Melbourne eSIM
In Melbourne you connect to Telstra or Optus, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 76 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Telstra and Optus
- Real speed in Australia
- 76 Mbps median, 20 Mbps for the slowest tenth1,088 travellers across Australia, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Melbourne
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.96 | $8.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $2.18 | $10.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.59 | $15.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.19 | $23.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $0.94 | $46.89 |
How Australia compares across Oceania
- Speed rank
- 1 of 10 destinations we sell in Oceania
- Regional median
- 30.5 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 26 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, Telstra, Optus
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next slowest nearby
- New Zealand, 68 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 5: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, Perth
- tenth percentile
- 20 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 1088 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) (MEL)
- Airport
- MEL / YMML
- Distance
- 22 km from the centre of Melbourne
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalFree wifi covers T2, T3 and T4 including public spaces, but the airport states there is no wifi in Terminal 1, which is operated by Qantas.
Getting into Melbourne
- SkyBus Melbourne City Express (Melbourne Airport - Southern Cross Station) (MEL)
- Taxi and rideshare from the terminal ranks (MEL)
Worth knowing about Melbourne
- Melbourne Airport has no rail link; the airport lists only buses, taxis, rideshare and car as ways to reach the city, with SkyBus running an express service every 10 minutes, 24 hours a day.
- Free airport wifi does not reach Terminal 1, which Qantas operates, so a Qantas domestic passenger cannot rely on it.
- The SkyBus city express terminates at Southern Cross Station and carries free wifi on board.
- The airport puts itself about 25 km northwest of the CBD by road via the Tullamarine Freeway; Wikipedia gives the distance as about 22 km.
- Rideshare pick-ups at Melbourne Airport carry a per-trip airport charge of $4.48 including GST, which operators may pass on to the passenger.