Melbourne to Sydney by Train - 12 HOURS IN ECONOMY CLASS! 

No charging units for that long journey is disgraceful 😮😮

I've done this trip both ways and as I enjoy traveling by train I did enjoy it. You go through some beautiful countryside. However, 12 hours is too long even for me and it's bloody slow, especially at the Sydney end. They need new rails. I now live in Japan and the Shinkansen bullet train would do it in half the time!

its like stepping back in time 3 decades compared to train travel in China, Japan, Europe

that train ride from melb to sydney was pretty good and cheap. last time i drove to sydney from melbourne it took me 10 hours. it would make a nice change to go by train and not have the hassle of driving... and filling up with petrol several times. great report. thanks Josh

Thanks, I got a great offer for a new motorcyle at Yamaha City in Melb ournes CBD. I live in Sydney. Solution took this train. Such fun. Walked out at Southern Cross Station at 7.30 am, with my bike gear in bags looking like a derro to the people arriving for work, LOL. Picked up the bike, stayted a mate met me on his bike, escorted me back to his house in Melbourne, Ivanhoe. Did some trips into the countryside for a couple of days. Then rode the motocycle back to Sydney. Had 2 years brilliant use. Buit lost my driving licence 2 months ago for 6 months due to an insane speed on Bells Line of Rd across the Blue Mountains. It is a very good motorcycle. 4 and half months to go. Loved the train trip. So pretty esp the Sydney to Canberra part.

Well made video 👍🏻👍🏻 the beauty about Australia is you get to take more time to enjoy the finer things in life. Days like these give your mind and spirit a moment of respite ☘️ which goes a long way in maintaining your overall health. Keep it up 👍🏻!

Great video, Josh. Keep them coming!

Great video! I have always done that trip at night which is absolutely horrible so it's nice to see some of the gorgeous countryside

i am taking this train in a few days and from your review i am looking forward to it!

Great video! I'm going to have my first interstate train trip from Melb to Sydney next month so this is making me look forward to it :)

Can't wait to do this trip myself in December 😁

I love catching the XPT down to Melbourne. My family went on it almost every summer when I was a kid, either all the way to Melbourne, or to Cootamundra. I haven't been on it in almost ten years, but I'm finally going on it next month! It's a damn miracle if that train is running on time, but I just love it. The smell of diesel always reminds me of those summer holidays on the XPT. I totally agree that the meals mostly suck, but the Devonshire tea is always worth it! What blows my mind is that they've done absolutely nothing to upgrade that train. I remember looking for patterns in that exact same seat upholstery when I was a very small child, and I'm in my thirties now. The cafe car looks exactly the same, the toilets, everything. I don't mind the lack of Wifi or phone reception too much, because I kind of enjoy that forced switching off time. However, the lack of power outlets is ridiculous.

Thank You!

No power sockets? Oh com'on they're taking the piss now aren't they!😂

Grew up seeing the Brisbane XPT passing my house.

i take the XPT from maitland to sydney when im heading to the airport. much easier with luggage and less people usually and it cuts out like a good hour ish of travel time so it works well for me and for$35 for a first class - cant beat that

Travelling back in past.Why our railways are behind the world,specially from Europe and China Japan.

I went up to Sydney on it last Friday,it was so painfully slow I jumped off at Mossvale & took a $200 uber to Campsie

It is a long time since I caught an interstate train anywhere or heard the word Dunny used for toilet. More roomy than a bus granted and it is good they now have a cafe food carriage on that train. You are right, some WiFi and charging ports would be nice and the trip is too slow for modern times. I love trains but more recent miss-management of our railways in NSW put me off and when I travel I now go bus all the way for long trips.I liked the old red rattlers we used to have with the compartments and being able to open windows. If you go old school why not all the way? Bring them back if you don’t modernise. Have them as a antique novelty trip.

So not much faster than just driving the whole distance, though the fuel cost these days probably exceeds that of a train ticket. Australian intercity train lines could do with some modernisation, here's hoping at least the Brisbane - Sydney fast rail proposal pans out. I heard it's supposed to be a precursor to a high-speed line linking Brisbane - Sydney - Canberra - Melbourne but it's also something of an old idea that never worked out.

Hi Josh, thanks for an interesting video. I have done this trip several times over the years. My earliest trip was way back in January 1967 by the then well known Inter-Capital Daylight train. I am not 100% positive of this, but I think the bathroom taps on the XPT may work on a sensor, where you hold your hands underneath and the water automatically flows. At least that is what is supposed to happen. I never find the trip tiresome, as being a radio enthusiast, I usually have a small radio with earphones on hand and I can check out all the different stations coming through while traveling. Anyway, all the best. Rob in Melbourne Australia.

Thanks man, very informative video 👍

Good stuff. I never knew that passenger train line even existed. I'm planning to do a Vline train trip to Sydney via Lakes Entrance, Merimbula and Canberra soon. Thanks to Dan the man, Vline ticket prices have been dramatically slashed. Btw, may I ask where you can buy such a decent camera, and what is the price? Thanks in advance.

I've made two daytime return trips between Goulburn and Melbourne on this train over the past few weeks, and have to make a third such return trip in about a week's time. Something that may surprise a new passenger is how rough the ride is over a part of the trip - particularly the stretch between Goulburn and Yass Junction. It's slow along that stretch as the train rounds frequent curves while crossing the Great Dividing Range, and it's the roughest ride along there that I've experienced on a train. I'm told by a friend in Sydney, somebody who has taken trips on the XPT between Sydney and Goulburn (but not further), that it's not like that on the Sydney side of Goulburn.

For me, you would never see that train outside of Sydney, there would get a replacement bus

Thank you for your video so i know what to do and how it looks like. If you read my comment, do you know how can i get my luggage, bcs i will bring big luggage, which is not allowed as cabin size? Is there any place for bagage claim? Thank you

Just to clarify, the reason the doors are locked is to allow the cleaners to clean the train before departure. This is standard operations.

im taking this train in a few weeks is it always on platform 1?

nice 👍

Great video. I’m doing a return Sydney-Melb this week economy one way then First class return. Wondering…..if passengers cancel their first class tickets even up to the day before are economy passengers able to upgrade their economy tickets?

I like this route but only go during day and hop of at Wagga Wagga

Great video, nice to see the economy side. In some ways it beats flying because theres less security screening/queues and no need to take a bus from Avalon or Tullamarine airport to Melbourne (still cant believe Melbourne still doesn't have a train to either airport!). Although it would be so much better if it were faster or had charging/wifi like you say

Hi, I'm enjoying your train videos. Technical question...do you shoot with the latest Gopros? What frame rate do you usually use? With your timewarp sequences, do you use the setting on the Gopro or speed it up in post?

Classic Grafitti 6:27 🤣

Where did you get your tickets from? Please reply

So, ever find out how to operate the faucet in the restroom?

I like to go to Australia especially Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Newcastle, Canberra and other places. And to ride on their trains. Including the XPT HST that look similar to the Class 43 HST in the UK.

Hi is there any limit for baggage??

You forgot Harden-Murrumburrah.

Thanks for this mate, considering doing this trip sometime next year, did you sleep much on the train? or was it boring and felt long?

I want to know, whether this train has official hault at Leumeah station ?

Super slow in Europe the travel times one from London to Amsterdam.you will have changed languages scenery and culture and currency in half a day.

So,if i want to travel from melbourne airport to brisbane city,which train/s are the best?

whats wrong with australia where is bullet train?

How far ahead did you buy the ticket? What’s the best way to buy it?

How much perpax

Cheaper and faster to travel with Firefly. $65 and less than 11 hours

Where do you buy a ticket for the train

Australia cannot even deny that it is an English colony. England has trains of the same design (HST)

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Cost

I can travel from Shanghai to Beijing in 4 hours with a distance of 1500km for 100 AUD and complete 4G coverage, but in Australia I need to waste more than 12 hours and no internet connection at all in only 900km for merely the same price. This country should not be like this and your people should really think about it.

Cosr

No wifi how primitive

12 hours with a mask on, no wifi, crap food NOT A CHANCE

Trains Rock ,the endless crappy music ruined it for me ,just saying could not watch

Melbourne to Sydney by Train .... Just use an E-Bke or Scooter do it a lot faster and Door to Door...in China and I have been would do it in 2hrs first class rail n food.Wake-up, Australia ... this is the 21st century , your grandad sold the buggy to the Museum..

High speed Rail would be nice but Australia is still a 3rd world country when it comes to train travel

Was thinking of taking the Sydney to Melbourne economy. Is it possible to sleep on?