a sports stadium with a field and a field with a crowd of people with Melbourne Cricket Ground in the background
SportMelbourne, VIC

AFL Grand Final

The AFL Grand Final is the biggest single day on the Australian sporting calendar: around 100,000 fans inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the last Saturday of September, and millions more watching the country's most-viewed sporting broadcast. Victoria takes a public holiday on the Friday before, when the Grand Final Parade fills the CBD.

Get there by bus →Last Saturday of September (typically)Paid

What to expect

Tickets are scarce, tied largely to club membership and AFL reserves, but Grand Final week in Melbourne is an event in itself: the parade, open training sessions and live sites across the city. If you are anywhere in Victoria that weekend, the game will find you.

  • Sport
  • Major Event

Getting there by bus

Tell us where you're starting from and we'll find coach options to Melbourne. We’ve prefilled the usual event date; adjust it to suit your plans.

One-way trip

Fares and timetables are confirmed on the operator's site before you book.