Public transport for MotorEx: Saturday 3 May and Sunday 4 May 2025

MotorEx returns to Melbourne at the Melbourne Showgrounds! Public transport is your best way to enjoy it, with extra services to help you get to and from the Melbourne Showgrounds on Saturday 3 May and Sunday 4 May.

The event will run:

• Saturday 3 May: 11am to 7pm
• Sunday 4 May: 11am to 4pm

Before you travel

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

Please visit the event website for further event Information here.

Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 May

 Metropolitan train

Getting to and from Melbourne Showgrounds

Trains will operate from Southern Cross (Platform 8), stopping at North Melbourne (Platform 2), then express to Melbourne Showgrounds (Platform 1).

• From 10:45am, services will operate every 30 minutes.

Before 2:30pm, trains returning to Southern Cross will operate express with passengers.

After 2:30pm, trains returning to Southern Cross will stop via North Melbourne (Platform 1) enroute to Southern Cross.

On Saturday 3 May, the last train to depart from Melbourne Showgrounds will depart at 7:15pm.

On Sunday 4 May, the last train to depart from Melbourne Showgrounds will depart at 4:15pm.

 Metropolitan tram

Getting to and from Melbourne Showgrounds

Route 57

• Additional Trams will operate via Route 57a from Stop 01 Flinders Street / Elizabeth Street and Stop 32 Sandown Road/ Epsom Road via Flemington Road.

 Metropolitan bus

Getting to and from Melbourne Showgrounds

The following bus route travels close to Melbourne Showgrounds:

• Route 472 (Williamstown to Moonee Ponds via Footscray)

Passengers can catch buses from Footscray Station and alight at Langs Road/Showgrounds.

 Regional train

Getting to Melbourne Showgrounds

• Passengers arriving at North Melbourne and Southern Cross stations are advised to change trains and catch a Melbourne Showgrounds service.
• Refer to the Metropolitan trains section above for service times and platform information. 

Plan your journey using Journey planner. 

Leaving the Melbourne Showgrounds

• Passengers are advised to catch any train from Melbourne Showgrounds and alight at Southern Cross or North Melbourne stations and change to a regional train. 
• Refer to the Metropolitan train section above for service times. 

Plan your journey using Journey planner.