Melbourne

PARKING GUIDETullamarine

Melbourne Airport Parking Drive-Up Rates 2026: Value $17 a Day, Terminal $62 a Day, Wait Zone Free for 60 Minutes (Melbourne, VIC)

Terminal 4 exterior and car park, Melbourne Airport (2018)

Without a booking, parking at Melbourne Airport costs $17 a day in the Value car parks and $62 a day in the Terminal car parks, according to the airport’s drive-up rates effective 1 July 2026. The Terminal car parks give the first 15 minutes free, and the Wait Zone near the Tullamarine Freeway is free for up to 60 minutes if you are collecting someone.

EVENTRichmond

Getting to Melbourne Park and Rod Laver Arena: Tram 70 Stops, Eastern Plaza Parking Rates, Drop-Off and Accessible Parking (Melbourne, VIC)

Rod Laver Arena at dusk during the 2023 Australian Open

Melbourne Park says public transport is the quickest and easiest way to reach Rod Laver Arena and the other venues, and tram route 70 stops at Rod Laver Arena at Stop 7B. If you drive, the Eastern Plaza Car Park costs $20 pre-booked or $30 drive-up on event days, and a flat $7.50 on non-event days.

EVENTMelbourne CBD

Getting to ACMI at Fed Square: Free Entry, Opening Hours, Trams and Trains, and Fed Square Car Park Rates (Melbourne, VIC)

ACMI at Fed Square from above

ACMI, the museum of screen culture at Fed Square, has free entry and is open daily from 10am to 5pm, with some ticketed events. It sits opposite Flinders Street Station within Melbourne’s Free Tram Zone, so most trains and trams reach it, and a car park at Fed Square charges $18 for the first hour on weekdays at the drive-up rate.

EVENTMelbourne CBD

Getting to the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne: Anzac Station, Tram Stop 19, Street Parking, Opening Hours and Free Entry (Melbourne, VIC)

The ornamental lake at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is open every day of the year with free entry, and you can reach it by train to Anzac Station or by the tram to Stop 19 Shrine of Remembrance / St Kilda Road, which is a 650-metre walk from Observatory Gate. The gardens are about two kilometres from the city centre, according to Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.

EVENTSt Kilda

Getting to Luna Park Melbourne in St Kilda: Tram Stop 138, Balaclava Station, Council Parking and Accessible Spaces (Melbourne, VIC)

The Luna Park entrance at St Kilda (photographed in 2013)

Luna Park says a tram can drop you at its doorstep: routes 16 and 96 both stop at Stop 138, Luna Park / The Esplanade. Luna Park Melbourne is at 18 Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, less than 9 kilometres from the CBD, and it lists paid parking around the park at council rates rather than its own.

EVENTMelbourne

Melbourne Zoo Is Closed on Saturday 24 October: Getting There by Train, Tram and Car, and Where to Park (Melbourne, VIC)

The Royal Park - Zoo sign on Platform 1

Melbourne Zoo is closed to Zoo Members and the general public on Saturday 24 October 2026, when it hosts ‘Dream Day’, according to the visitor notice on the Zoo’s website. If you plan another day, the Zoo’s own advice is to come by train on the Upfield line to Royal Park Station, and it says car parking is $2 for a five-hour ticket.

EVENTMelbourne CBD

Queen Victoria Market Parking: Free 6am to 9am, Then $8 for Two Hours, Plus Car Park Rates, Hours and the $2 App Discount (Melbourne, VIC)

Queen Victoria Market from above, December 2022

Parking at Queen Victoria Market is free from 6am to 9am on Market days, then costs $8 for the first two hours and $4 for each additional hour, up to a $40 daily maximum for five or more hours, as of October 2026. Queen Victoria Market lists two car parks, both entered from Queen Street: a multi-level Undercover Car Park and an Open Air Car Park.

EVENTDocklands

Getting to Marvel Stadium: Trains, Trams, Event Parking Rates and Drop-Off in Docklands (Melbourne, VIC)

Marvel Stadium (Docklands Stadium) from the southwest

Southern Cross Station is next to Marvel Stadium, and the stadium says it is a short walk across the Bourke Street pedestrian bridge. If you drive, the stadium’s own car park under the ground charges $38 for AFL event days when pre-booked online and $43 at the gate, and $65 or $69 for concerts and major events, as of 1 October 2026.

ENDEDFlemington

Cox Plate 2026 at Flemington: Extra Trains and Trams, Parking, Gates and Times for Saturday 24 October (Melbourne, VIC)

Flemington Racecourse station

For the 2026 Cox Plate on Saturday 24 October, Transport Victoria is running extra trains from Flinders Street to Flemington Racecourse from 10:10am to 5:00pm, plus route 57 and 57a trams. The race meeting is at Flemington for the very first time, because of redevelopment at Moonee Valley.

TRANSPORT GUIDEMelbourne CBD · Tullamarine

Melbourne Airport to the City: SkyBus, Route 901, Taxi and Pick-Up Options, Fares and Hours (Melbourne, VIC)

SkyBus double deck bus, West Melbourne

The direct way from Melbourne Airport to the city centre is the SkyBus Melbourne City Express, which runs to Southern Cross Station from 4am to 1am every day, with departures every 10 minutes and an average journey of 30 minutes. An adult ticket is $25.90 one way or $43.40 return, as of October 2026, and Transport Victoria says you can’t use a myki on it.