Skybus

Airport shuttle bus every 15 minutes to Tullamarine.
The guys at the ticket window print their tickets super fast for you. No need to rush though as if the bus leaves, there is usually one right behind it.
Bus ride takes approximately 20 minutes during the off peak period. Slower if it’s peak hour.

The easiest and most cost effective way to get from Melbourne Airport to your hotel, especially if you are traveling alone or in a pair.
For $ 38 return you can get to the CBD and then transferred to your hotel.
Buses leave every 10−15mins so you don’t have to wait long at all and they are conveniently located outside the terminals.
The buses are clean and comfortable and the drivers are always well spoken and polite. They even have free wifi!
To book your hotel transfer to get back to the airport all you need to do is call them the day before and book it in, they will even help you with the times of your not sure when you need to leave.

Easiest way to get to the airport. There is Wi-​Fi in the bus, which is quite useful to foreigners coming to visit (like my family who was able to contact me in the bus saying they were on their way when they visited from England!)
$ 16 one way — no discount for a return ticket though.
Staff was really nice today — they helped the older ladies in front of us with their suitcases.

I catch the Skybus every time I go to Melbourne, in my opinion it is the easiest way to get from the airport to the city without worrying about traffic and how much a taxi fare could end up at. You literally walk out of the airport buy a fare, get on the bus, sit down and you are in Spencer Street before you know it.
Cost is $ 18.00 one way of $ 36.00 for a round trip, and you never wait long for a bus to show up given that they run every 5, or 10 minutes depending on what time of the day it is. There is also a connecting bus transfer if Spencer Street does not get you close enough to your accommodation which services the CBD and Southbank areas.
If you are travelling at peak travel times, allow yourself a bit of extra time as there can be lines at Spencer Street at these times.

This is fab 18 dollars one way takes you from airport to station where you get anothee bus to shuttlw you right ro tour hotel… the drivers are really helpful and there arent long waits either… great value and service…

The buses run pretty often like every 10 – 15 min and they try to pack the bus to fill each seat. Ride was about 20ish minutes depending on traffic. Drivers were always friendly. My only complaint was the minibus picking us up from the hotel to go to southern cross station. We booked the night prior. Overall, it’s probably the best and fastest way to get from airport to city and vice versa.

Super easy way to get to and from the airport. I landed in Melbourne and took the skybus to the Southern Cross station in the CBD. The bus accommodated my bag and lots of other riders comfortably throughout the 15 minute ride to the city. My only complaint was how high the price was ($ 18 one way). Overall, this is a great way to get to the city from the airport in Melbourne.

Expensive and a monopoly, this is your only option for getting to Melbourne airport other than the more expensive taxi/​Über/​helicopter methods. They’re reliable and on time, but paying $ 36 for the pleasure on top is a hard sell. The ads that get blasted throughout the bus while en route really get you set up for a great trip. Can’t say I recommend it, but there’s not really any other choice!
Bring headphones and a jumper (I think their AC’s broken at 14°C)

Fast, efficient and cost effective travel to and from Tullamarine airport and Southern Cross station.
Free wifi is a recent thing added to the bus fleet.
Reasonable priced compared to taking a taxi to the airport from the city and difficulty to compare with other major cities that have a train link to the airport.
Reliable transport to the airport

Compared to almost every other city I’ve been to in the world, SkyBus is a complete ripoff. The most expensive cities in the world typically run $ 2-​$ 5 for a bus to the center of town, and most of those rides are longer than SkyBus, too.
But in Melbourne, there’s no better option for getting to and from the airport. They recently raised their rates, but they did add terrible wifi on their buses as well as upgraded their hotel transfer shuttles, so at least they are making small improvements.
Some of their employees need a serious attitude adjustment, though. That’s all I’ll say.

I was pretty set in getting a cab as I had two luggage with me arriving at Melbourne airport. But as soon as I arrived at the baggage area and collected by bags and walked out. This shuttle station was right in front of where I needed to go. It’s so convenient. Really express. Straight to southern cross station. And if you need to get to a hotel. There is a free shuttle bus to your hotel as well. On the initial bus from the airport, you can also get a transfer directly to your hotel free of charge and free wifi! That’s a bonus in my eyes if you’re a traveller from overseas to connect with your friends.

I am really impressed with the service offered by Skybus. The ticket is affordable for the distance travelled between the airport and Melbourne CBD.
Skybus offers two great perks. 1: free wifi and 2: free hotel shuttle. Free stuff is always a winner for me. But to be offered another lift to my hotel in a shuttle was too good.
Buses are clean, staff are friendly and helpful. They helped me lift my luggage into the storage part of the bus. That was very helpful as I jam packed my suitcase shopping! Thanks to the Skybus staff for looking after me!

Be honest, Melbourne badly needs a rail link to the airport. And let’s face it, no one wants to pay through the nose to catch an $ 80 taxi. Especially if you have just hemorrhaged a wad of cash on the flight itself.
So, enter Skybus. Offering express bus trips direct from Southern Cross to Tullamarine 24 hours a day, you can’t go wrong with this service. Buses run from every 10 minutes during the day, up to every 30 minutes between 1am and 4am. Prices range from $ 18 single to $ 30 return.
The service is fast, reliable, cheap and well worth using. Enough said.

Skybus. cheaper alternative to taxi and probably the same speed if not faster if you do not consider the wait time of 10 minutes each. Used this to get to our hotel, but the bad part is it doesn’t not run super earlier from certain places, so that was the bad part.
Friendly services, but you got to lug your own luggage on to the bus. Would ride it again though.

A quick & stress free way to get to the airport (given there’s no public transport), normally works out cheaper than long term parking (if you’re Melbourne based). $ 30 return for an adult (I’m sure the price has gone up). Drops you at Southern Cross Station in Melbourne where the suburban & country trains depart & heaps of team options leave from that vicinity. They have a free connection to hotels that are CBD based. Takes 25 – 30 mins to/​from airport & they leave every 10 mins, beats sitting in traffic in a costly cab.

Skybus is a great, affordable, and convenient transportation system that will bring you to and from Melbourne Airport and Southern Cross Station in the central business district (CBD). The bus ride takes around 20 minutes from the domestic terminals to Southern Cross Station. After drop off at Southern Cross Station, Skybus offers free hotel shuttle transfers, which takes another 10 – 20 minutes, depending on how many people are shuttled. But due to the wide shuttle bus and some of the narrow streets in the CBD, the shuttle may not bring you directly in front of your hotel.
Adult fare rates are $ 18 one-​way and $ 30 return trip, much cheaper than a taxi. The Skybus shuttle runs every 10 minutes, 24 hours a day. But the hotel shuttle transfer only operates from 6am to 10:30pm on weekdays and from 7:30am to 5:30pm on weekends.
I’d advise keeping the Skybus phone number handy. My hotel shuttle transfer was 10 minutes late from my scheduled pickup time and location, and if I hadn’t called them asking their whereabouts, I may not have been picked up (turned out that they were waiting for me on a different street). Also, there is a 7-​Eleven at Southern Cross Station, so if you’re an international traveller in need of a prepaid SIM card, purchase the cards there instead of at the airport.

Convenient way to get from the city to airport. $ 17 one way for adults. Comes every 10 min and stops at 2 stops at the airport.
Comfortable bus, convenient service. kudos!

There’s simply nothing cheaper than Skybus to get to and from the airport. The shuttles leave every 10 minutes and they have free transfers to/​from your hotel (as long as it’s a reasonable distance from Southern Cross). Just make sure that you let them know 24 hours in advance for your pickup to go TO the airport. Coming from the airport you don’t have to let them know in advance. It is a bit troublesome to change a bus but you can’t beat the $ 17 price!
I’ve been in them super packed to the gills and also not that crowded. Gets the job done.

Return from the airport to the city for $ 28. Yes please. Every city ought to have a service as good as Skybus. It’s quick, cheap and the drivers are the friendliest guys and gals you’ll ever meet.
Pity the shuttle doesn’t operate ²⁴⁄₇. It would have saved us a further $ 20 in travel. You can’t have everything I suppose.
Love you Skybus.

Like eating fish and chips on a health kick, I always end up regretting getting airport transfers and not just splashing out on a cab. They notoriously take 10 times as long and you get stuck sitting next to some strange person. But not the Skybus. It’s probably the easiest and quickest airport transfer service I’ve ever used.
Also as luck would have it, our hotel was just around the corner form the bus station, so all we had to do was cross Spencer Street to get there — result!
I’ll always get the Skybus when staying in the CBD from now on.