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Melbourne Airport Skybus
I was recently faced with the challenge of getting to Melbourne Airport during afternoon peak-hour on a Friday. Instead of muscling my way through the traffic and paying close to $60 to park my car over the weekend, I decided to take a train and the Skybus to the airport and back the Monday morning.
I purchased two 2-hour full fare tickets for Zone 1 on metlink which came in just under $8. The train from Armadale Station took about 20 minutes to reach Southern Cross Station. I then followed the signs and found the SkyBus area, purchased my return ticket for $26 and boarded the next available bus. The sign said they came every 10 minutes but I didn't wait anymore than 5 minutes!
The bus got me to the airport in less than 25 minutes and I arrived with enough time to spare to purchase a nice cold beer with the money I saved if I caught a taxi. I could have bought a slab of beer for the price I would have saved on parking costs!
Overall, I paid $36 to get to and from the airport, less than the price of a taxi one-way and due to traffic on Friday afternoon and on Monday morning, saved about 40 minutes in commuting time.
I was very much against ever taking the Skybus but after this experience, I would recommend the Skybus to everyone taking a flight!