Ballarat Tramway Museum

The Ballarat Tramway Museum is Australia's most authentic working tramway, a volunteer-run living museum preserving Ballarat's tramway history dating back to 1887. Visitors can ride heritage trams on a three-kilometre return journey along the original 1887 tramway alongside the Ballarat Botanical Gardens and Lake Wendouree, with authentic paper tickets issued by uniformed conductors. The museum hosts around 30,000 annual visitors and features historic tramcar displays, archival footage, a theatrette, and tramcars under restoration.

Address

100 Gillies Street North
Lake Wendouree
Victoria
3350
Australia

Opening Hours

Sunday, Saturday: 11:00 - 16:00

Tuesday: 10:00 - 15:00

Weekends & Public Holidays 11am-4pm (last tram 4pm); Tuesdays 10am-3pm (last tram 3pm); Thursdays during Victorian School Holidays 10am-3pm

Sunday, Saturday: 11:00 - 16:00

Tuesday: 10:00 - 15:00

Sunday, Saturday: 11:00 - 16:00

Tuesday: 10:00 - 15:00

Admission

Adults (Museum Entry + Tram Ride): 15 AUD

Concession: 13 AUD

Children: 7 AUD

Infants 0-2 years: Free

Family: 40 AUD

Adults: 15 AUD

Concession: 13 AUD

Children: 7 AUD

Infants (0-2 years): Free

Family: 40 AUD

Adults: 15 AUD

Concession: 13 AUD

Children: 7 AUD

Family: 40 AUD Includes all-day museum entry and tram ride