Getting around

Eat in Footscray · Sam M

Public Transport

West Footscray station is closest!

Trains every 10 mins in peak hour, 20 mins during the day, 30 mins at night.

Footscray Station has 4 seperate lines travelling through it, so trains come much more often.

It's a 30-35 min walk, otherwise you can take any of the 3 buses below to get there.

220 bus between Sunshine & City
- Picks up on the main street (Barkly St)
- Arrives every 5-10 mins in peak hour
216 bus between Sunshine & City
- Picks up at the end of our street!
- Great option instead of a late night uber. Takes only 4 mins longer than driving to the city
- Arrives every 20 mins
- Both 216/220 alternate so there's a bus home from the city every 10 mins, even late at night.
223 between Footscray and Highpoint
- Picks up on Ballarat Rd (the other main street, turn right when you leave the driveway)
- Takes you straight to highpoint in less than 5 mins, or footscray in less than 10 mins

IGA West Footscray (SIMS)
Maribyrnong River
- Huge river that's lovely for a walk. Really recommend.
- Enter from Cranwell Park to see a more quiet, natural area - we used to walk around here a lot in lockdown
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Highpoint
- Literally anything you could want. Hoyts cinema with recliners, arcade/minigolf, Apple Store, every shop…
Central West
- Big Coles, ALDI and fresh grocers.
Footscray Market
- Fresh food market with a grungy vibe and lots of fun stuff
Coles/Kmart Footscray

Ours
- It's quite residential but I really like wandering the streets. It's very cosy, lots of families around
- Barkly St has some amazing bakeries and restaurants
Seddon
- Such a cosy area with beautiful houses and a nice main strip. Reminds me of southside a bit
Yarraville
- Yarraville village is so cute and pretty!! Lots of great food, mexican places, centre of the village is lovely
Williamstown
- Seaside area with beautiful architecture
Kensington/Flemington
- Super cool inner city suburb just across the maribyrnong
Moonee Ponds
Ascot Vale
Sunshine
- Great banh mi and really lively on a weekend morning. Nice main street with lots of people milling about
- The Village Cinemas hasn't been updated since the 90s - screens are huge, seats are plush and it reminds me of being a kid
Footscray (of course)
- Kariton ice cream shop is great, filipino style icecream.
- Footscray market for all fresh food and veg
- Nhu Lan or To’s Bakery for banh mi
- Bar Josephine for a chill bar