Plane
If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arrival day is on November 30, 2025
Meet the group at Melbourne Marriott Hotel in Melbourne
Start of Trip: 11:30 a.m. at Melbourne hotel; 2:00 p.m. hotel check-in.
Getting to the site: The easiest and most direct way to get from Melbourne Airport to our initial hotel is by taxi. The fare to the airport will be approximately AU$60.
Alternatively, SkyBus offers an express bus service from the airport to the city centre. This service operates 24/7, including all public holidays. Buses run approximately every 10 minutes throughout the day. The adult fare is AU$24.60 one-way. Tickets can be purchased at the airport on arrival. SkyBus provides a hotel transfer service from its depot at Southern Cross Station from where their bus deposits you from the airport.
Various rideshare services, such as Uber, are also available.
Your trip ends on: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 in Sydney at Novotel Sydney Darling Square
End of Trip: After breakfast; 10:00 a.m. hotel check-out.
Getting to the airport: The easiest and most direct way to get to Sydney Airport from the last hotel is by taxi. The fare from the hotel will be approximately AU$50.
Alternatively, participants can take the light rail from Paddy's Market to Central and the train from Central Station to the airport stations. The fare for the light rail is around AU$4.50 per person. The fare from Central
to the airport is approximately AU$18 per person. The hotel concierge can direct participants on the short walk to the Paddy's Market stop on the light rail.
Various rideshare services, such as Uber, are also available.
Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404.
Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.