Frankston is a suburb ofMelbourne,Victoria. It has a beautiful beach, vibrantstreet art, many restaurants, bars and shops.
Frankston is a town 40 km fromMelbourne on the edge of Port Phillip Bay often referred to as the "Gateway to theMornington Peninsula". Frankston is where the electric train line terminates. If you are a backpacker heading to the Mornington Peninsula,French Island orPhillip Island chances are you're going to go through Frankston.
Frankston is home to several festivals;
A Sand Sculpting display runs from December to April.
Frankston has two freeways connecting it and the rest of Melbourne: the M3 Frankston Freeway and the M11 Mornington Peninsula Freeway / Peninsula Link. The Frankston Freeway connects Frankston with the rest ofMelbourne's eastern suburbs, but north of the Mornington Pen Fwy it's tolled and becomes Eastlink. If you're coming from Melb CBD, head east on the M1 Monash Fwy and exit onto Eastlink. The Mornington Peninsula Fwy connects Frankston to theMornington Peninsula to the south, but only goes as far as Kingston to the northwest. On some maps, you might see the northwestern portion of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway being labelled as Mordialloc Freeway – this is because Mordialloc Fwy was its construction name prior to opening in 2021.
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(updated Nov 2016) (updated Apr 2018)There are several food courts located within the shopping centers offering a wide range of food such as Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Indian, Italian, not to mention all the regular fast food chains. Pizza, Fish and Chips there is no shortage of choices.
(updated Dec 2017) (updated Apr 2018) Frankston station serves as a transit hub for bus and train services.
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