hi. i am visiting melbourne from march 29 to april 5. can anyone tell me how far bayswater is from melbourne and the cheapest way to do a day trip to that city. thanks.

Hi, David!<BR><BR>As a Sydneysider who has only been to Melbourne three times in fifty years, I am really not the best to advise on this one; but while you are waiting for a true Melbournian to answer you (they are lovely people, but inclined to be slow readers) maybe this will be of some use to you.<BR><BR>Bayswater is an outer suburb of Melbourne, only about 30km due east from the centre of the city, so it should be extremely well-served by public transport, which is always the cheapest way to go. www.connexmelbourne.com.au lists Bayswater Railway Station, and offers to plan your route for you, but when I tried it, it was so slow in responding that I gave it away... however, the site is worth your visit, as it will help you to adjust to the pace of life in Melbourne. A quicker and more useful URL is www.alphalink.com.au/~parkerp/melsuba.htm, which will give you train and bus routes, fares, timetables, and even a street map of Bayswater. Hope this helps!

Bayswater is a suburb about 30 Km east of the CBD. Trains run regularly (about every 20-30 mins) depending on the day of the week. Cost about A$6. I'm assuming your going to see something in particular?? it's not usually on the tourist list!

The public transport can be a bit painful in the outer suburbs, so I'd suggest either a taxi from the city (probably about $30/40 each way to your destination). Alternatively get the train to Bayswater and catch a taxi from there. Like Mary, I'm intrigued! We live in a neighbouring suburb and I can't imagine any one sightseeing in Bayswater.

thank you so much for your prompt responses. i had an inkling that people would wonder why i want to go to bayswater. i may be mistaken but there is a kenworth truck assembly plant there which i am interested in visiting if i have time. <BR>by the way, i like the comment about the melbournians being slow! why hurry anyway! <BR>thanks again. you folks have a nice day!

I'm not sure if that is where the Kenworth truck assembly plant is. But wherever it is I strongly suggest you contact them beforehand and make arrangements to visit before making the journey. <BR>As for slow (!) - we Melburnians have so much else to fit into our days as we live in the "Worlds Most Livable City" !!!!!

The Kenworth plant is in Canterbury Road, Bayswater/Kilsyth.