8 days in Melbourne & Greater Melbourne Itinerary
8 days in Melbourne & Greater Melbourne Itinerary
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8 days in Melbourne & Greater Melbourne Itinerary
Start: Sydney
Fly:
3h 30min
1
Melbourne
— 3 nights
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Drive:
15min
2
Fitzroy
— 1 night
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Drive:
30min
3
St Kilda
— 3 nights
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Fly:
3h 45min
End: Sydney
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3
nights
Melbourne
3
nights

Australia's Garden City
The state of Victoria crown jewel, Melbourne boasts shaded streets, leafy residential neighborhoods, vibrant street life, and a picturesque city center.Melbourne is known for museums, shopping, parks, nightlife, and zoos & aquariums. Your plan includes some of its best attractions: admire the natural beauty at Royal Botanic Gardens, contemplate the long history of Old Melbourne Gaol, indulge in some culinary diversions at a local gastronomic tour, and examine the collection at Melbourne Museum.
For ratings, where to stay, photos, and more tourist information, go to the Melbourne holiday planner .
Sydney to Melbourne is an approximately 3.5-hour flight. You can also do a combination of flight and shuttle; or drive. Plan for a bit cooler nights when traveling from Sydney in March since evenings lows in Melbourne dip to 15°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 16th (Sat) so you can travel to Fitzroy.
Things to do in Melbourne
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Royal Botanic Gardens
3:00pm, Wed Mar 13

Melbourne Zoo
10:00am, Thu Mar 14

Melbourne Museum
2:00pm, Thu Mar 14
1
night
Fitzroy
1
night

Fitzroy is an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District in the local government area of the City of Yarra. Start off your visit on the 17th (Sun): see the interesting displays at Scienceworks, explore the landscape on two wheels at Merri Creek Trail, and then get your game on at vArcade.
To find more things to do, ratings, maps, and tourist information, read our Fitzroy sightseeing planner.
Fitzroy is just a stone's throw from Melbourne. Expect a daytime high around 29°C in March, and nighttime lows around 15°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 17th (Sun) so you can travel to St Kilda.
To find more things to do, ratings, maps, and tourist information, read our Fitzroy sightseeing planner.
Fitzroy is just a stone's throw from Melbourne. Expect a daytime high around 29°C in March, and nighttime lows around 15°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 17th (Sun) so you can travel to St Kilda.
Things to do in Fitzroy
Side Trips
Scienceworks, Merri Creek Trail
Find places to stay Mar 16 — 17:
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Scienceworks
10:00am, Sun Mar 17

vArcade
4:30pm, Sun Mar 17
3
nights
St Kilda
3
nights

St Kilda is an inner suburb (neighbourhood) of the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Explore St Kilda's surroundings by going to Werribee Open Range Zoo (in Werribee), The Great Ocean Road (in Torquay) and Cowes (Cowes Beach & Koala Conservation Centre). The adventure continues: enjoy the sand and surf at St. Kilda Beach, get engrossed in the history at Jewish Holocaust Centre, and stroll through The Nobbies Centre.
To find more things to do, ratings, traveler tips, and other tourist information, use the St Kilda trip itinerary planning tool .
St Kilda is very close to Fitzroy. March in St Kilda sees daily highs of 28°C and lows of 16°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 20th (Wed) to allow time to travel back home.
To find more things to do, ratings, traveler tips, and other tourist information, use the St Kilda trip itinerary planning tool .
St Kilda is very close to Fitzroy. March in St Kilda sees daily highs of 28°C and lows of 16°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 20th (Wed) to allow time to travel back home.
Things to do in St Kilda
Side Trips
Cowes, The Great Ocean Road, The Nobbies Centre, Jewish Holocaust Centre, Werribee Open Range Zoo
Find places to stay Mar 17 — 20:
Highlights from your plan

The Great Ocean Road
11:30am, Mon Mar 18

Werribee Open Range Zoo
2:00pm, Tue Mar 19

St. Kilda Beach
11:00am, Tue Mar 19
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