Punt Road Oval, Melbourne

Name: Punt Road Oval
Address: Melbourne, Australia

#661 among attractions in Melbourne

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Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to the east of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ()

Opened: 1856 (168 years ago)Capacity: 5000Elevation: 43 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°49'20"S, 144°59'17"E

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Punt Road Oval – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bridge Road, Melbourne Cricket Ground, AAMI Park, Rod Laver Arena.

~1770 ftN
Shopping, Shopping district
Bridge Road, Melbourne
9 min walk • Bridge Road, located in the vibrant city of Melbourne, Australia, is a bustling shopping district known for its diverse range of retail experiences. This lively street is a melting pot of fashion, homewares, and culinary delights, attracting both locals and tourists...
~1690 ftNW
Birthplace of Test cricket, built 1853
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
9 min walk • Melbourne Cricket Ground, fondly known as the MCG or simply "The G", is an iconic sports venue located in the heart of Melbourne, Australia. With a capacity to hold over 100,000 spectators, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere and the tenth-largest...
~1560 ftSW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
AAMI Park, Melbourne
8 min walk • AAMI Park, with its distinctive bioframe design, is a modern sports venue that has become an integral part of Melbourne's sporting landscape. Officially known as Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, it was opened in 2010 and has since hosted a variety of sports, including...
0.5 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
14 min walk • Rod Laver Arena is a multipurpose arena located within Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The arena is the main venue for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the calendar year.
0.4 miW
Sporting home of Australian Open tennis
Melbourne Park, Melbourne
12 min walk • Melbourne Park is a sports venue in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Since 1988, Australia's bicentenary, Melbourne Park has been home of the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, which is played annually in January.
0.4 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Motordrome, Melbourne
11 min walk • The Motordrome, also known as the Olympic Park Speedway, the Melbourne Speedway or the Victorian Speedway, was a former speedway and Australian rules football ground located approximately on the site of the present day Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Olympic Park in Melbourne, Victoria.
0.4 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Olympic Park Oval, Melbourne
11 min walk • Olympic Park Oval is an Australian rules football ground located on the site of the former Olympic Park Stadium in Olympic Park, Melbourne.
~1750 ftNW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Australian Sports Museum, Melbourne
9 min walk • The Australian Sports Museum is a museum dedicated to Australian sport and is located within the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia.
~990 ftNE
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Niagara Galleries, Melbourne
5 min walk • Niagara Galleries shows contemporary and Modernist Australian art in Richmond, an inner suburb of Melbourne, from a terrace which has been substantially remodelled in a postmodern style.
~1140 ftNW
Park
Yarra Park, Melbourne
6 min walk • Yarra Park is part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct, the premier sporting precinct of Victoria, Australia.
0.4 miSW
Bridge
Morell Bridge, Melbourne
11 min walk • The Morell Bridge is an arch bridge over the Yarra River in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1899 by John Monash and J. T. N. Anderson, it is notable as the first bridge in Victoria that was built using reinforced concrete.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Punt Road Oval?

Nearby attractions include Niagara Galleries, Melbourne (5 min walk), Yarra Park, Melbourne (6 min walk), Burnley Tunnel, Melbourne (7 min walk), Richmond, Melbourne (8 min walk).

How to get to Punt Road Oval by public transport?

The nearest stations to Punt Road Oval:

Train

Richmond (4 min walk)
Jolimont (12 min walk)

Tram

Stop 7D: AAMI Park • Lines: 70, 70d (4 min walk)
Stop 8: Richmond Station • Lines: 70, 70d (5 min walk)

Bus

Richmond Station • Lines: 246 (5 min walk)
Bridge Road • Lines: 246 (10 min walk)