I'm here to help you use Transportle.

Type your starting location - like "168 Spring Street, East Melbourne" or "Federation Square".

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If you're already familiar with the system or want to use the system on your own, close this dialog by clicking the above. You can always turn these help dialogs back on by clicking the icon at any time.

Having problems? Make sure you typed your address correctly and that the map has updated to show the pins at the correct locations.

Type your destination - like "23 High Street, Northcote" or "Southern Cross Station, Melbourne".

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If you're already familiar with the system or want to use the system on your own, close this dialog by clicking the above. You can always turn these help dialogs back on by clicking the icon at any time.

Having problems? Make sure you typed your address correctly and that the map has updated to show the pins at the correct locations.

Enter the time you plan on travelling, then click 'Compare'.

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The time you leave will affect what public transport you can take and how traffic conditions will affect your trip. Currently, the data provided to Transportle by Metlink does not include weekend data. Therefore, all routes shown are based on the standard Monday-Friday timetable.

The comparison table gives a breakdown of costs for each mode of travel. Mouse over the rows of the table to highlight the relevant route on the map and to see which routes are connected.

How do I get more detailed information?

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The five transport modes being compared are (from top to bottom) Public Transport, Cycling, Driving, Walking and Taxi. The four cost types are (from left to right) Time Taken, Financial Cost, Carbon Emissions and Energy Burnt.

You can get much more detailed information on each mode of transport by clicking the mode of transport icons on the left side of the table.

Detailed information for each transport mode can be displayed by clicking the relevant transport mode icon.

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Click on a cost tab to see how a particular cost for each mode was calculated.

Change the variables in blue by clicking on them and selecting from the dropdown that appears.

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TimeShift lets you compare costs across different time periods. Select a time period (daily, weekly, monthly or yearly) and the table will automatically update.

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Click one of the checkboxes to view relevant points of interest near your route.

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I'd like to...

• Understand the comparison table
• Look at detailed information about a transport mode
• Compare costs on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis
• See points of interest around my route
• Carbon offset my chosen journey
• Turn off help

After comparing and choosing a route, you can minimise your impact on the environment by carbon offsetting your journey. You can do this simply by clicking one of these 'carbon offset' links in the comparison table. You'll then be taken to CarbonNeutral with the your amount of carbon offset already filled in.

Please note that Transportle is not in any way affiliated with CarbonNeutral and we do not receive any commission or other benefits from providing this service. Feel free to select a carbon offsetting organisation of your own choice - in fact, if you know of one, email us!

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