is the sole ticketing service on bus services operating within Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong (including Bellarine Peninsula), Latrobe Valley, Seymour and Warragul.

The Myki reusable plastic card stores credit for public transport usage. It can be added to at any time at Myki machines, designated retail outlets, by phone, on the internet at www.myki.com.au or you can set up automatic top-up from your bank account or credit card.

Myki cards can be purchased from vending machines at railway stations, selected tram stops and bus interchanges, retail outlets including 7-Eleven and many newsagents, online from www.myki.com.au, or by phoning 13 69 54 (13 MYKI).

When travelling on public transport using Myki, you don't need to work out which is the appropriate type of ticket to buy or to have money on hand to cover the fare. Simply touch your Myki card on a Myki reader when you board and also when you leave your public transport and the best fare is automatically calculated and deducted from your stored balance. Note that it is not necessary to touch off when using trams as a default fare is applied, unless your tram journey is only within zone 2 and you wish to touch off to claim a cheaper fare.

Tourists coming to Melbourne may wish to purchase a Myki Visitor Pack. It includes a re-usable Myki card which is topped up with enough funds for unlimited travel for a day in Melbourne's zone one transport area, a map of the city and over $100 worth of discounts for many of Melbourne's major attractions. The Myki Visitor Pack is available from hundreds of locations around Melbourne including airports, tourist information centres, Southern Cross Station and many hotels.

Planning your trip

Alternatively, if you're not sure which train, tram or bus to catch, or you find your journey is too complex to plan using timetables alone, visit the Public Transport Victoria website. You will be able to specify your origin and destination and have the entire journey planned for you.

You can phone Public Transport Victoria on 1800 800 007 for reservations and timetable information.