Australia
Melbourne
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Airport access (SkyBus and PTV buses)
No train serves the airport, so it is two buses: the red SkyBus on its own ticket (no myki), or the public buses from Terminal 4 on ordinary myki fares - where a Visa or Mastercard tap works and the daily cap applies.
Updated on August 2, 2026
- Until Dec 31, 2026
The half-price fares don't apply to SkyBus (until 1 January 2027)
SkyBus is excluded from the state's half-price fares. Public transport across Victoria is half price for everyone, every day, from 1 June 2026 until 1 January 2027 - but the official exclusion list names SkyBus and ferries. The public buses from Terminal 4 (routes 901, 478, 479 and 482) are included, and the myki fares in this table are already the discounted ones.
How to ride
- 1Pick a bus - no train serves the airportNo train serves Melbourne Airport. Decide first between the direct SkyBus and the public buses from Terminal 4.
- 2Buy your SkyBus ticket before you boardBuy online, in the app, or at a kerbside e-kiosk outside the terminal - kiosks take cards only. Stops are T1, T3 and T4.
- 3For public buses, head to the T4 hubRoutes 901, 478, 479 and 482 all leave from the Ground Transport Hub at Terminal 4.
- 4Tap your card or myki as you boardOn a public bus, tap a contactless bank card or a myki on the reader as you get on. You can't buy a myki on board.
- 5Tap off again when you get offBuses need a tap off; forget it and you're charged a default fare. Tap on again when you change to a train.
- 6Use the marked taxi and rideshare ranksNever take up an offer from a tout. Taxi ranks are at Terminals 1, 2 and 4; rideshare has its own signposted pick-up points.
Fares
Single fares4
SkyBus airport to Southern Cross, one way (adult)
A separate ticket that myki can't pay for, and it's excluded from the state's half-price fares
25.9 AUD ≈ $19
SkyBus return (adult)
Works out at $21.70 each way, discounted from the standard $51.80
43.4 AUD ≈ $31
Two-hour public bus fare (full fare, Zone 1+2)
Applies to the T4 buses; a train connection within the two hours is included. Half price until 1 January 2027
2.85 AUD ≈ $2
SkyBus Avalon Airport to the city, one way (adult)
About 90 minutes, and the same price to Werribee. Avalon has no myki-ticketed services at all
29 AUD ≈ $21
Fare caps1
Daily cap on public transport (full fare, Zone 1+2)
However many trips you make that day, the total stops here. SkyBus doesn't count towards it
5.7 AUD ≈ $4
Children & discounts1
SkyBus one way (child aged 4-16)
For ages 4 to 16; a return is $11.00
6.6 AUD ≈ $5
Estimates use exchange rates as of September 5, 2026
Payment
Tap to ride VISAMastercardAmex
Full fare only on myki-enabled buses; SkyBus is a separate ticket
IC card myki works on routes 901, 478, 479 and 482 - but you can't buy one on board
App tickets Tickets in the SkyBus app; Mobile myki is Android-only
Paper tickets SkyBus issues e-tickets, and the myki network has no paper tickets
Cash Cash for SkyBus only at the counters in the Terminal 2 arrivals hall
Tap for where to get the app
Quick facts
Hours
SkyBus 4:00-01:00
Frequency
SkyBus every 10-15 min
Fares from
25.9 AUD+
Heads-up
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Decline taxi offers and use the signposted ranks
Decline anyone who offers you a taxi, whether inside or outside the terminal. The airport's official taxi ranks are at Terminals 1, 2 and 4 and are clearly signposted. Before you get in, check that the car and the driver display their accredited taxi service number.