Families travelling from Melbourne’s northern suburbs benefit from seamless access into the CBD, where multiple connections open up the south-east corridor.

Best Route:

Train → City Loop → Sandringham Line → Windsor

Typical journey:

1. Take your local line (Craigieburn / Upfield / Mernda / Hurstbridge)
2. Travel into the CBD (Flinders Street)
3. Change to Sandringham Line
4. Get off at Windsor
5. Walk or tram to school

Why this works:

• All northern lines funnel into the CBD
• Sandringham line is the only train access to the area

👉 Alternative:

• Train → City → Tram (Route 3 or 67) straight down St Kilda Rd

For families in Melbourne’s bayside and southern suburbs, St Mary’s is ideally located.

Option A (Fastest):

Train → City → Sandringham Line → Windsor

Option B (Often easier):

Train → City → Tram (3, 5, 6, 16, 67)

• Trams along St Kilda Road run extremely frequently
• Direct access to the St Kilda / St Kilda East corridor

👉 For bayside suburbs:

• Sandringham Line → Windsor (direct, no change)

Students travelling from Melbourne’s eastern suburbs benefit from fast, well-connected rail links through Richmond and the CBD.

Best Route:

Train → Richmond → Change → Sandringham Line → Windsor

Typical flow:

1. Take Belgrave / Lilydale / Glen Waverley line
2. Change at Richmond
3. Take Sandringham Line
4. Get off at Windsor

👉 Alternative:

• Train to city → Tram down St Kilda Rd (very common for students)

From Melbourne’s western suburbs, students can travel comfortably into the CBD before connecting to the south-east.

Best Route:

Train → City → Sandringham Line → Windsor

Typical flow:

1. Train into Flinders Street
2. Change platforms
3. Sandringham Line → Windsor

👉 Alternative:

• Train → Southern Cross / Flinders → Tram down St Kilda Rd

* Transport Vic have indicated later in 2026, the Werribee, Laverton and Williamstown lines will connect with the Sandringham Line to form a new cross-city service.