Port of Melbourne, Melbourne

Name: Port of Melbourne
Address: Melbourne, Australia

#322 among attractions in Melbourne

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The Port of Melbourne is the largest port for containerised and general cargo in Australia. It is located in Melbourne, Victoria, and covers an area at the mouth of the Yarra River, downstream of Bolte Bridge, which is at the head of Port Phillip, as well as several piers on the bay itself. Since 1 July 2003, the Port of Melbourne has been managed by the Port of Melbourne Corporation, a statutory corporation created by the State of Victoria. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°50'60"S, 144°53'60"E

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Melbourne Australia

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Port of Melbourne – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Newport Railway Museum, Port Melbourne, Melbourne/Hobsons Bay, St Mary's Catholic Church.

0.9 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Newport Railway Museum, Melbourne
22 min walk • The Newport Railway Museum is located on Champion Road, Newport, Victoria, near the North Williamstown station.
1.7 miNE
Area
Port Melbourne, Melbourne
43 min walk • Port Melbourne is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 3 km south-west from the Melbourne central business district. It is split between the local government areas of Melbourne and Port Phillip.
1.1 miSW
City, Area
Melbourne/Hobsons Bay, Melbourne
29 min walk • Williamstown is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-west of Melbourne's central business district in the local government area of the City of Hobsons Bay.
1 miS
Church
St Mary's Catholic Church, Melbourne
25 min walk • St Mary's Catholic Church is located in Melbourne's first seaport of Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia. Originally constructed in the early 19th century, St Mary's was only the second Catholic Church to be constructed in the Port Phillip District of New South Wales, after St. Francis Catholic Church, in Melbourne.
1.1 miW
Museum
Steamrail Victoria, Melbourne
28 min walk • Steamrail Victoria is a not-for-profit volunteer group established in 1965 to restore and operate historic locomotives and rolling stock used on the railways in Victoria, Australia.
0.9 miSE
Piers and boardwalks
Gem Pier, Melbourne
22 min walk • Gem Pier is an historic pier on Port Phillip Bay, in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia. The pier is 145 metres in length and is currently home to the museum ship HMAS Castlemaine and Melbourne Seaplanes.
1.4 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Williamstown Timeball Tower, Melbourne
35 min walk • The Williamstown Lighthouse more commonly known as the Williamstown Timeball Tower, is situated at Point Gellibrand, in the Melbourne suburb of Williamstown.
0.8 miSE
Museum, Ship
HMAS Castlemaine, Melbourne
22 min walk • HMAS Castlemaine, named for the city of Castlemaine, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially crewed and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy.
0.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Webb Dock, Melbourne
15 min walk • Webb Dock is a port facility at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne, Victoria constructed progressively from 1960, by dredging and land fill at the mouth of the Yarra River. It includes roll-on/roll-off facilities handling motor vehicle import and export and break bulk commodities and a container terminal.
0.6 miS
Neoclassical architecture, Library, Greek Revival architecture
Williamstown Town Hall, Melbourne
16 min walk • Williamstown Town Hall is a civic building located in Williamstown, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The hall was built in two stages, the first being the front municipal offices, designed in the Greek revival style to the design of then young architect Joseph Plottel, dating from 1919.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Port of Melbourne?

Nearby attractions include Webb Dock, Melbourne (15 min walk), Williamstown Town Hall, Melbourne (16 min walk), HMAS Castlemaine, Melbourne (22 min walk), Newport Railway Museum, Melbourne (22 min walk).

How to get to Port of Melbourne by public transport?

The nearest stations to Port of Melbourne:

Train

North Williamstown (21 min walk)
Williamstown Beach (26 min walk)

Bus

Mason Street/Melbourne Road • Lines: 472 (28 min walk)
Newport Interchange • Lines: 432, 471 (28 min walk)