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Until 29 Oct

City Highlights Express Cruise

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Short on time but want to experience the best of Melbourne from the water? The City Highlights Express Cruise is the perfect way to soak up the sights – fast! This 45-minute round-trip cruise takes you both upstream and downstream along the Yarra River, offering a unique and time-efficient way to see the city from two stunning perspectives.

Departing from Federation Wharf (right by Federation Square), you’ll glide past iconic landmarks such as Flinders Street Station, the Southbank precinct, Docklands, Birrarung Marr, and even catch a glimpse of the MCG and Melbourne’s lush parklands.

Whether you’re a visitor looking to get your bearings or a local after a fresh view of the city, this express cruise is a quick, scenic, and unforgettable experience.

Great for all ages.

Hours

Date Times
Sun 25 May
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 26 May
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 27 May
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 28 May
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 29 May
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 30 May
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 31 May
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 1 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 2 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 3 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 4 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 5 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 6 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 7 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 8 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 9 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 10 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 11 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 12 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 13 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 14 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 15 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 16 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 17 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 18 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 19 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 20 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 21 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 22 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 23 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 24 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 25 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 26 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 27 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 28 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 29 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 30 Jun
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 1 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 2 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 3 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 4 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 5 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 6 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 7 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 8 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 9 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 10 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 11 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 12 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 13 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 14 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 15 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 16 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 17 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 18 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 19 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 20 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 21 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 22 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 23 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 24 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 25 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 26 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 27 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 28 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 29 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 30 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 31 Jul
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 1 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 2 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 3 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 4 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 5 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 6 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 7 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 8 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 9 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 10 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 11 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 12 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 13 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 14 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 15 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 16 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 17 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 18 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 19 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 20 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 21 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 22 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 23 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 24 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 25 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 26 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 27 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 28 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 29 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 30 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 31 Aug
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 1 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 2 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 3 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 4 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 5 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 6 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 7 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 8 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 9 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 10 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 11 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 12 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 13 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 14 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 15 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 16 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 17 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 18 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 19 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 20 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 21 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 22 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 23 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 24 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 25 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 26 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 27 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 28 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 29 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 30 Sep
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 1 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 2 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 3 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 4 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 5 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 6 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 7 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 8 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 9 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 10 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 11 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 12 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 13 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 14 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 15 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 16 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 17 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 18 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 19 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 20 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 21 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 22 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Thu 23 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fri 24 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sat 25 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sun 26 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Mon 27 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Tue 28 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm
Wed 29 Oct
  • 10am - 4.30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm

Location

Berth 3
Federation Wharf
15-19 Princes Walk
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for Federation Wharf

Price and bookings

Booking not required

Book online for City Highlights Express Cruise

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8610 2600
  • email address: info@melbcruises.com.au
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