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It's been a while since I've taken the train to Geelong, my friends and I are planning on getting an earlier train and have lunch in there but I'm not sure how it works with trains home. I'm looking to book ahead but do they fun footy special trains and do you have to book to be on them. Or if you have a ticket to Melbourne is that all you need to get on to any of the trains heading back?

Thanks in advance.

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It's been a while since I've taken the train to Geelong, my friends and I are planning on getting an earlier train and have lunch in there but I'm not sure how it works with trains home. I'm looking to book ahead but do they fun footy special trains and do you have to book to be on them. Or if you have a ticket to Melbourne is that all you need to get on to any of the trains heading back?

Thanks in advance.

The Geelong stations have myki mate.

Not sure if they would run extra trains - obviously most of the stadium will be people from Geelong.

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The Geelong stations have myki mate.

Not sure if they would run extra trains - obviously most of the stadium will be people from Geelong.

Do you know roughly how much it is for single trips so I know much to load on the card.
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Do you know roughly how much it is for single trips so I know much to load on the card.

about $5 or 6 one way from southern cross I think however they may have bumped up fares recently.

You can calculate here:

http://ptv.vic.gov.au/tickets/regional-fares/

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It's been a while since I've taken the train to Geelong, my friends and I are planning on getting an earlier train and have lunch in there but I'm not sure how it works with trains home. I'm looking to book ahead but do they fun footy special trains and do you have to book to be on them. Or if you have a ticket to Melbourne is that all you need to get on to any of the trains heading back?

Thanks in advance.

http://www.vline.com.au/pdf/timetables/footy/afl3.pdf Has the footy special and one more. I think it's mostly hourly to Geelong on Sundays. The Myki calculator suggests $16.52 for an off peak adult return fare. It's also the first day of Regional Rail Link so you'll go via a new route. You'll only need to book if you decide to catch the Warrnambool train.

Some of the comments in this thread are tiresome and we don't help ourselves with perceptions in the media and footy public. ?You want a ticket get on ticketmaster and buy one. There's still a couple of hundred reserved seats left plus GA. Personally, I think it stinks it's not included as an away game membership.

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http://www.vline.com.au/pdf/timetables/footy/afl3.pdf Has the footy special and one more. I think it's mostly hourly to Geelong on Sundays. The Myki calculator suggests $16.52 for an off peak adult return fare. It's also the first day of Regional Rail Link so you'll go via a new route. You'll only need to book if you decide to catch the Warrnambool train.

Some of the comments in this thread are tiresome and we don't help ourselves with perceptions in the media and footy public. ?You want a ticket get on ticketmaster and buy one. There's still a couple of hundred reserved seats left plus GA. Personally, I think it stinks it's not included as an away game membership.

i think it's not included as an away game membership, because everyone on that type of membership would therefore pay more and yet so few would take advantage of it

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Get off at South Geelong - 500 metre walk. It's zone 4 in Myki. Be careful there's a new timetable on Sunday because Geelong trains go on the regional rail line through Sunshine and two new stations then back in at little river. NOT through Newport or Werribee

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Or go further back and remove Barry Prendergast from the equation.

At least he is weaving his Magic at Carlton now.

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