Melbourne (vs Sydney)

[Foreigner]

One Mile at a Time - Four Continents and 37,000 Miles in Two Weeks: Exploring Melbourne - USATODAY.com (another) article to ignite the Melbourne-Sydney rivalry.

 

[nlagalle]

One Mile at a Time - Four Continents and 37,000 Miles in Two Weeks: Exploring Melbourne - USATODAY.com (another) article to ignite the Melbourne-Sydney rivalry.

Everyone knows Melbourne is better than Sydney! :mrgreen: That's a given!

 

[drron]

Everyone knows Melbourne is better than Sydney! :mrgreen: That's a given!

Well i dont!

 

[TonyHancock]

Melbourne similar to Beunos Aires :?: How's that work then?

 

[gumpy]

Melbourne similar to Beunos Aires :?: How's that work then?

say what???

i love Beunos aires... Paris of Latin America

 

[djfuzz]

As someone who lives in Melbourne and works in Sydney, I am thoroughly sick and tired of this pointless ego-baiting argument.

Everyone knows that Hobart is where it's at!

[Edit] Having read the post, they're drawing a pretty long bow for having walked up and down Russell Street and pretty much no more.

 

[Blackadder]

It lost all credibility when they said they have excellent public transport, obviously the didn't try the trains or getting from the airport avoiding the $kybus.

 

[nlagalle]

It lost all credibility when they said they have excellent public transport, obviously the didn't try the trains or getting from the airport avoiding the $kybus.

I've used both Syd and MEL public transport and they both have good and bad points..

about the Skybus - I find it excellent personally. I use it when i am travelling on my own..

one way trip on Skybus: $16

one way trip on Syd train: $15

so I can't see how you call Skybus a rip off when Sydney charges a $1 less to travel on a public train to the airport! And considering the distance from the airports, Skybus is better value!

 

[djfuzz]

I've used both Syd and MEL public transport and they both have good and bad points..

about the Skybus - I find it excellent personally. I use it when i am travelling on my own..

one way trip on Skybus: $16

one way trip on Syd train: $15

so I can't see how you call Skybus a rip off when Sydney charges a $1 less to travel on a public train to the airport! And considering the distance from the airports, Skybus is better value!

To be fair, for that price the train drops you at any station in the city, most of which would likely be walking distance from where you want to go. The Skybus will only take you to a rather inconvenient corner of Southern Cross, which requires you to walk up, down and across to get into the station proper, and then buy a myki to get a train/tram or get a car to get anywhere else in the city.

Again, this is a fraught topic, but IMHO both of our PT systems have major issues, eg ticketing. I actually don't mind myki in its current implementation (though there are way too few recharge stations and readers, and touching on takes too long), but it's a shame we've followed Sydney's lead by getting rid of short-term tickets on board buses / trams. At least there you can get them at newsagents, I suppose. I still don't understand why we couldn't have just licensed Octopus or something else that was proven to work. As for infrastructure and equipment, well, that's a whole different sad story.

 

[serfty]

I've used both Syd and MEL public transport and they both have good and bad points..

about the Skybus - I find it excellent personally. I use it when i am travelling on my own..

one way trip on Skybus: $16

one way trip on Syd train: $15

so I can't see how you call Skybus a rip off when Sydney charges a $1 less to travel on a public train to the airport! And considering the distance from the airports, Skybus is better value!

I travel on the MEL Skybus 20 or more times a year these days, each trip cost me $12 ¹.

(I used to be a more frequent user but I have discovered the delights of the 478 bus at no additional cost to me and use it when appropriate.)

To be fair, for that price the train drops you at any station in the city, most of which would likely be walking distance from where you want to go. The Skybus will only take you to a rather inconvenient corner of Southern Cross, which requires you to walk up, down and across to get into the station proper, and then buy a myki to get a train/tram or get a car to get anywhere else in the city. ...

Note that there is a hotel shuttle bus service that will take you to/from Southern Cross to your nominated Hotel. This is included in your ticket price.

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As to this supposed Melbourne/Sydney Rivalry thing, I reckon it is commonly brought up in the media by reporters and the like with nothing better to do.

¹ (on a $120 ten trip ticket)

 

[medhead]

Melbourne, Sydney meh! Neither are brisvagas.The train in Sydney can be had for $13.40 for bulk buy, or there is the 400 bus and train from mascot for about $5.