SkyBus routes and timetables
SkyBus is a bus network serving Melbourne and Avalon airport express, Victoria, with 5 bus routes in the current timetable. On weekdays the first bus leaves at 4:00 am and the last at 1:00 am, and 1 route runs every 15 minutes or better. Open a route for the whole day in both directions, with the next bus highlighted.
Your saved SkyBus stops
Coming up: Melbourne Cup, Tue 3 Nov. Each route page says which timetable it runs that day.
Frequent routes
A bus every 15 minutes or better on weekday daytimes.
All other routes
SkyBus route map
Busiest stops
- Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr
- Melbourne Airport T4 Skybus/Service Rd
- Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr
- Skybus Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Doncaster Shopping Centre/Williamsons Rd
- Watsonia Station/Greensborough Hwy
- Sunshine Station/Dickson St
- Southland Shopping Centre/Karen St
- Chelsea Railway Station/Station St
- Quest/435-437 Nepean Hwy
SkyBus questions
How many routes does SkyBus have?
SkyBus has 5 bus routes in the current timetable, serving Melbourne and Avalon airport express. 1 of them run every 15 minutes or better on weekday daytimes: Skybus - Melbourne Airport - Melbourne City.
What time do SkyBus buses start and stop?
On a weekday the earliest route starts at 4:00 am and the last bus leaves at 1:00 am. Each route page lists its own first and last bus for every day.
Does SkyBus run on Sundays?
5 of the 5 routes run on Sundays.
Does SkyBus run on public holidays?
Melbourne Cup (Tue 3 Nov) run a different timetable on most routes. Each route page says which one.
Is there a SkyBus route map?
Yes. Open the map on this page to see every route, and open a route to see its stops on the map.
Where do the SkyBus times come from?
From the open timetable data published by Public Transport Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), refreshed 5 October 2026. These are scheduled times, not live arrivals.
Source: Public Transport Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning) open data (GTFS schedule for SkyBus), used under CC BY 4.0. Refreshed 5 October 2026. Disruptions and service alerts are published by the operator. Changes made: times reformatted into timetables and departure lists.