With regular departures from Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station, Castlemaine is just over an hour from Melbourne by train and it's the perfect way to sit back, relax and enjoy the countryside. Public transport requires you to use a Myki card, these can be purchased online at ptv.vic.gov.au or you can pick one up at Southern Cross Station. Once you get here, Castlemaine Railway Station is just a hop, skip and jump from the funky main street of town, while the creative and vintage collectables hub of The Mill Castlemaine precinct is just down the road.