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

[AustraliaPoochie]

Not exactly to do with Skybus, but looks like new tram operator Transdev is going to take over from YarraTrams's KD for Melbourne.
Lots of hiccups coming up, if the new operator changes a lot of things, staffing, etc.

 

[DC3]

Not exactly to do with Skybus, but looks like new tram operator Transdev is going to take over from YarraTrams's KD for Melbourne.
Lots of hiccups coming up, if the new operator changes a lot of things, staffing, etc.

Pooch friendly?

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Not sure.
Due to my bad ankle, have had xray, doc said the dreaded A word, ie, athritis, a part of getting old, so no more trips to Melbourne.
Transdev and John Holland group, bid much less than the current runner, so its actually a cost cutting sort of thing in a way.
Hopefully it will work out for the better, ie, more low floor trams, high kerbs, more smoother entry and exit (ie less gap), but in the end, with all govt agencies, and private enterprise partnerships, its all to do with saving money.
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To bring this back to the gist of the thread, will a light rail ever come to Melbourne Airport, seeing John Holland was a part of the Metrotunnel project, who knows, it might be the best in the end, ie, tunnel from under Broady Station to Melbourne Airport, (I can dream).

 

[simmomelb]

Skybus tickets can be bought for $33.80 return or $20.20 for a one-way via Agoda under the category of, activities (cheaper than booking direct with Skybus and it works well from my experience).

https://www.agoda.com/en-au/activities/detail?activityId=1041853&cityId=10372&cid=-42#activity-nav-tabs-panel-1

I've used this when travelling solo, but when travelling with others, Didi is a great option via T1 rideshare pickup point and may be cheaper (along with collecting some Velocity points, if linked).
As Matt Graham pointed out, watch out for unlicensed taxi drivers, who can be very pushy.
They may jump out of their cars at the T1 rideshare pickup point and attempt to convince you to quit your Uber/Didi app booking and jump in a car with them. It's quite bizarre that this still happens (I've experienced this twice in the last month alone).

 

[jrfsp]

Skybus tickets can be bought for $33.80 return or $20.20 for a one-way via Agoda under the category of, activities (cheaper than booking direct with Skybus and it works well from my experience).

https://www.agoda.com/en-au/activities/detail?activityId=1041853&cityId=10372&cid=-42#activity-nav-tabs-panel-1

I've used this when travelling solo, but when travelling with others, Didi is a great option via T1 rideshare pickup point and may be cheaper (along with collecting some Velocity points, if linked).
As Matt Graham pointed out, watch out for unlicensed taxi drivers, who can be very pushy.
They may jump out of their cars at the T1 rideshare pickup point and attempt to convince you to quit your Uber/Didi app booking and jump in a car with them. It's quite bizarre that this still happens (I've experienced this twice in the last month alone).

I think I’ve had more taxi touts at MEL than DPS!

 

[simmomelb]

I think I’ve had more taxi touts at MEL then DPS!

You aren't wrong - that is saying something!

 

[Mattg]

I think I’ve had more taxi touts at MEL then DPS!

I was offered a ride last week by a taxi tout wearing a Melbourne Airport lanyard. I asked if he worked for Melbourne Airport and he walked off.

 

[Trekky1]

Skybus tickets can be bought for $33.80 return or $20.20 for a one-way via Agoda under the category of, activities (cheaper than booking direct with Skybus and it works well from my experience).

https://www.agoda.com/en-au/activities/detail?activityId=1041853&cityId=10372&cid=-42#activity-nav-tabs-panel-1

I've used this when travelling solo, but when travelling with others, Didi is a great option via T1 rideshare pickup point and may be cheaper (along with collecting some Velocity points, if linked).
As Matt Graham pointed out, watch out for unlicensed taxi drivers, who can be very pushy.
They may jump out of their cars at the T1 rideshare pickup point and attempt to convince you to quit your Uber/Didi app booking and jump in a car with them. It's quite bizarre that this still happens (I've experienced this twice in the last month alone).

Thanks for this - I used the last of my 10 ticket book today and I can use this next time I head to Melbourne (no plans at the moment).

When I was lining up the other day to get on the bus, I noticed it was now $40 return.

 

[QF WP]

I used in last weekend with my wife and still think it’s great value

 

[dajop]

Didi is a great option via T1 rideshare pickup point and may be cheaper (along with collecting some Velocity points, if linked).

Depends on time of day, it can get busy in around the T1-3 pick up points with lots of collection traffic. We were advised once by driver to do pickup at T4 (Level 1 of the car park IIRC), the Didi came much quicker and seemed to be a lot easier, despite the 5 min walk from T2.