Dogs and Cats Lovers Festival
The Dogs & Cats Lovers Festival will return 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 25 and Sunday 26 October.
The event will run 9.30am to 5pm each day.
Before you travel
If you use Journey Planner within 14 days of this event, you'll see all the extra services we've added to help you get there.
Metropolitan train
Getting to Melbourne Showgrounds
Trains will operate from Southern Cross (Platform 8) and North Melbourne (Platforms 1/2) stopping in both directions, then express to the Showgrounds (Platform 1).
The last train is to depart from the Showgrounds at approximately 5.50pm.
Metropolitan tram
Regular and extra Trams will operate via Route 57 , with extra trams operating via Route 57a between Stop 01 Flinders Street / Elizabeth Street and Stop 32 Sandown Road/ Epsom Road via Flemington Road, to and from the Showgrounds.
Metropolitan bus
Getting to and from Melbourne Showgrounds
The following bus route travels close to Flemington Racecourse:
- Route 472 (Williamstown to Moonee Ponds via Footscray)
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.
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.
Additional information
- Visitors to Victoria: Here for a special event? Read more about our public transport system.
- Help and support: View popular public transport topics, including ticketing.
- Accessible travel: View resources for people with accessibility needs on public transport.
- VicTraffic: Road closures, bushfire activity and other events on Victoria’s roads may affect your journey. Plan a safer trip by viewing real-time alerts on VicTraffic.
- Top up your myki before travelling or set Auto Top Up so you never need to top up again. For more information, see Auto Top Up.
- Mobile myki is a new way to travel with myki. It’s a digital myki on your Android phone on the Google Wallet™ app.
- For information about tickets for children and concessions, see Children and Concessions.
- If you need more information or special assistance, please call 1800 800 007 before travelling.