Melbourne Airport to St Kilda.Fixed fare. Flight tracked.
Pre-booked pickup from Melbourne Airport to anywhere across St Kilda, St Kilda East, St Kilda West and the bayside strip — The Prince, Novotel St Kilda, Tolarno, Hotel Esplanade, Acland Street, Fitzroy Street, Luna Park. Public pickup at your terminal or arrivals-hall meet-and-greet as an add-on, fare locked at booking, flight tracked. 24/7 from a Melbourne dispatch on 1300 012 018.
- Fixed fare, set before you book
- Flight tracked
- 24/7 Melbourne dispatch
- Meet & greet at arrivals
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MEL → St Kilda · Off-peak
38 min
Fixed fare locked at booking
Travel time · MEL → St Kilda
The bayside run, by the hour.
MEL to St Kilda is around 32 km via the Tullamarine Freeway, CityLink and St Kilda Road. Off-peak is 38 minutes; weekday peak hours extend the run via the Domain Tunnel.
Off-peak
38 min
Wkday peak
63 min
Distance
32 km
9pm – 6am
33 – 38 min
Free freeway, fastest run of the day
6am – 7am
38 – 43 min
Pre-peak, still clean
7am – 9am
53 – 63 min
Domain Tunnel peak — book earliest
9am – 3pm
38 – 46 min
Mid-day, predictable
3pm – 7pm
53 – 63 min
Evening peak, CityLink congestion
7pm – 9pm
38 – 43 min
Off-peak resumes
Weekends (any time)
35 – 41 min
Lighter traffic both directions
How the run actually goes
From the kerb at MEL to your door at St Kilda.
The four standard segments of the run. Off-peak vs peak time ranges baked into the fare.
Meet at MEL arrivals
Meet-and-greet is available on every pre-booked airport pickup: choose it when you book, add A$35 to the fare, and your driver waits inside the arrivals hall with a sign showing your name. Without it, your driver meets you at the airport's public pickup zone at no extra cost — near the Parkroyal for T1, T2 and T3, or on Level 1 at T4. Either way, the exact meet point depends on your terminal and is sent to you before pickup, with an SMS when the driver is on site.
0 min
Tullamarine Freeway → CityLink
Down the Tullamarine Freeway onto CityLink. Tolls covered in the fixed fare. Fastest segment off-peak.
0 - 24 min
Domain Tunnel → St Kilda Road
CityLink through the Domain Tunnel, onto St Kilda Road southbound. Off-peak this is fast; in peak hour the Tunnel adds time.
24 - 34 min
Bayside drop-off
Driver drops you at your hotel kerb or apartment lobby — Acland Street, Fitzroy Street, the Esplanade, Carlisle Street, or anywhere across 3182.
34 - 38 min
Where we drop in St Kilda
Bayside, door to door — from Acland to the Esplanade.
St Kilda sits on the opposite, bayside side of the city from the airport, so a door-to-door pickup lands you right at your accommodation without the Domain Tunnel guesswork. Parking around the foreshore is limited and metered — being dropped at the kerb beats circling for a bay, especially on summer weekends.
Acland Street
A shopping and dining strip famous for its long-running Continental cake shops, cafes and restaurants.
Fitzroy Street
A busy bar, pub and restaurant strip running down to the foreshore — one of St Kilda's main arrival routes.
The Esplanade
The beachfront street lined with historic buildings, home to the Sunday Esplanade Market and bay views.
Luna Park precinct
Around the historic amusement park and the Palais Theatre — a hub of seaside entertainment since the early 1900s.
St Kilda foreshore
A sandy bayside beach with a promenade, kiosks and water-sports operators for swimming, walking and cycling.
St Kilda East / Carlisle Street
A quieter inland cafe strip known for its Jewish delis, bakeries and neighbourhood shops around Carlisle Street.
Hotels & apartments we serve
Landmarks & venues nearby
Free
Flight tracking included
24/7
Melbourne dispatch
38 min
MEL → St Kilda off-peak
Fixed
Fare locked at booking
Common questions about the St Kilda run.
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