SkyBus gone up again [Up to $23.90 one way]

[Must...Fly!]

Hours extended...

"Melbourne City Express now 4.30am to midnight

With airport activity increasing by the day, our Melbourne City Express will operate from 4.30am to midnight, 7 days a week from this Sunday 20 December.

That’s right! Fast, frequent and $15 summer fares – and now longer hours of operation."

Avalon back too.

Yeah just got the email myself. Interesting timing given the NSW shutdown...but it makes the Skybus viable again, at least.

 

[Gold Member]

$9.50 one-way at Klook.com. Use code SKYBUS5

Hat tip OzB.

 

[QF WP]

Great find @Gold Member. Now if only I had reason to visit Melbourne in a lockdown

 

[Gold Member]

The Klook deal is back at $9.50. Code AIRPORT5

 

[serfty]

The Klook deal is back at $9.50. Code AIRPORT5

Dang, I had a look a week ago and Klook was $13.50 ($15 standard). I purchased a Seniors return for $25 ...

 

[Gold Member]

Dang, I had a look a week ago and Klook was $13.50 ($15 standard). I purchased a Seniors return for $25 ...

I waited to post the code until after you bought yours, Serfty ;P

 

[gizzard]

Shopback are offering 20% off with Klook at the moment but I'd expect that use of a promo code would make that null and void.

Klook | < 20% Cashback Cashback, Discount Codes & Vouchers

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www.shopback.com.au

 

[Gold Member]

Shopback are offering 20% off with Klook at the moment but I'd expect that use of a promo code would make that null and void.

Klook | < 20% Cashback Cashback, Discount Codes & Vouchers

Enjoy $25 OFF & 4% Cashback on Klook Australia at Shopback.com.au | Latest November 2024 Promos✓ Best Coupons✓ Smarter Way!

www.shopback.com.au

Good find Giz. Since the code is listed on ShopBack you can indeed double dip and get the extra 20% off.

 

[gizzard]

The Klook deal is back at $9.50. Code AIRPORT5

Not working for me today.

 

[Melburnian1]

Yeah just got the email myself. Interesting timing given the NSW shutdown...but it makes the Skybus viable again, at least.

On a couple of recent visits to Melbourne's Southern Cross bus terminal (not to catch Skybus), few were using it. On one occasion I was there at 0800 hours on a Thursday when I'd have expected it to be busy. My sample however is tiny.

 

[aikman]

I think it's interesting that the SkyBus is now content charging an everyday price of $15 to Tullamarine. I would have thought that their costs and therefore fares would go up as they lost economies of scale. It just goes to show how much they were price gouging customers at the former $19.75 fare.

 

[Melburnian1]

I think it's interesting that the SkyBus is now content charging an everyday price of $15 to Tullamarine. I would have thought that their costs and therefore fares would go up as they lost economies of scale. It just goes to show how much they were price gouging customers at the former $19.75 fare.

Still price gouging at A$15 a trip. 70 cents plus a kilometre for what is a glorified public bus service.

 

[gizzard]

This will help reduce the cost. You can only buy one way tickets but buy two at once to make the most of the $25 discount code. Two adult tickets for $5.

<redacted>

I was only able to use the code once.

$25 Discount on Taxi/Skybus Fare @ Placie

Deal: $25 Discount on Taxi/Skybus Fare @ Placie, Store: Placie, Code: LETSGO, Category: Travel

www.ozbargain.com.au

 

[boomy]

Still price gouging at A$15 a trip. 70 cents plus a kilometre for what is a glorified public bus service.

Taking into account the Skybus takes most direct route which involve multiple tolls $15 is not bad price.

Off course one can chose to take the less glorified 901 bus then train from Broadmeadows station and save few shekels if time is not of the essence.

 

[CaptJCool]

Profits flow through to da da da da. A Canadian pension fund

SKYBUS OPERATOR TO ACQUIRE TRANSIT AUSTRALIA GROUP – BUSTECH NOT INCLUDED!

EXCLUSIVE: PENDING CONTRACTUAL finalisation, the AATS Group - owner of SkyBus airport transit bus services – will become one of

www.busnews.com.au

MELBOURNE SKYBUS CONTRACT OVERHAUL: AIRPORT RAIL LINE COMING?

CONTRACTS FOR Melbourne’s airport bus services have been “overhauled” – effective 1 July, 2018 - to improve services and put

www.busnews.com.au

wow $2 per child


it pays to be Airport Staff

SkyBus - SkyBus Announcement & Response to Airport Staff

www.skybus.com.au

SkyBus understand that our unlimited travel ticket was popular, however it is simply not equitable to other travellers to continue to subsidise one ticket class so heavily. SkyBus is after all, a private company that does not receive any financial subsidy from government for running the service.

The new ticketing structure for airport staff will be as follows from the 1st August 2018:

• New 20-trip $90 ticket ($4.50 a trip)
• New 40-trip $155 ticket ($3.87 a trip)

 

[Melburnian1]

Profits flow through to da da da da. A Canadian pension fund

SKYBUS OPERATOR TO ACQUIRE TRANSIT AUSTRALIA GROUP – BUSTECH NOT INCLUDED!

EXCLUSIVE: PENDING CONTRACTUAL finalisation, the AATS Group - owner of SkyBus airport transit bus services – will become one of

www.busnews.com.au

MELBOURNE SKYBUS CONTRACT OVERHAUL: AIRPORT RAIL LINE COMING?

CONTRACTS FOR Melbourne’s airport bus services have been “overhauled” – effective 1 July, 2018 - to improve services and put

www.busnews.com.au

If my memory is correct, as a result of a deal to upgrade its buses in about 2008, Skybus has among its owners the Victorian State Government with about a 7.5 per cent share.

The previous owners retained about a 30 per cent interest when the Canadians bought in.

I bet Skybus received a lot in JobKeeper subsidies!

 

[marki]

I notice SkyBus has gone up again, to $18 one way and $30 return.

Still cheaper than a taxi I guess!

You are right cheaper but not necessarily better than a taxi or ‘ Uber experience where you do get plonked-off in the most desired place. Like outside directly of the First Lounge checkin, where after you realise there are no flights out to anywhere on Qantas international. Bummer.

 

[flydoc]

Skybus BNE Service commenced today- $15 one way fares for 50 min trip at 2 hourly intervals 0600 - midnight weekdays (8pm weekends).

Airtrain comparison - train starts 0500 weekdays (0600 weekends) and last service departs BNE 2200, around half the journey time for the same price (advance purchase).

 

[gizzard]

This will help reduce the cost. You can only buy one way tickets but buy two at once to make the most of the $25 discount code. Two adult tickets for $5.

<redacted>

I was only able to use the code once.

$25 Discount on Taxi/Skybus Fare @ Placie

Deal: $25 Discount on Taxi/Skybus Fare @ Placie, Store: Placie, Code: LETSGO, Category: Travel

www.ozbargain.com.au

Here's another Placie code to try: CUBES30 for $30 off or 2 Adult trips for free.

 

[Gold Member]

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