Make use of our free shuttle buses (weekdays only) connecting the Footscray and St Albans campuses to their nearest train stations.

You'll feel safer knowing that a security guard is on-board.

The service operates during semester, Swotvac and exams to and from the Footscray and St Albans campuses. See the academic calendar for relevant semester dates.

Shuttle bus stop locations at train stations:

  • Footscray train station
    67 Irving Street, Footscray (towards Nicholson Street, opposite Reliable Groceries)
  • St Albans train station
    McKechnie Street, St Albans

Footscray shuttle buses

This bus travels between:

  • the Flemington Victorian Racing Club, Riverbank car park (Stop 1 on live shuttle bus tracker)
  • Footscray Park Campus (Stop 2 on live shuttle bus tracker) and
  • the Footscray Station/Market car park (Stop 3 on live shuttle bus tracker).

The bus service commences at 6.30am at the Flemington Victorian Racing Club, Riverbank car park and the last bus leaves Footscray Park campus at 10pm.

The bus stop on Ballarat Road has been moved near the Footscray Bowls Club, approximately 250 metres west of Footscray Park Campus, until 2025, due to the new hospital building works.

Footscray Market – full size VU branded bus

Pick up/Drop off points are located at:

  • Footscray Train Station, approximately 50m up Irving Street (towards Nicholson Street) (Stop 3 on live shuttle bus tracker)
  • In front of Building G/A, Footscray Park Campus, Ballarat Road (stop 2 on live shuttle bus tracker)
  • Flemington Victorian Racing Club, Riverbank car park (Stop 1 on live shuttle bus tracker)

Shuttle buses run from 6.30am–10.30pm, Monday to Friday. This is also an excellent option for those travelling to campus via Footscray Train Station. 

View the live shuttle bus tracker (Google Chrome or Safari browsers required).

Additional shelter option - Ballarat Road bus stop

We have recently made covered waiting areas available at the entrance of Buildings C and A (see image below).

 aerial view of the Ballarat Road VU Shuttle bus stop, indicating nearby covered shelter areas.

Additional shuttle van from Flemington Victorian Racing Club, Riverbank car park

Pick up/Drop off points are located at:

  • Parking Meter Area of the Flemington Victorian Racing Club, Riverbank car park, and
  • Rear of Building L, Gate 3, along Farnsworth Avenue where the blue arrow points (see image below)

 aerial view of the carp park behind building L, indicating where the VU shuttle bus stops.

Both areas have received a lighting upgrade to improve visibility and an increased security presence. 

The additional shuttle van runs from 6.30am–10.30am and 3.30pm–7.30pm, Monday to Friday. 

New timetable 

The Footscray shuttle bus route now includes the carpark at Flemington Victorian Racing Club, Riverbank car park.

View the live shuttle bus tracker (Google Chrome or Safari browsers required).

 

St Albans shuttle bus

This bus goes between St Albans Campus and the St Albans Railway station. 

St Albans timetable

There are 3 stops on this route. Please note that the morning timetable will be in place as of 25 February 2019. 

See the St Albans Campus page which includes links to planning your journey on the PTV website, a Google map and campus map.

Morning timetable

Stop 1:
St Albans Railway Station
Stop 2:
Building 10 (roundabout)
St Albans Campus
Stop 3:
Building 11 (Fitness Centre),
St Albans Campus
7.35am 7.45am 7.55am
8.05am 8.15am 8.25am
8.35am 8.45am 8.55am
9.05am 9.15am 9.25am
9.35am 9.45am 9.55am
10.05am 10.15am 10.25am
10.35am 10.45am 10.55am
11.05am 11.15am 11.25am

Evening timetable

Stop 1:
Building 10 (Roundabout)
St Albans Campus
Stop 2:
Building 11 (Fitness Centre),
St Albans
Stop 3:
St Albans Railway Station
5.00pm 5.05pm 5.10pm
5.15pm 5.20pm 5.25pm
5.30pm 5.35pm 5.40pm
6.00pm 6.05pm 6.10pm
6.20pm 6.25pm 6.30pm
6.40pm 6.45pm 6.50pm
7.00pm 7.05pm 7.10pm
7.15pm 7.20pm 7.25pm
7.30pm 7.35pm 7.40pm
7.45pm 7.50pm 7.55pm
8.00pm 8.05pm 8.10pm
8.15pm 8.20pm 8.25pm
8.30pm 8.35pm 8.40pm
8.45pm 8.50pm 8.55pm
9.00pm 9.05pm 9.10pm
9.15pm 9.20pm 9.25pm
9.30pm 9.35pm 9.40pm
9.45pm 9.50pm 9.55pm
10.00pm 10.05pm 10.10pm
10.15pm 10.20pm 10.25pm
10.30pm 10.35pm 10.40pm
10.45pm 10.50pm 10.55pm

St Albans shuttle bus route

  1. The route starts from the roundabout outside Building 10 (Levenia Street side of campus) (Stop 1)
  2. Proceeds North along campus road to to Fitness Centre bus stop
  3. Stops at Building 11 (Fitness Centre) (Stop 2)
  4. Continues to St Albans Railway Station (Stop 3)
  5. Proceeds back to Building 10  (Stop 1) from the St Albans Railway Station where the route starts again.

St Albans Railway Station information

More about the St Albans Railway Station from the PTV website, including:

  • a journey planner from St Albans Railway station
  • train timetables for the Sunbury Line (and getting to the City)
  • departure timetables in PDF format from St Albans station to City and Sunbury
  • general station information.

Contact campus security

Emergency number: +61 3 9919 6666.

General enquiries: +61 3 9919 4999.