Train alternative tram and bus routes
Routes serving Melbourne CBD
The following list shows tram and bus services that pass near railway stations and operate to or near central Melbourne.
This list is most useful during train delays of at least 40 to 60 minutes. Where delays are less, waiting for the delayed train may end up quicker than boarding a slower tram or bus.
Unless otherwise noted, all routes run direct to the Melbourne CBD. A seperate list of major cross-suburban routes is provided later.
Werribee/Williamstown/Sydenham
Altona North, Spotswood: 232
Sunshine, Footscray: 216/219, 220
Craigieburn
Essendon, Moonee Ponds: 59
Ascot Vale, Newmarket, Flemington Bridge: 57, 59
Upfield
Batman, Coburg, Moreland, Anstey, Brunswick, Jewell: 19
Royal Park: 55
Epping/Hurstbridge
Preston, Bell: 86
Thornbury, Croxton, Northcote, Merri, Rushall: 86, 112
Heidelberg: 546 (Melbourne Uni)
Darebin: 546 (Melbourne Uni)
Dennis: 250/251
Westgarth: 86, 250/251
Clifton Hill: 86, 250/251, 546 (Melbourne Uni)
Victoria Park: 200, 201, 207
Belgrave/Lilydale/Alamein
Mitcham: 307
Box Hill: 109, 302, 315
Mont Albert: 109
Burwood, Hartwell: 75
Riversdale: 70
Camberwell: 70, 72, 75
Glenferrie: 16
Hawthorn: 75
Burnley, East Richmond, Richmond: 70
Glen Waverley
East Malvern: 3
Glen Iris: 6
Gardiner: 72
Kooyong: 16
Burnley, East Richmond, Richmond: 70
Cranbourne/Pakenham/Frankston
Huntingdale, Oakleigh, Hughesdale, Murrumbeena, Carnegie: 900 (change to trains from Frankston line at Caulfield)
Carnegie: 67
Glenhuntly: 67
Caulfield: 3
Malvern: 5, 16, 64
Armadale: 6, 605
Toorak: 72, 220, 605
Hawksburn: 8, 72, 216/219
South Yarra: 8
Sandringham
Brighton Beach: 216
North Brighton: 219
Gardenvale: 220, 605
Elsternwick: 67, 216/219, 220
Ripponlea: 67
Balaclava: 3, 16, 67
Windsor: 5, 64
Prahran: 6, 72, 216/219, 220
Major cross-suburban tram & bus routes
Major cross-suburban routes that could be useful for those travelling between suburbs include:
16: Melbourne Uni - City - St Kilda - Balaclava - Malvern - Kooyong - Glenferrie - Kew East
72: Melbourne Uni - City - Toorak - Gardiner - Camberwell
78: Prahran - Windsor - East Richmond - Church St
79: St Kilda - Windsor - East Richmond - Church St
82: Moonee Ponds to Footscray via Maribyrnong Rd
246: Elsternwick - Richmond - Clifton Hill
401: North Melbourne - Royal Melbourne Hospital - Melbourne Uni (also to trams on Swanston & Elizabeth Streets)
402: Footscray - Melbourne Uni - East Melbourne
508: Moonee Ponds - Brunswick - Northcote - Alphington
630: Elwood - Ormond - Huntingdale - Monash Uni
903: Altona - Sunshine - Essendon - Coburg - Preston - Heidelberg - Doncaster - Box Hill - Holmesglen - Oakleigh - Mentone - Mordialloc
703: Brighton - Bentleigh - Clayton - Syndal - Blackburn
734: Glen Iris - Ashburton - Glen Waverley
888/889: Nunawading - Glen Waverley - Springvale - Edithvale - Chelsea
900: Caulfield - Carnegie - Murrumbeena - Hughesdale - Oakleigh - Huntingdale - Monash Uni - Stud Rd
901: Ringwood - Knox City - Stud Park - Dandenong - Frankston
Please note that this section is applicable for unplanned disruptions only. Where trains are not running due to planned maintenance work, rail substitute buses will be provided and you will not need this list.