An extra 4,500 tram services have been announced on Route 7a to shuttle Australian Open ticket holders and staff for free to the two-week event.
The trams will run every two to three minutes during busy periods throughout the day. Tennis fans taking the train to Flinders Street Station can connect with a tram to Melbourne Park or walk across the Tanderrum Bridge through Birrarung Marr to the Garden Square Entrance.
Richmond Station is a short stroll along Olympic Boulevard to the Grand Slam Entrance and Jolimont Station is also close by via a short walk through Yarra Park to the tennis.
For the first time, night buses will depart from Federation Square 40 minutes after play concludes on a range of popular public transport routes – this limited service will run no later than 2:00am on Sunday to Thursday nights, with regular night network services operating over the weekend.
Tennis fans can also catch the Route 246 bus running between Elsternwick and Clifton Hill, stopping at Olympic Boulevard on Punt Road.
Last year, almost half a million trips were taken to the tennis by tram – representing about half the record 1,020,763 crowd over the two-week tournament.
The main draw of the 2025 Australian Open runs between 12 and 26 January. For more information about services to the Australian Open, visit ptv.vic.gov.au.
