Round 3: Carlton vs Melbourne 29 Mar 2026

Yarra Car Park

Car parking is usually available at the MCG in Yarra Park on event days. This land is controlled by the Melbourne Cricket Club and managed on event days by Care Park.

Yarra Park is approximately 250 m (3 min) from Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Public parking in Yarra Park is available for $10, payable by EFTPOS only.

Wilson Parking

Alternative car parking, a short distance away, can be found at these locations:

• 11 Exhibition Street · 1.0 km (12 min)
• 172 Flinders Street · 1.3 km (16 min)
• Southgate Avenue · 1.8 km (22 min)

On-Street Parking

Metered parking is available around Fitzroy Gardens, the Botanical Gardens and along the Yarra River.

Taxis and private vehicles can drop-off and pick-up in the following locations:

• In front of Pullman Hotel, on the corner of Wellington Parade and Clarendon Street
• Outside Rod Laver Arena on Olympic Boulevard
• Jolimont Terrace

Bus route 246 is run by National Bus Company, which links La Trobe University with Elsternwick Station in a useful service for fans from the northern and southern suburbs. The closest bus stop to the venue is Rowena Pde/Punt Rd, which is 500 m (6 min) walk from the MCG.

Train

Melbourne Cricket Ground can be reached via Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein, Glen Waverley, Dandenong, Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston or Sandringham lines. Alight at Richmond Station, which is 550 m (7 min) walk from MCG.

From any railway station in the Central Business District, take the Hurstbridge or Epping lines to reach Jolimont Station. Joilmont Station is 350 m (4 min) walk from MCG.

Tram Stops

The No. 75 tram (City-Vermont South) travels along Flinders St and connects with the eastern suburbs via Wellington Parade. The No. 48 tram (Docklands/City-North Balwyn) travels along Collins Street and connects with the eastern suburbs via Wellington Parade.

While bicycles are not permitted to enter the stadium, nor park on the MCG concourse, there are a number of bicycle hoops located next to the stadium in Yarra Park. For major events during the summer, additional bike parking facilities will be available in the western section of Yarra Park, adjacent to the cricket nets outside Gate 1.

Pedestrian foot bridges to the venue:

• The William Barak Bridge is a 525-metre bridge that provides walking access from Flinders Street station to the MCG. It rises from Birrarung Marr (near Federation Square) over Batman Avenue, the Jolimont Railway corridor and Brunton Avenue before descending into Yarra Park.
• The Rod Laver Arena footbridge links the MCG and Rod Laver Arena, travelling between the two stadiums from the MCG’s Gate 1 concourse over the railway corridor to the foot of Rod Laver Arena.
• The Melbourne Arena footbridge runs parallel to the Rod Laver Arena footbridge, extending from the MCG’s Gate 6 concourse over the railway corridor and descending into the Olympic Park precinct on Swan Street.