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Question about Melbourne

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Hi Guys I am flying to Melbourne & have to get to Burwood Rd Hawthorn for a meeting round 9.30 am on a weekday & I am looking for suggestions of timing from the airport to there & best method ? taxi,bus, run :lol:
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Re: Question about Melbourne

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...taxi

no train/bus goes near
so
about an 1 hour from leaving Tulla
(you have to go thru the city or on the outskirts
on Citylink to get there)..maybe 50 mins

its not an easy one from Tulla

its a bit like going from Syd airport to Crows Nest, St leonards or Lane Cove
ya gotta skirt the city


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Re: Question about Melbourne

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Thanks Smitty so that about 1 hour by taxi?
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robracer wrote:Thanks Smitty so that about 1 hour by taxi?
yeah
50-60 mins from the airport
(traffic depending..the freeway in from the airport
towards the city runs slow in the mornings)

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Brig your bank roll, taxi's aren't cheap :P PM Benno see if he can lend you his bike, he works at the airport, ooops no hang on, R1 is a writeoff, next idea? :P
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robracer wrote:Thanks Smitty so that about 1 hour by taxi?
About 90mins by cab if the driver thinks you don't know your way around! :twisted:
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triway wrote:
robracer wrote:Thanks Smitty so that about 1 hour by taxi?
About 90mins by cab if the driver thinks you don't know your way around! :twisted:
thought that was Synney cabbies :twisted:

anyway
½ Melbourne cabbies don't know here they are at any given time :lol:
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Mate, hire a car. $49/day some are even less than that. What is with Melbourne every thing is 1hr + from the airport :twisted:

Every time i go to Melbourne $$$$$purchase a taxi :shock: Last trip, 3 days total cab fare $600. Luck work pick up the tab ;)
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Burky wrote:Mate, hire a car. $49/day some are even less than that. What is with Melbourne every thing is 1hr + from the airport :twisted:

Every time i go to Melbourne $$$$$purchase a taxi :shock: Last trip, 3 days total cab fare $600. Luck work pick up the tab ;)
Same here the ppl running the meeting are paying for all expenses so I dont care I just dont wont to rock up late :roll:
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Re: Question about Melbourne

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glenferrie station could be close, depending where on burwood rd. Hawthorn might be near as well.
You'd probably be able to get a tram from the station to save a bit of walking.

I'd just taxi it though.
You'd be spending 20 on a bus to get to southern cross station then a train to glenferrie would be another 5 bucks. 45 minute journey.
Taxi will be 60 ish I reckon and take a similar amount of time, probably a bit less.
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Re: Question about Melbourne

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Smitty wrote: its a bit like going from Syd airport to Crows Nest, St leonards or Lane Cove
ya gotta skirt the city
Except traffic moves in melbourne
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smek wrote:
Smitty wrote: its a bit like going from Syd airport to Crows Nest, St leonards or Lane Cove
ya gotta skirt the city
Except traffic moves in melbourne
aaah..welcome to Sydney :twisted:
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:lol: too right Syderny City traffic sux ....thanks guys & thanks Rossi for a great offer 8) Im sorted ;)
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Smitty wrote:anyway ½ Melbourne cabbies don't know here they are at any given time :lol:
That estimate is probably on the low side too... have had to direct a cab once to the MCG...
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Re: Question about Melbourne

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mick_dundee wrote:Brig your bank roll, taxi's aren't cheap :P PM Benno see if he can lend you his bike, he works at the airport, ooops no hang on, R1 is a writeoff, next idea? :P
Yuor shitting me arnt ya mick,Bennos bike was written off ???? :shock:
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