Melbourne Airport has been handed the undesirable title of Australia’s least convenient airport, with a new iSelect study calling out the Victorian hub’s high cost of transport and long distance from the city.
The report also looked at factors like airport parking, the number of daily passengers, and queuing time to determine an index score, with Melbourne Airport lagging behind the field on 1.86.
Travellers have long complained about the lack of speedy connections from the airport to the Melbourne CBD, with many booking Ubers, taxis, or SkyBus trips for the 30-minute journey.
In Mar, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Federal Government, the Victorian Government, and Melbourne Airport to arrest the sluggish delays in building a fast rail system to the hub.
The Federal Government has also pitched in an extra $2 billion for new train platform construction, with the service due to be operational around 2030.
When contacted for comment, a spokesperson for Melbourne Airport told travelBulletin the hub was intentionally built away from heavily built-up areas, and that the delivery of public transport to and from the airport was a matter for government.
“Melbourne Airport offers a range of parking options, starting from just $12 a day, which is the cheapest of any capital city airport in Australia,” Melbourne Airport added.
Sydney Airport was ranked the next worst, with a 2.43 score.
