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There are two nearby tram routes. Route 57 (West Maribyrnong to City) goes along Racecourse Road and through North Melbourne. Route 59 (Airport West to City) goes along Mt Alexander Road and Flemington Road. There are two main train routes in the area. The Broadmeadows Line has Newmarket and Kensington Station. The Upfield Line has Flemington Bridge station. There is a third train route that goes to Flemington Racecourse and the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds, but this operates only at certain times of the year, such as during the Royal Melbourne Show. (Trains to the Show run through Kensington and Newmarket Stations but depart only from North Melbourne.) The major bus route is Route 402, Footscray to East Melbourne, and this travels through North Melbourne and Carlton amongst other places.
 For public transport tickets, Melbourne is divided into three Zones based on distance from the CBD (central business district) of Melbourne. Flemington and Kensington are in Zone 1. For more up-to-date info, visit the Victrip website. Fares • 2 Hour Adult (Zone 1): $3.00 • 2 Hour Concession (Zone 1): $1.70 • Daily Adult (Zone 1): $5.80 • Daily Concession (Zone 1): $3.00 • Weekly Adult (Zone 1): $25.00 • Weekly Concession (Zone 1): $12.40 • 60 Plus (all day any/all Zone/s): $2.80 Some other prices: • 2 Hour Adult (Zones 1+2): $5.00 • 2 Hour Concession (Zones 1+2): $2.60 • Daily Adult (Zones 1+2): $9.40 • Daily Concession (Zones 1+2): $4.80 • Weekly Adult (Zones 1+2): $42.60 • Weekly Concession (Zones 1+2): $21.20 Student concessions: • Student with Student Concession Card, 6 month: $198.00 (Zone 1) • Student with Student Concession Card, 1 year: $377.00 (Zone 1) • Cost of Student Concession Card (Primary/Secondary student): $8.00 • Cost of Student Concession Card (Tertiary student): $47.00 (6 months); $87.00 (12 months) For more info on student cards and concessions, phone 131 638. Concession prices For concession prices, the passenger must have an eligible card. These include Health Care Cards (with one of these benefit codes: SA, NS, YA, SL, or WA), Victorian Seniors Card, or a Pensioner Concession Card. Students must hold Student Concession Cards in order to travel at student concession prices (see prices above). MetCard Outlets Most MetCards are available from stations and retail outlets displaying a MetCard sign or flag. These often include milkbars and newsagents: Daily MetCards are availbale from trams, bueses, stations and retail outlets. 2 Hour MetCards are available from stations and retail outlets. 60 Plus tickets are available from trams, buses, stations and retail outlets. Yearly MetCards are available from Premium Stations. The nearest Premium Stations to the Flemington/Kensington area are Essendon and North Melbourne.
See Victrip website
See Victrip website
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