Public transport for Run Melbourne 2023: Sunday 16 July 2023

Run Melbourne returns in 2023, taking in some of Melbourne’s iconic landmarks such as Melbourne’s Grand Slam Oval, Southbank Promenade, Docklands Harbour and the Botanical Gardens.

Customers are advised that there will be extensive road closures around Melbourne resulting in service changes and will need to plan ahead.

Before you travel

Plan your journey using Journey planner and check Disruptions for service changes that may affect your journey.

Metropolitan train

Please note that due to ongoing Maintenance and Big Build works, there will be disruptions and bus replacements for Metro Trains and VLine customers and customers are advised to plan ahead.

Frankston Line.

Buses are replacing trains between South Yarra and Moorabbin stations. Read more.

Cranbourne and Pakenham lines.

Buses are replacing trains between Richmond and Oakleigh stations. Read more.

Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.

Buses are replacing trains between Parliament and Heidelberg stations. Read more.

Buses are replacing trains between Parliament and Epping stations. Read more.

Plan your journey using Journey planner.

Metropolitan tram

Tram services on routes 11, 12, 48, 109, 70, 75, 30, 35, 86, 96 and 58 will be impacted from 4am to 12:15pm.

Metropolitan bus

Route 232

Inbound will run via Collins Street to Queen Street and then terminate at Bourke Street.

Outbound Services will then depart Queen Street and run via Bourke Street, William Street to Collins Street from first service to 9:30am.

Route 234

Inbound services will divert from Crockford Street via Ingles Street, Dorcas Street, Sturt Street, Kings Way, King Street, Collins Street to Queen Street and terminate at Bourke Street.

Outbound services will depart Queen Street and run via Bourke Street to Kings Street and run the reverse route to Crockford Street from first service to 9:30am.

Route 235

Outbound services will divert from Queen Street via Bourke Street, King Street, Kings Way, Sturt Street, Dorcas Street, Ingles Street to Williamstown Road, from first service to 9:30am.

Due to this the following stops will not be serviced:

Boundary Street/Crockford Street
Pickles Street/Crockford Street
Montague Street/City Road
Ferrars Street/City Road
Cecil Street/City Road
Clarendon Street/City Road
City Road/Queens Bridge Street
Casino/Southbank/Queens Bridge Street
Flinders Street/Queens Bridge Street
Ingles Street/Normanby Road
Montague Street/Normanby Road
Collins Square/Batmans Hill Drive
Southern Cross Station/Collins Street

Route 605

Services in both directions will divert via Punt Road, Albert Street and Lonsdale Street to Queen Street from first service to 12pm.

Due to this the following stops will not be serviced:

Melbourne Girls Grammar/Anderson Street
Domain Road/Birdwood Avenue
Melbourne Observatory/Birdwood Avenue
Victorian College of the Arts/Southbank Boulevard
City Road/Southbank Boulevard
Casino/Southbank/Queens Bridge Street
Market Street/Flinders Street
Flinders Lane/Queen Street
Bourke Street/Queen Street
Banana Alley Vaults/Flinders Street
Kavanagh Street/Southbank Boulevard
Shrine of Remembrance/Birdwood Avenue

Plan your journey using Journey planner.

Regional train

Due to the West Gate Tunnel project, there be some disruptions to the Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat Lines from the beginning of July, with major improvement works continuing to impact Gippsland Line passengers. Customers are advised to plan ahead.