Buses in Melbourne

Buses in Melbourne, Australia, are a major form of public transport in Melbourne, with an extensive bus network. There are 346 routes in operation with a varying range of service frequencies, (including Night Network, excluding Kew School Services) operated by 32 privately owned bus companies under franchise from the State Government. The Night Netwiork bus system consists of 10 routes and operates on Friday and Saturday nights, and a SmartBus orbital bus network is being set up, currently consisting of nine routes, which is intended to facilitate cross city travel, while the current network is predominantly a radial network. Most of the bus network is a covered by the myki ticketing system.

The Skybus Super Shuttle is a non-myki ticketing airport bus service. There are nine other bus companies serving Melbourne Airport, with services to Ballarat,Bendigo,Dandenong,Frankston, Mornington Peninsula,Geelong, Melbourne suburbs, Shepparton and the Riverina. A daily return service from the states north—starting in Shepparton, passing through Nagambie, Seymour and Broadford—is operated by Airport Direct.

In addition, several local government councils operate free local community bus services within their local areas. In addition, there are tourist bus services in the CBD and nearby tourist attractions.

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