Night Network
Night Network lets you explore Melbourne’s vibrant nightlife safely and conveniently with public transport running all night on weekends.
Whether you’re out dining, dancing or discovering the city, we’ll help you get around and back home with all-night services every Friday and Saturday on metropolitan trains, trams and buses, and regional coaches.
Learn more about our all-night weekend services:
Night Train
Night Trains run every 60 minutes on all lines, except Stony Point and Flemington Racecourse. Some stations have more frequent trains, including Richmond, South Yarra, North Melbourne, Footscray, Caulfield, Clifton Hill and Burnley.
After 1am, all trains run direct to and from Flinders Street Station. Parliament, Melbourne Central and Flagstaff stations close just after midnight. Southern Cross Station closes just after 1am. Premium stations are staffed all night.
Shuttle trains run on the Williamstown Line between Newport and Williamstown, the Alamein Line between Camberwell and Alamein, and the Cranbourne Line between Dandenong and Cranbourne. Shuttle trains also operate between Ringwood and Belgrave/Lilydale.
All services pick up passengers in both directions.
Night Tram
Night Trams run every 30 minutes on routes 19, 67, 75, 86, 96 and 109. You can travel between the city and St Kilda, Coburg, Bundoora, Port Melbourne, Carnegie, Box Hill, Vermont South and Brunswick.
Your trip is free if you're just travelling in the city's Free Tram Zone. View the Free Tram Zone map.
Please note you cannot top up or buy a myki on board a tram or bus.
Night Bus
21 of our most popular bus routes run to a 24-hour weekend service on Fridays and Saturdays and 13 special bus routes run after midnight on weekends.
24 hour bus routes
- Route 150 Williams Landing Station – Tarneit Station
- Route 180 Werribee Station – Tarneit Station
- Route 190 Werribee Station - Wyndham Vale Station
- Route 207 City – Doncaster Shopping Centre
- Route 250 City – La Trobe University
- Route 357 Wollert West - Thomastown Station
- Route 386 Mernda Station - Bundoora RMIT
- Route 406 Keilor East - Footscray
- Route 410 Sunshine Station - Footscray
- Route 420 Sunshine Station – Watergardens
- Route 630 Elwood – Monash University
- Route 670 Ringwood – Lilydale
- Route 693 Belgrave - Oakleigh
- Route 703 Middle Brighton – Blackburn
- Route 788 Frankston – Portsea
- Route 833 Frankston Station – Carrum Station
- Route 900 Stud Park SC (Rowville) - Caulfield
- Route 901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport
- Route 905 City – The Pines SC
- Route 907 City – Mitcham
- Route 908 City - The Pines SC
Operate after midnight on weekends
- Route 941 Sunshine Station – Watergardens Station
- Route 943 Watergardens Station - Melton
- Route 947 Footscray -Newport Station
- Route 949 Williams Landing Station - Altona Meadows
- Route 951 Brunswick Station– Glenroy Station
- Route 953 Broadmeadows Station - Craigieburn
- Route 959 City – Broadmeadows Station
- Route 965 Lilydale - Healesville Loop
- Route 967 Glen Waverley – Bayswater
- Route 978 Dandenong Station - Clayton Station
- Route 979 Clayton Station – Dandenong Station
- Route 981 Dandenong Station – Cranbourne
- Route 982 Dandenong Station – Cranbourne
Night Coach
You can catch Night Coaches from the city to Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Seymour and Traralgon. Each coach has a toilet and space for one wheelchair.
Most stops are by request only – let your driver know your destination when you board.
Ballarat Line
Coaches travel from the city to Ballarat at 1.10am and 2.10am.
View your Ballarat Line timetable.
Bendigo Line
Coaches travel from Bendigo to the city at 10.20pm. Coaches also travel from the city to Bendigo at 1.05am and 2.05am.
View your Bendigo Line timetable.
Geelong Line
Two coaches leave Southern Cross at 2.15am. One stops on request at Tarneit, Wyndham Vale, Little River and Lara. The second drops off passengers at any station between Corio and Waurn Ponds, and picks up passengers from Geelong Station.
View your Geelong Line timetable.
Seymour Line
Coaches travel from Seymour to the city at 11pm. Coaches also travel from the city to Seymour at 2am.
View your Seymour Line timetable.
Traralgon Line
Coaches travel from Traralgon to the city at 10pm. Coaches also travel from the city to Traralgon at 2am.
View your Traralgon Line timetable.
Other information
Fares and topping up
You can travel on Night Trains, Night Trams and Night Buses with myki and will be charged your usual fare. Off-peak fares apply on Night Coach. You won’t be charged a return fare if you touch on before 3am. A new day of myki fares begins at 3am.
At night, you can top up your physical myki card at myki machines at train stations, tram stops, premium stations, on board Night Bus ($20 maximum) or at 24-hour shops like 7-Eleven.
Find your nearest place to top up
With Mobile myki, you can top up on the go on your Android phone via the Google PayTM app.
Find out more about Mobile myki.
Touching on and off
Remember to touch on every time you board, unless you're just travelling in the city’s Free Tram Zone. View theFree Tram Zone map.
Touch off as you get off the bus or exit the train station to pay the lowest fare. You only need to touch off on trams when your trip is entirely in Zone 2.
If you’re travelling on Night Coach, touch on at the myki reader at Southern Cross Coach Terminal. Touch off at regional train stations or on the coach.
Safety
Protective Services Officers (PSOs) are there to help those in need of assistance and detect, prevent and manage anti-social behaviour, crimes against the person, weapon and drug offences and property damage.
You’ll find PSOs patrolling at train stations in metropolitan Melbourne and major regional train stations.
PSOs also patrol station car parks, on board trains, bus interchanges and the surrounding area, on board trams and tram stops.
Find out more about travelling safely.
In an emergency, you should always call 000.
Maps
You can find Night Network maps, including high-contrast maps for people with vision impairments, on the Maps page.