Lonely PlanetAug 14
10 tips for seeing Melbourne on a budget
Ah, Melbourne...this city will enrich your soul but empty your bank account. Here
25 things in this story
- St KildaNeighborhoodoffers inexpensive accommodation
- Market Lane CoffeeCafécoffee culture
- BounceHotelhostel room for $70
- Olovo South YarraHotelbasic room for two at $320
- Space HotelHotelhas dorm beds and private rooms
- Ibis Budget Melbourne CBDHotelcompact and clean rooms
- Nomads St KildaHotelhostel option in St Kilda
- NGV InternationalArts centrestages annual "Winter Masterpieces" exhibition
- Free Tram ZonePlacefree tram travel within the CBD
- Myki cardPlacepublic transport card, costs $6
- SkybusPlacefrequent service to the city center
- Queen Victoria MarketMarketstalls and vans serving hot dishes
- Flagstaff GardensParkgardens near Queen Victoria Market
- South Melbourne MarketMarketOpened in 1867, it is the oldest continuously operating market in Melbourne.
- Prahran MarketMarketLocated on Commercial Road near Chapel Street, it was established in neighbouring Prahran in the 1860s, before moving…
- Preston MarketMarketIt is the second-largest market in Melbourne with over 80,000 visitors per week.
- Royal Botanic GardensGardensprawling repository of nature
- Royal ParkParknature reserve with native trees
- Fitzroy GardensParkThe gardens are bounded by Clarendon Street, Albert Street, Lansdowne Street, and Wellington Parade with the Treasury…
- Treasury GardensParkThe gardens are bounded by Wellington Parade, Spring Street, Treasury Place, and by the Fitzroy Gardens across Lansdowne…
- Carlton GardensParkThe gardens are a popular picnic and barbecue area, and are home to an array of wildlife, including…
- NGV AustraliaMuseumdisplays Australian art
- Australian Centre for the Moving ImageMuseumcelebrates television and film
- MV Tours appPlaceapp for walking tours of precincts
- Footscray MarketMarket