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Melbourne Skydeck
Melbourne Skydeck: Altitude Dining at Eureka 89
4.5 (44) · from $97.25
I found no plain entry ticket on GetYourGuide for this tower, so the cheapest of the two Eureka Skydeck tickets is the $97.25 Altitude Dining package, which is also the most reviewed at 4.55 from 44 reviews. The deck is on level 88 at 285 m, per Wikipedia. I’d go around sunset, which in summer (December to February) falls near 20:30.
| Tour | From | Rating | Length | Free cancellation | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Skydeck: Altitude Dining at Eureka 89 | $97.25 | ★ 4.5 (44) | 1.5 hours | Yes | Check availability |
| Sovereign Hill, Eureka Centre & Melbourne Skydeck | $131.29 | ★ 4.5 (9) | 9 hours | Yes | Check availability |
Melbourne’s Eureka Skydeck occupies the whole of level 88 of Eureka Tower in Southbank. Two bookable products use it: a dinner at Eureka 89 on the floor above, and a long day trip to Ballarat that ends back at the tower. That is a narrow range, and I’d rather say so than dress up a thin choice. Everything below about Eureka Skydeck tickets comes from the two listings, Google Maps, Wikipedia and Open-Meteo.
| What | Detail |
|---|---|
| Deck level | Level 88, the whole floor, per Wikipedia |
| Open air or indoor | Indoor deck with viewfinders, plus a small outdoor area called The Terrace that closes in high winds (Wikipedia) |
| Address | 7 Riverside Quay, Southbank VIC 3006 (per Google Maps) |
| Opening hours | 12 to 9 PM every day (per Google Maps; check the official site for holidays) |
| Time to allow | Dinner listing 1.5 hours, day tour 9 hours, per the listings |
the highest public vantage point in a building in the Southern Hemisphere at 285 m (935 ft)
If you search for eureka skydeck observation deck tickets, you hope for a simple entry pass. The nearest thing among tickets for Eureka Skydeck isn’t one. It is the Sovereign Hill, Eureka Centre and Melbourne Skydeck tour from Wine Hop And Coastal Tours, rated 4.47 from 9 reviews at $131.29. Nine reviews is a small base, so weigh that rating lightly.
It is a nine-hour small-group coach day. The pick-up is at 7.30 AM at Eureka Tower, 7 Riverside Quay. The route runs west to Ballarat for the botanical gardens, Lake Wendouree, three hours of free time at Sovereign Hill and 45 minutes at the Eureka Centre, the site of the miners’ rebellion. The last stop is Melbourne Skydeck, listed as a one-hour photo stop. The listing includes all entry and admission fees and leaves out food and drink. It doesn’t say which fees, so I’d confirm in the booking that the Skydeck is covered.
Wine Hop And Coastal Tours
My pick: Choose this if you want Ballarat's gold-rush history and the view in one day; it is a coach tour, not a deck ticket.
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Eureka Skydeck tickets and prices on this page run from $97.25 to $131.29, both in US dollars. Neither is a bare admission fee. The cheaper one folds in dinner and the dearer one folds in a whole day of coach travel, so the price of the view alone is something I can’t read off my data. The Skydeck’s own site shows promotions rather than a standard fare: $25 for Melbourne locals and family bundles from $64, and it says booking online can save up to 15 percent, per melbourneskydeck.com.au.
Both GetYourGuide listings offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Use the calculator for a group total on either of the Eureka Skydeck tickets.
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from per person, before any child or group discount
Prices are the lowest per-person prices on GetYourGuide when I last checked; the final price depends on the date, time slot and age.
A Eureka Skydeck ticket and a Eureka Tower ticket are the same purchase in practice. Many people search for Eureka Tower tickets when they mean the Skydeck. The tower itself is 297 m tall with 91 floors above ground, per Wikipedia, and the public floors are the observation and dining levels. A ticket for the tower therefore means a ticket for level 88. If a site offers Eureka Skydeck tickets at a much lower price than $97.25, check what the ticket includes before you pay, because a bare entry fee should not be compared with a dinner. The same applies to searches for Eureka Tower tickets online: the two listings here are what I can book through GetYourGuide.
The restaurant is Eureka 89 on level 89, one floor above the deck. Wikipedia describes it as a restaurant, cocktail bar and event space, run by chef Renee Martillano, and says that at 292.3 m it is the highest restaurant and bar in the Southern Hemisphere. The listing for it is Melbourne Skydeck: Altitude Dining at Eureka 89, $97.25, rated 4.55 from 44 reviews, 1.5 hours.
It is the product I’d recommend most readily. It lists Skydeck access from 5pm to 8pm on the day of your dinner, a three-course choice menu at Eureka 89, and drinks that you buy on the day. Reviewers praise the view and the staff. Two warn about the extras, one calling the drinks pricey and another noting small portions. A French reviewer found the 6:00 pm service time early. In winter that puts you on the deck close to sunset, which suits anyone chasing the light.
Melbourne Skydeck
My pick: My pick for a first visit: the deck and a three-course dinner at Eureka 89 in one booking, with free cancellation.
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Every one of the Eureka Skydeck tickets here gets you to the same level. The deck is at 285 m, according to the list of public observation decks on Wikipedia, and the tower reaches 297 m. Eureka 89 sits at 292.3 m. From that height the horizon is about 60 km away in clear air.
I have no parking prices or car park names in my data, so I won’t guess. The official site has an opening hours, directions and parking section, and the address is 7 Riverside Quay, Southbank. Walkers have an easy time: Fed Square is 0.53 km away and St Paul’s Cathedral 0.55 km in a straight line.
The price of Eureka Skydeck tickets gets a longer answer above, and the question comes up often with plenty of searches each month. The short version is $97.25 for the dinner package and $131.29 for the day tour, with a plain admission fee set on the official site. Drinks on the dinner are paid on the day, and food and drink on the day tour are not included.
Google Maps lists 12 to 9 PM on all seven days. The dinner listing’s access window of 5pm to 8pm sits inside that. Opening times affect every Eureka Skydeck ticket, and hours can change on public holidays or in high winds, when The Terrace closes, so check the official site before you travel. Neither of the Eureka Skydeck tickets here changes the hours: the dinner access window and the tour’s final stop both follow the deck’s own schedule, and I’d allow extra time on a weekend.
I found no coupon in my data. The official site says online booking saves up to 15 percent and shows a $25 Melbourne locals ticket and family bundles from $64. For the two tickets for Eureka Skydeck that I compared, the discount that matters is free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Melbourne is in the southern hemisphere, so summer is December to February. The clearest month in the 2025 Open-Meteo data was May at 41 percent cloud cover, and the cloudiest was November at 68 percent. Sunset runs from 17:07 in June to 20:43 in January.
| Month | Sunset (Melbourne time) | Cloud cover | Sunshine a day | Rainy days |
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| Jan | 20:43 | 53% | 11.5 h | 8 |
| Feb | 20:18 | 52% | 11.6 h | 8 |
| Marclearest | 19:39 | 47% | 9.8 h | 9 |
| Apr | 17:53 | 54% | 9 h | 8 |
| Mayclearest | 17:19 | 41% | 8.5 h | 6 |
| Jun | 17:07 | 62% | 7.3 h | 10 |
| Jul | 17:19 | 60% | 6.9 h | 14 |
| Augclearest | 17:44 | 46% | 8.6 h | 7 |
| Sep | 18:10 | 60% | 9 h | 18 |
| Oct | 19:37 | 62% | 9.1 h | 11 |
| Nov | 20:10 | 68% | 10.1 h | 16 |
| Dec | 20:38 | 63% | 11.4 h | 9 |
For any Eureka Skydeck ticket the timing matters more than the price. In summer the deck closes at 9 PM per Google Maps, so a 20:30 sunset leaves little time, and the dinner slot ends at 8pm. Winter evenings fit better, and I’d arrive 45 to 60 minutes before sunset. Pick your date and I’ll show the entry time.
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Sunset and cloud cover for the same dates in 2025 at the deck (Open-Meteo historical weather (ERA5), 2025); sunset moves by about a minute between years.
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Geometric horizon d ≈ 3.57 × √h (km, h in metres); refraction adds about 8%. Haze and clouds usually limit the real view first. Formula: Distance to the horizon.
Straight-line distances from the deck are below. The National Gallery of Victoria is 0.40 km (0.25 mi) away, St Paul’s Cathedral 0.55 km (0.34 mi) and Fed Square 0.53 km (0.33 mi). Chinatown is 1.05 km (0.65 mi), the Shrine of Remembrance 1.28 km (0.80 mi), the Royal Botanic Gardens 1.68 km (1.04 mi) and the Royal Exhibition Building 1.95 km (1.21 mi). Point Ormond Lookout is 6.82 km (4.24 mi) to the south.
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| Place | Google rating | Reviews | Distance from the deck | Tickets |
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| Melbourne Skydeck | 4.5 | 17,623 | n/a | Two listings, from $97.25 |
| Point Ormond Lookout | 4.8 | 3,776 | 6.82 km (4.24 mi) | Check locally |
| Melbourne Airport Viewpoint | 4.5 | 1,770 | 22.86 km (14.20 mi) | Check locally |
| Wurundjeri Spur Lookout | 4.5 | 421 | 5.94 km (3.69 mi) | Check locally |
| Sandridge Lookout | 4.5 | 392 | 5.10 km (3.17 mi) | Check locally |
| Melbourne City Sunset View | 4.7 | 102 | 4.36 km (2.71 mi) | Check locally |
If you are comparing southern-hemisphere towers, the other Australian deck on this site is Sydney Tower.
GetYourGuide has no plain entry ticket in my data. The cheapest listing is the Altitude Dining experience at $97.25, which includes Skydeck access from 5pm to 8pm and a three-course meal. The Ballarat day tour costs $131.29. The Skydeck site shows promotional prices such as $25 for Melbourne locals, so check it for standard entry.
The Edge is a glass cube that extends 3 metres from the building, according to the Skydeck website, and Wikipedia says the glass turns clear once it is fully out. I'd treat it as an add-on for people who like a thrill. None of the listings I compared mentions it, so confirm it when you buy entry.
Yes. Melbourne Skydeck is the attraction on level 88 of Eureka Tower, so searches for Eureka Skydeck, Eureka Tower and Melbourne Skydeck all lead to the same deck. Wikipedia places it at 285 m. Both GetYourGuide listings I found use the name Melbourne Skydeck in their titles.
Google Maps gives 7 Riverside Quay, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia. The day tour listing uses the same address as its 7.30 AM pick-up point at Eureka Tower. The deck is on the south bank of the Yarra, about 0.4 km from the National Gallery of Victoria in a straight line.
For the dinner option, yes: it is a set 5pm to 8pm access window with a table at Eureka 89, and both listings I found offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before. For plain entry I can't say whether walk-ups are accepted, so check the Skydeck site for your date.
The Skydeck site says booking online can save up to 15 percent and lists a $25 locals price and family bundles from $64 as promotions. Of the two GetYourGuide listings, the $97.25 dinner is the cheaper, and it is the one with free cancellation and a meal.
I would for the dinner, because the access slot and the table are fixed. The Skydeck site also says booking online saves up to 15 percent. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead on both listings means an early booking costs you little if the sky turns out cloudy.
The address is 7 Riverside Quay in Southbank, on the south side of the Yarra. Fed Square is 0.53 km away in a straight line and St Paul's Cathedral 0.55 km, so most visitors walk over the river. The Skydeck site has a directions and parking section.