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.
To catch public transport in Adelaide, plan your trip online, then tap your metroCARD, bank card or phone on the yellow validation machine as you board. Adelaide Metro says you do not need to tap off when you leave a bus, train or tram, and you can no longer pay with cash when you catch a bus.
Adelaide has free buses and trams in the city centre: the city connector buses 98A, 98C, 99A and 99C, the CBD trams, and the Jetty Road tram in Glenelg. Adelaide Metro says you do not need a metroCARD to use free services, and the connector buses start just before 7:00am and finish at 7:15pm, or 9:15pm on Fridays.
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.
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.
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.
The closest train station to the Melbourne Cricket Ground is Jolimont, a five-minute, 350-metre walk through Yarra Park to Gate 2. The MCG says car parking is extremely limited on event days and strongly encourages public transport. Where Yarra Park parking is open it costs $20 per vehicle, payable by eftpos only.
Melbourne’s public transport is half price until 1 January 2027, so a full-fare myki Money traveller pays no more than $5.70 a day across Zones 1 and 2 on a weekday and $4.00 a day on a weekend. The daily cap means that once you reach it, travel is free for the rest of that day.
Adelaide Oval strongly encourages patrons to use public transport on event days: the Adelaide Railway Station is 600m away across the Riverbank Bridge, and the Festival Plaza tram stop on King William Road is 500m from the stadium. During the AFL season Adelaide Metro runs free Footy Express buses for ticket holders.