How many airports are there in Melbourne? How far is it to downtown? Melbourne airport shuttle traffic introduction

How many airports are there in Melbourne?

Melbourne is the capital city of Victoria and Australia's second largest city. Melbourne has two airports:

Melbourne Airport (Melbourne Airport), is also known as Tulamarin Airport (Tullamarine Airport), three-word code: MEL, four-word code: YMML, is a large international airport and the second busiest airport in all Australia at Sydney Airport (Sydney Airport) alone. Melbourne Airport is located in the northwest suburb of Melbourne, about 22 kilometers from the center of the city, about half an hour's drive to the city without traffic jams;
Avalon Airport (Avalon Airport), 3-word Code: AVV, 4-word Code: YMAV, is located between Melbourne and (Geelong), the second largest city in Victoria, about 55 km by car from downtown Melbourne and 22 km from downtown Gillang. Avalon Airport is a regional airport that operates only part of the domestic flights of Jetstar (Jetstar Airways);

Melbourne Airport location

Avalon Airport location

Melbourne Airport has four terminals:
T1: mainly for Qantas (Qantas) and its JetStar Airlines (Jetstar Airways) use, terminal building with Qantas Club,Business Class,Chairmans and other three VIP rooms;
T2: handling all international flights (except JetStar via Darwin to Singapore), including Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, New Zealand Airways, United Airlines, Emirates, etc., with VIP rooms on T2;
T3: mainly for the use of Virgin Blue Airways (Virgin Blue REX);
T4: low-cost terminal, mainly used by Tiger Airlines (Tiger Airway), is built according to the low-cost terminal model of Singapore Changi Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

There is only one terminal at Avalon Airport.

Map of Melbourne Airport Terminal Building

Melbourne Airport has direct flights with many domestic cities, including Shanghai, Beijing, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hong Kong, etc. As of December 2017, The latest non-stop flights are Xiamen Airlines' Hangzhou-Melbourne flight (the first flight on December 16, 2017);
Avalon airport is a regional airport, there are no international flights.

Melbourne Airport:
Bus:, in parking lot No. 17 next to Terminal T4, take bus No. 901 to the Broadmeadows station, get off and enter the station, and take the train to platform 2 to the direction of (Flinders Street Railway Station), Flinders Street Station, downtown; Notice that 901 runs every 15 minutes before 9: 00 pm and half an hour after 9: 00 pm. The journey is about 15 minutes.
The airport shuttle bus (SkyBus): commutes from the airport to the downtown South Cross Star Station (Southern Cross Station), has a station at the T1 and T3 peripherals. If the international flight arrives at T2, it is recommended to take the T3 bus because the shuttle bus stops T3 and then stops T1 passengers. More seats will be selected from T3; The average driving time is 20 minutes, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 10 minutes between day. Specific prices, departure schedule, please refer to: Melbourne Airport shuttle bus Skybus details;
Taxi: there is a taxi waiting point outside each terminal, which costs about A $50 to get to the city, plus 2 Australian dollars for airport parking. In addition, an extra 20% night fare is required to take a ride from early morning to 5 am.

Avalon Airport:

Avalon Airport Transfers: commutes to and from the airport to the Southern Cross Star Station in the urban area. A one-way fare of $22 is required to purchase tickets at the ticket office inside the airport. The timetable is as follows:.
Taxi: usually a reservation is required, usually within five minutes, about A $40 / 50 to Gillang and about A $110 to Melbourne, with a toll increase if you take a toll road. A 20% extra night fee is required to take a ride between the morning and 5: 00 a. M.

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