"Warning or Danger Tip" Melbourne Transportation Tip by craic

I really have no complaints about the public transport system in Melbourne. Mostly it works well.

BUT - last night I was out in St Kilda trying to get a tram to Flinders St Station. And I didn't have a clue which tram to get because the the automated sign just says which tram (or bus) is coming next. It doesn't (unlike in Rome) tell you the list of stops.

So there you are in St Kilda and an East Brunswick tram is due in - but how the hell do you know if it goes past Flinders St Station if you are a stranger in town?

There is no one to ask on the tram. The driver is locked up in a little cabin and won't answer questions.

SO - go to a Metlink Office (there is one in the Town Hall) and get a bus map which shows you all the routes.

Then you won't be confused and bewildered and heading in the wrong direction.

I just want to add that I asked at the Tourist Info Centre in Federation Square for a bus map - and they did not have one! Just shocking, eh!

Mode: AROUND
Type: Bus