Public Transport to our airports - what's cheapest?

[dajop]

From my rough look, there is no (direct) vline train Melbourne to Albury, there are the vline coaches ie buses, to get around.
I think from Southern X, you get a train up to a certain town, and then have to change to a vline coach to Albury.
Except if you are happy with the $$$ XPT.

Whilst track work is underway, coaches replace trains. Normally I think there are 3 Vline trains a day to Albury.

 

[serfty]

I wonder what they'll charge Seniors who already get half price fares?

It may be poorly written; seniors myki holder get 'concession' fares when they pay. Currently a two hour zone 2 concession fare is $1.80; in June it could be 90¢. Specifically, as written would stay at $1.80:

The 50% discount will apply to full fare as well as concession passengers.

https://transport.vic.gov.au/news-and-resources/news/free-public-transport-across-victoria

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Ah, so there are vline trains from Southern Cross to Albury, when I looked a few months ago, it was all via Seymour then coach.

 

[openseat]

I think the Vic government missed a great opportunity with the airport line. If they had worked to bring the North East Lines (Albury (Wagga) and Shep) through the airport as well as the Bendigo line.

 

[dajop]

I think the Vic government missed a great opportunity with the airport line. If they had worked to bring the North East Lines (Albury (Wagga) and Shep) through the airport as well as the Bendigo line.

At what cost though?

To bring the Bendigo line to the airport alone, probably looking at 20km of new track, a major viaduct and plenty of land acquisition. In Victoria, talking billions of dollars, that could be better spent elsewhere. Could probably start - and here's a novel concept - lining up the buses between Sunbury and the airport with Bendigo line trains, and promoting that. For Albury/Shepp/Seymour lines, the 901 bus probably has sufficient frequency to get to Broadmeadows for the onwards trains.

Probably the main benefit would not be bringing the trains to the Airport per se, but having them not sharing paths with all-stop suburban trains that slows them down.