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thefud on 15/06/2017 - 12:09 skybus.umd.com.au (2586 clicks)
Last edited 23/06/2017 - 13:18
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Edit: Expired, no longer working on Jetstar website.

Buy any Melbourne City Airport Express fare online over the next 7 days to receive 15% off our already reduced online fares.

Simply enter the promo code below when you check out to receive 15% off your ticket.

Promo code expires 22 June 2017 at midnight (AEST).

Promotion is only valid on the Melbourne City Airport Express (Tullamarine) service.

SkyBus tickets are valid for six months from the date of purchase so you can buy now to take advantage of this offer and use later when you’re ready to travel.

One Way Adult - $15.30 after discount
Round Trip Adult - $29.75 after discount
Round Trip Family - $59.50 after discount

EDIT: Code also works on Jetstar website! Thanks hunter_syd.
This also has an advantage of giving you 12 months validity as opposed to the six months through the regular website ("Tickets are valid for twelve months from the date of purchase").

Reducing it down to:
One Way Adult - $14.45 after discount
Round Trip Adult - $28.05 after discount
Round Trip Family - $56.10 after discount

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  • Jatacid on 15/06/2017 - 12:38
    +2

    Thanks. Better than nothing ay. It's one of the most expensive cities in the world to get to the airport.
    I wish we had a public bus route or train line. Sydney costs me $4.20 to the airport

    • thefud on 15/06/2017 - 12:48
      +24

      How did you get that rate? $4.20? When I look it up on Opal fare calc, it comes up as far more expense. (http://www.sydneytrains.info/tickets/fare_calculator.htm)

      I did the sneaky when I was there to avoid paying the Airport Rate (https://www.opal.com.au/en/opal-fares/airport_station_access…).

      1) Arrive at Sydney Airport
      2) Walk to Mascot Station (~15-20 min walk, ped crossings, flat)
      3) Load a Opal (free, no cost for a new one!) with $10 at the convenience shop out front
      4) Go to destination ($3.38 to city)

      Return
      1) Get on at the local station
      2) Get off at Airport station and watch your card go into negative.
      3) Fly away, no more to pay.

      Cost to travel direct from Domestic to City $34.36.
      Cost to travel direct from Mascot and return direct to Airport $6.76 + 15-20 walk, plus souvenir Opal that you can dispose of or use to scrape gum off shoes.

      • boretentsu on 15/06/2017 - 13:00
        +2

        Godlike. Can't wait to try next time.

      • MrTweek on 15/06/2017 - 13:19

        I was wondering if anyone knows how much an Opal card can go into negative.
        Last times I went to Sydney, I always went to negative at the airport when leaving, but just $2-3, I think.
        Can I hop on a train in the city with just 50c on the card and leave with -$13 or something?

        • thefud on 15/06/2017 - 13:37

          It's not so much about how much it can go into negative, just ensuring that you won't get a fine/booked before hand. :)

          From my research, you are ok if you have enough to cover the minimum fare cost, which I believe is based on some peak/off-peak rate for the times of travel. As long as you have that amount, you can travel without getting a fine, but will need to recharge to continue beyond that point once you go through the gates.

        • bottletop on 15/06/2017 - 13:40

          Sure can :) as long as you have enough on Opal when you tap on. The card doesn't know where you're final destination is…

        • lisamay on 15/06/2017 - 14:17
          +3

          You can't go negative at the airport station anymore. The gates will block you and there's a top up machine on the inside.

        • thefud on 15/06/2017 - 14:30

          @lisamay: As of when? It worked for me when I went down over the weekend 21-24 April.

        • lisamay on 15/06/2017 - 14:38

          @togaboyau: I couldn't go into negative earlier this year at domestic airport station. Interesting… maybe it's the amount you can go negative. How far negative did it let you go?

        • kerfuffle on 15/06/2017 - 18:48

          @lisamay: Yeah you can. I was about negative $15 when I tapped off at Domestic last Wednesday

        • MrTweek on 21/06/2017 - 16:19
          +1

          @lisamay:

          Looks like it still works and there's no limit:
          http://www.theage.com.au/nsw/opal-card-loophole-costs-nsw-go…

          Sounds like you can save a lot of money by making sure you just got a dollar left when heading to the airport.

        • kerfuffle on 21/06/2017 - 16:27

          @MrTweek: You need more than a dollar. It's $2.36 if beginning your journey in off-peak and I think $3.37 (or whatever the minimum train fare in peak is) in peak.

      • [Deactivated] on 15/06/2017 - 15:09
        +3

        You can of course avoid the platform fee all together by getting on and off at Mascot, and using the 400 bus to get between the airport and Mascot station. It's not a major hassle if you have the time and not too much gear.

        In Melbourne you can avoid the Skybus by catching the local 901 bus to Broadmeadows train station, though that takes more time and is a hassle.

        Note Jetstar ticket holders can get a minor discount on the Skybus - forget what it is - $1-$2 or sumfink.

        • MrTweek on 15/06/2017 - 15:24
          +1

          Note Jetstar ticket holders can get a minor discount on the Skybus - forget what it is - $1-$2 or sumfink.

          Yes, $1, so you pay $18 for the trip.
          Last time I did that, they did not ask for my ticket, so I guess it's worth saying you are flying Jetstar whenever you buy a ticket.

      • Spending2Much on 16/06/2017 - 02:44

        Thanks. I'm heading to Sydney, so have saved this information. The 400 bus was mentioned too?

    • kerfuffle on 15/06/2017 - 12:49

      Only $4.20?

    • Lovemybargains on 15/06/2017 - 12:50

      Train cost me around $16 in Sydney from cbd to the airport. How do you get it so cheap?

      • MrTweek on 15/06/2017 - 13:22

        At least $16 is from anywhere in the CBD (or even the whole city?)
        In Melbourne you pay $19 for the Skybus and then usually $4.20 on top of that for a Myki trip, if your final destination is not inside the free tram zone.

        Sucks to pay $23.20 for a 30 minute trip from Southbank to the airport.

        • ezzaf on 15/06/2017 - 13:26
          +2

          There are public (myki) buses that go to Melbourne Airport, they are just much (much) slower.

          And if you are going from Southbank and catching skybus, walk a few hundred meters to the free tram zone to cut your fare by $4.

      • Claire Naps on 15/06/2017 - 13:24
        +1

        You can catch the 400 bus from Sydney Airport. You can transfer to a bus or train to the city at Mascot.

    • dbui8743 on 15/06/2017 - 12:50

      it was 15$ ish for me the last time

      It may be that cheap if you leave in burbs around mascot or international?

    • ezzaf on 15/06/2017 - 13:37
      +4

      Heathrow: $42
      Stockholm $42
      Gatwick: $29
      Brisbane: $18
      Sydney: $18
      Auckland: $18

      Doesn't seem too out of whack to me.

      • illumination on 15/06/2017 - 15:40
        +1

        That's cause you've picked a bunch of cities that are more expensive.

        You could do the same with cities where it's cheap to get to the city and make Sydney look expensive!

        • zappy32 on 15/06/2017 - 18:31

          And not just that but airports that have express trains to them without mentioning other decent transport.

          You can catch the tube from Heathrow for less than $10 to anywhere in central London.

          Direct buses to Heathrow, Arlanda, Gatwick and maybe other are < $10.

      • khing on 19/06/2017 - 21:53

        Beijing: $4

    • dasher86 on 15/06/2017 - 14:53
      +1

      Melbourne:
      Routes 478, 479 and 482

      Routes 478, 479 and 482 provide bus services from Melbourne Airport to Airport West and Sunbury.

      Route 901 (SmartBus)

      Route 901 (SmartBus) provides a frequent connection between Broadmeadows Station and Melbourne Airport. The trip takes about 20 minutes, but leave more time during peak times.

      Route 901 runs between Melbourne Airport and Frankston via Broadmeadows, Roxburgh Park, Epping and Greensborough seven days per week. Buses run every 15 minutes until 9pm weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends and evenings until midnight (9pm on Sundays).

      At Melbourne Airport, all Route 901 services depart from the bus terminal outside Terminal 4.

      all for the cost of a two hour myki.

    • huertano on 15/06/2017 - 14:57

      We do, I take it all the time. 901 bus to Broadmeadows station that now departs within the lower level of the new carpark in front of T4, then train to Flinders, etc.

      Zone 1+2. Operates frequently enough during the day, but Sundays and late nights/early mornings are difficult.

  • edfoo on 15/06/2017 - 12:40
    +2

    Haha, good timing. Heading to Melbourne tomorrow for this weekend and about to book this Skybus service from airport to the hotel.

  • db2k on 15/06/2017 - 12:43
    +1

    Well done OP, I didn't see your post originally. Thanks mods!

  • 8200 on 15/06/2017 - 12:50
    +1

    TERRY P = COACH CAPTAIN!

  • jingsu6688 on 15/06/2017 - 12:53
    +2

    There is a 901 bus in Melbourne.

    • starspawn on 15/06/2017 - 13:35

      Yep I have done this trip before, catch it from Sunshine station I believe?

      • jingsu6688 on 15/06/2017 - 22:25

        I got on from Frankston, 4 hours drive.

  • R4 on 15/06/2017 - 13:20

    What, no train?

    Even little old Perth is getting an underground rail link - with local commuter fares too - about $5 max from the city

    • MrTweek on 15/06/2017 - 13:26
      +1

      Melbourne's infrastructure is decades behind :(

      You either pay $19 for a direct 20-30 minute bus trip to the CBD or you pay $4.20 for an unreliable combination of bus and train which takes at least 1h15.

      There won't be a train line for a least the next 10 years.

      Getting to Perth airport is so easy compared to that, and now they are even getting an airport train like the one Melbourne urgently needs.

  • starspawn on 15/06/2017 - 13:36
    +2

    Thanks OP! My partner is using the skybus tonight so I will get her on the coupon!

  • c0balt on 15/06/2017 - 14:05

    Their FAPAS line never gets any discounts :(

  • cycleri3 on 15/06/2017 - 14:11

    I use MYKI to go to and from the airport. Catch the Craigieburn train to Broadmeadows and catch the 901 bus from there to the airport. The Mel airport people moved the stop from right in front of Terminal 3 into that new parking structure where Tiger terminal is so now its a bit further to work but only about 5 minute walk. It helps that I live on the Craigieburn line, its faster for me to go this way than to use skybus and cheaper.

    • c0balt on 15/06/2017 - 14:17
      -1

      I think a lot of people, myself included, would be more than willing to pay the extra to not have to take valuable items through Broady.

      • illumination on 15/06/2017 - 15:41

        What if you have no valuable items?

  • concatenate on 15/06/2017 - 14:14

    Thanks OP! Bought a bunch for myself and friends who are headed down later this year :)

  • gud2cu on 15/06/2017 - 14:26

    How does the Skybus pass work? Can you use this code for buying a ticket for use later in the year eg July, Aug or Sep?

    • MrTweek on 15/06/2017 - 17:12
      +1

      Read the description, it says it in there pretty clearly.

      tl;dr: yes

  • DaTa on 15/06/2017 - 14:41

    They used to do the 5 and 10 trip passes now you can't buy them online anymore, wow what a stupid idea, live chat said it happened last month was going to top up and get some more passes maybe I'll be using Uber more for the trips.

    • MrTweek on 15/06/2017 - 17:13

      Fun fact: for 2 or more people travelling together, an Uber from Southern Cross to the Airport would in most cases be cheaper than SkyBus.

      • DaTa on 15/06/2017 - 17:52

        My point exactly :)

  • hunter_syd on 15/06/2017 - 14:59
    +8

    I should point out, that you can get discounted SkyBus tickets on Jetstar's website that saves you a dollar on a single ticket and $2 on a return. Furthermore, tickets bought through Jetstar are valid for 12 months compared to SkyBus' 6 month validity period. This is OzBargain after all… so every dollar saved is worth it :D The coupon code also works on the Jetstar site and I just bought a ticket for $28.05 return!

    • DaTa on 15/06/2017 - 15:11
      +1

      Thank you so much this is a bargain.

    • walruspolishing on 15/06/2017 - 15:16
      +1

      Noice, used this with my $1 Tiger air return ticket for true cheap arsedness. Perth to Melbourne cbd and back for under $200

    • thefud on 15/06/2017 - 15:22
      +1

      Deal updated, thanks guy.

    • starbearer on 15/06/2017 - 21:55
      +2

      A bargain within a bargain. Bargain-ception

  • illumination on 15/06/2017 - 15:44

    More on Sydney..

    If going to Domestic, catch train to Mascot, then catch 400 bus or walk (~15 minutes)
    If going to International, catch train to Wolli Creek and then walk (~15 minutes)
    If going to International, catch train to Banksia/Rockdale and catch 400 bus.

    I think for International going from Banksia/Rockdale might be a little quicker (closer).

    • Spending2Much on 16/06/2017 - 02:42

      Is the 400 an airport/free bus?
      I'm heading to Sydney for 6 days, and noting down these things and tips.

      • illumination on 16/06/2017 - 02:55

        It's not a free bus. It's a regular public bus and you'll pay for it with an Opal card - should cost either $2.10 or $3.50.

        • Spending2Much on 16/06/2017 - 02:58

          What causes the price variable?
          I'm taking the suggestion (above) to walk to madcor and buy Opal card from there. Does this include ferry trips too?

        • illumination on 16/06/2017 - 03:37
          +1

          @albanyson:

          What causes the price variable?

          Because I don't know what price bracket it falls within. It's determined by distance (if I'm not mistaken)

          Does what include ferry trips too?

          I assume you meant Mascot.

  • muncan on 15/06/2017 - 17:29
    -1

    Why not just walk for free

  • Lovemybargains on 15/06/2017 - 18:04

    Caught an Uber from Melb airport last night and the driver told me he had heard there is a station or a section allocated under the airport ready for when rail is approved and built. Apparently every time it gets put forward for construction taxi directorate, the airport and skybus use their political muscle to have it knocked on the head

  • [Deactivated] on 15/06/2017 - 22:01

    Damn, just bought on skybus website. Didn't realise it would be cheaper on Jetstar website!

  • ribze1 on 15/06/2017 - 23:38

    Perfect, going to Melbourne for the weekend.

  • theoracle30 on 16/06/2017 - 12:25

    I just did a quick comparison between Skybus and normal Myki bus, for travel from Airport to the Princess Theatre in the city (my accommodation is near there).

    Skybus:
    Travel time: 50 minutes
    Cost: $14.45 with this deal

    Normal bus:
    Travel time: 70 minutes
    Cost: $4.10 for 2-hr fare

    In my case, I think I'd pick the normal bus. Skybus only if I was arriving at odd hours or normal bus doesn't match up.

  • jason andrade on 16/06/2017 - 12:56
    +2

    Anyone know whether you can stack this with the Velocity points earn? The T&Cs seem to explicitly not allow this but OzBargain sometimes finds things are different in real life..

    • kerfuffle on 16/06/2017 - 13:00

      I couldn't find anywhere to put my Velocity number in when I ordered through the Jetstar website (obviously)

  • Ragnarok1982 on 17/06/2017 - 10:33

    anyone having problem with their credit card after buying from
    this website ? i don't really use my cc much but after buying from this site few illegal one pop up.. kinda shit since i'm traveling out the country and need my cc.

  • YLC on 20/06/2017 - 02:59

    We are travelling with kid, does anyone know if uber in Melbourne can legally transport kid without a car seat? Thanks.

  • Bob81 on 22/06/2017 - 08:03

    Coupon code expired.

    • Gorodemon on 22/06/2017 - 09:20

      Not at Jetstar website because I just bought it. Click the above link provided.

      • Bob81 on 22/06/2017 - 11:57

        I just tried the coupon code and it said it was invalid. This is on my phone though…. Strange.

    • FOX on 22/06/2017 - 20:43

      Still valid as I also just purchased on Jetstar website.

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