Melbourne has an integrated bus, tram and train network, described at the Metlink website.
By car
Touring Victoria by car is a straightforward and practical way of seeing the state. Distances between towns tend not to be as great as in other states, and it is unusual to drive for more than a short while without passing through a small town unless in the Victorian Alps or in far north-western Victoria.
Victoria has the most developed road network of any state of Australia, and most towns are accessible without using dirt or gravel roads. Roads are indicated as motorways, A, B or C roads, but in general there is no need to avoid a C road if it clearly provides the quickest trip to where you want to go.
By bike
Victoria has a number of rail trails, some of which can be reached by towns which have rail services. Bus coaches will sometimes take bikes if space is available in their storage areas.
By bus
Outside of the rail corridors V/Line runs coach services to some towns. These often extend from train stations in towns with rail services.
Many other larger towns have local bus services servicing their suburbs or outlying towns. See the local guides.
By train
Victoria has the most comprehensive rail passenger service in Australia. The state's passenger rail service, V/Line provides rail services within the state. Connecting V/Line coach i.e. bus services extend to some towns that passenger trains no longer service.
V/Line train services operate in five regions:
Northern Victoria â to Bendigo and from there on to Swan Hill and Echuca
North Eastern Victoria â to Seymour, Shepparton, Wangaratta, Wodonga and Albury
Eastern Victoria â to Traralgon and Bairnsdale in Gippsland
South Western Victoria â to Geelong, Colac and Warrnambool
Western Victoria â to Ballarat and from there on to Ararat and MaryboroughÂ
Many services outside of those between Melbourne and the main centres of Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Seymour and Traralgon can be very infrequent, sometimes running only a few times a day.
The train service to Adelaide, The Overland, now accepts travellers to destinations within Victoria. This enables travellers to go by rail to towns in western Victoria beyond Ararat such as Stawell, Nhill and Dimboola.
Travellers can also take the CountryLink XPT train to Sydney twice a day.