If you are into art, theatre, sport, shopping, gardens, architecture anything really – Melbourne is the place to be.  And now there is a FREE Tourist Shuttle to get you around town to all these attractions.

The Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle is a FREE bus network, servicing major attractions in and around the city of Melbourne.  With 11 stops you can hop on and hop off at your leisure throughout the day.  The service runs every day except Good Friday and Christmas Day from 9.30am until 4.30pm.  With shuttles every 15 – 20 minutes you can stop to take a quick photo, or spend some time exploring the area before hopping on the next shuttle.

The main stops and attractions are:-

1.      Arts Precinct – The Arts Centre; Performing Arts Museum; NGV International; Malthouse Theatre; ACCA Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

2.      Federation Square – Melbourne Visitor Centre; Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia; ACMI Australian Centre for the Moving Image; Champions: Australian Racing Museum and Hall of Fame; National Design Centre; Birrarung Marr; ArtPlay kids’ playground

3.      Exhibition Street – theatre district; Fitzroy Gardens; Chinatown

4.      Melbourne Museum and Carlton Gardens – IMAX Theatre; Royal Exhibition Building; Old Melbourne Goal

5.      Lygon Street – heart of Melbourne’s Italian community, restaurants and cafes

6.      University of Melbourne – Ian Potter Museum of Art

7.      Queen Victoria Market – Flagstaff Gardens

8.      William Street – legal precinct, Supreme Court; County Court; Immigration Museum

9.      Southbank and Southgate – riverside chic, Crown Entertainment Complex; Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre; Eureka Skydeck 88 and The Edge

10.  Sports and Entertainment Precinct – Melbourne Park including Rod Laver Arena; Olympic Park; Melbourne Cricket Ground (The G!) and Yarra Park

11.  The Shrine and Royal Botanic Gardens – King’s Domain; Sidney Myer Music Bowl; Government House

At the end of the day you have seen all the major of sites of Melbourne for FREE!  What a great day out!  Additional charges may apply to enter venues.

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