Just tap your own contactless Visa/Mastercard or phone (Apple Pay/Google Pay) directly on the myki readers — as of mid-2026 this works across all Melbourne trains, trams, and buses, so you don't need to buy a myki card at all.
Getting to the start
Heyington railway station (nearest metro station)
Official event page states arriving by public transport is highly recommended.
Nearest train station is Heyington;
tram services run along the Glenferrie Road, Burwood Road, and Riversdale Road corridors.
Parking is limited and only available within privately-owned Botanicca Corporate Park —
Athletics Victoria states it has no permission for athletes to park there.
Vehicles must enter via Swan Street due to road closures on Yarra Boulevard.
Information stated plainly from the official event page.
Note: race location listed in DB as 'Albert Park, Melbourne' but the official page's venue detail is Burnley/Yarra Boulevard precinct, not Albert Park.
Getting to the finish
Same as start (Botanicca / Yarra Boulevard area, Burnley)
Start and finish are in the same precinct; see start_note for access details.
More details
No shuttle bus service mentioned on the official page.
IC card
myki (still usable, but no longer necessary for tourists)
7-Eleven stores, premium myki retailers, and myki machines at stations, if you still want a physical card
Works directly at the gates
More details
Victoria's tap-and-go contactless rollout completed across trains (mid-June 2026), trams (June 21, 2026),
and buses (by July 26, 2026), so the whole network now accepts foreign bank cards and phones directly.
Fares are automatically calculated and capped daily, same as myki.
Stations & transport near the venue
Melbourne's myki card covers the metro train to Heyington station and the trams along nearby Glenferrie/Burwood/Riversdale Roads.
Myki cards (about AUD 6) are sold at 7-Eleven stores, newsagents, and station machines/counters, or as a Mobile myki in Google Wallet on NFC Android phones.
Contactless bank card tap-on already works network-wide on metro trains,
but as of 2026 trams and buses are still being rolled out for direct card payment, so bring a myki for the tram portion of this trip.
