Getting There

By Car: 

Melways Reference:  19 C11 - entrance at Murray Road beside the East Preston Police Station.

Northland is located between Murray Road and Wood Street near the Darebin Creek.  Chifley Drive, off Murray Road runs into the Northland Shopping Centre.

By Taxi:

Taxi ranks are located outside Northland Dry Cleaning entry on the ground level of the car park.

Outside restaurant area near Hoyts entry and playground.

By Bus

Services to Northland

• Dysons Bus Service:       Phone  9463 3999
• Ivanhoe Bus Company:  Phone  9457 3236
• Reservoir Bus Company: Phone 9470 3355
• National Bus Company:  Phone  9488 2100
• Smart Bus (Ventura):     Phone  9488 2100

For general public transport enquiries, phone MetLink on 131638

Route Destination 

• 251   City and Port Melbourne (Garden City) via Thornbury, Northcote, Clifton Hill and Carlton (National)
• 517   St Helena via Heidelberg Heights, Rosanna, Viewbank, Yallambie and Greensborough (Dysons)
• 527   Gowrie Railway Station via Preston, Coburg, Pascoe Vale and Hadfield (Ivanhoe)
• 549   Northland to Ivanhoe Railway Station via Oriel Road Heidelberg West (Ivanhoe)
• 550   Latrobe University Interchange via Heidelberg West and Heidelberg Heights (Ivanhoe)
• 555   Epping via High Street Preston, Reservoir, Thomastown and Lalor (Reservoir)
• 556   Epping via Dalton Road  Reservoir, Thomastown and Lalor. 
• 563   Greensborough to Northland via Mill Park and Plenty Road
• 566   Lalor via Kingsbury, Bundoora, Greensborough and Mill Park (Dysons)
• 567   To Regent Station via Northland, East Preston then to High Street via Fairfield Station
• 903   Altona to Mordialloc via Coburg, Preston, Northland, Heidelberg and Doncaster (a new SmartBus service operating more frequently and over longer hours than most other bus routes). 

By Train

If travelling by train from the City:

Epping line train - alight at Preston Station and transfer to Northland bus - Routes 527 and 903. 

Passengers can also use these routes to transfer from the Route 86 tram on Plenty Road.

From Regent Station, alight and catch a 567 Dysons bus to Northland interchange.

By Bike

The Darebin Creek Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail runs north south on the east side of Northland.  Bike racks are available for parking near Beach House Fitness Centre, outside the Food Court Door opposite the Reject Shop, near A1 Dry Cleaners and Post Office entrance.