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Introducing Melbourne


City center, situated on the bay of Port Philip, vivifies the region where Yarra River meets the ocean. Social identity of Melbourne characterized with immigrants mostly from Italy, Greece and China creates a dynamic and lively city in this aspect. With its natural beauties, museums and theaters in Victorian style Melbourne, also known as the cultural capital of the country, is not only a unique city for Australia, but also for the south hemisphere.

Melbourne is known for:


Entertainment and Shopping Urban Extreme Sports Swimming History and Art Nature and Wildlife

Quick information

NEARBY CITIES
St Kilda (7 km)
Werribee (33 km)
Bundoora (18 km)
CURRENCY
Australian Dollar (AUD)

COUNTRY CODE
+61

ELECTRIC POWER
I

TIME ZONE
GMT +11

AVG. PRICE OF A COFFEE
€2.59

AVG. PRICE OF A MEAL (2 PEOPLE)
€55.67

Average Temperature

January
19,4 °C
February
20 °C
March
18,3 °C
April
15 °C
May
12,2 °C
June
9,4 °C
July
8,9 °C
August
10 °C
September
11,7 °C
October
13,3 °C
November
16,1 °C
December
18,3 °C

Melbourne airport information

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

You can reach Melbourne city center from the airport using the SkyBus service. The distance between the airport and the city center is 25 km. The SkyBus service departs every day at 10 minute intervals. It costs 18 Australian dollars to get to the city center and the journey takes about 20 minutes. You can also get to the Broadmeadows stop using the number 901 SmartBus and then take the metro from there to the city center.

Average time from airport: 20 minutes

Distance from airport: 25 km

TAXI:

If you don’t want to waste time waiting for the bus service, you can get to the city center using the taxi service that runs from the airport. The average cost of a taxi from the airport to the city center is 60 Australian dollars and the journey takes about 30–40 minutes.

Average taxi price: 60 Australian dollars

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