Escape Rooms near Southbank
Planning something around Southbank? Our South Yarra venue is minutes away, a short tram down St Kilda Road, six rooms with live availability below. Below is a day along the river with a game folded in, the reasons an escape room fits the plan, and live times you can book now.
A day in Southbank
Southbank is Melbourne's riverside arts and dining heartland. Here is a day worth building around a game.
The arts precinct
Southbank is Melbourne's culture hub. The NGV on St Kilda Road is the country's most-visited gallery and free to walk into, ACCA shows leading contemporary art, and the Arts Centre spire, Hamer Hall, the Melbourne Recital Centre and the Malthouse put on everything from orchestras to experimental theatre.
Southgate and the river
Southgate is the riverside dining precinct on the promenade, bars and restaurants with outdoor tables and CBD skyline views across the Yarra. Take a river cruise from the floating landing, or wander to Crown, which fires plumes of flame along the river on the hour after dark.
Eureka, SEA LIFE and the tall ship
For the big-ticket stops, the Eureka Skydeck puts you 88 floors up for the best view in Melbourne, SEA LIFE Melbourne aquarium sits on the promenade, and the historic tall ship Polly Woodside is moored at the South Wharf end.
…then the escape room
The easy part: South Yarra is a short tram down St Kilda Road, with six rooms and live availability below.
South Yarra: a short tram away
From Southbank, South Yarra is a short tram down St Kilda Road or a few minutes across the river. The venue is at 160 Toorak Road, a 5-minute walk from South Yarra Station, six rooms to choose from.
Reasons to book an escape room near Southbank
Whatever the occasion, there is a Rush room close to Southbank to build it around. Each of these has its own guide if you want to go deeper.
A night out, with the arts on your doorstep
An escape room is a great first act before a show or dinner on the river. Lock the group into an hour of problem-solving, then walk to Southgate for dinner or catch something at the Arts Centre. It beats standing in another foyer queue, and it gives everyone something to talk about over the interval.
Things to do in Melbourne this weekend →Date night, pre-theatre
A high-pressure or scary room makes a memorable start to a date, then dinner at Southgate and a show. Book an early-evening room at South Yarra, one tram away, and build the night around it.
Date ideas in Melbourne → The best escape rooms in Melbourne →Visiting Melbourne? A weatherproof hour that is actually fun
In town for a show, a conference or the weekend? An escape room is one of the best indoor things to do in Melbourne when the river turns grey, an hour that has nothing to do with the aquarium or another gallery, minutes from Southbank.
Things to do in Melbourne → Rainy day activities →A team session near the office
Plenty of teams sit around Southbank and the CBD fringe. An escape room puts a group under real pressure minutes from the desks, priced by the room, with larger teams split across rooms and racing each other.
Team building at Rush → Corporate events & functions →The rooms at South Yarra
It's Nightmare Difficulty
Track the thing that took your friend, and face your deepest fears before its nightmare begins again.
Secret Agent Man Difficulty
Defuse the bomb, escape the gallery undetected, and earn your place among the world's greatest spies.
Game of the Dragon Difficulty
Steal back the Flame of the Dragon from the Maesters, before the King has your head.
HackSaw: Chapter 2 Difficulty
The furnace is lit. Find redemption in one hour, before the house burns.
Monsterz Difficulty
Find the missing piece of the door and escape the monster world before you are trapped for good.
Cluemanji Difficulty
Solve the clues, find your tokens, and finish the game before it traps you forever.
Pricing
From $70 per player for a standard booking, plus two regular deals: Crew Night (4-6 players, $250-$300, Mon-Fri from 4pm, code CREWNIGHT) and Cheap Tuesday (from $45 per player, code CHEAPTUES). Corporate daytime bookings are priced by the room. Live prices show in the booking grid above; full pricing is on the South Yarra page.
Where to find us
Rush Escape Game South Yarra
160 Toorak Road, South Yarra VIC 3141 · 03 9972 8021
A 5-minute walk from South Yarra Station. View on Google Maps
Frequently asked questions
- Which Rush venue is closest to Southbank?
- South Yarra, a short tram down St Kilda Road or a few minutes across the river. It has six rooms to choose from.
- How do we get there without a car?
- Take a tram down St Kilda Road to South Yarra, then a 5-minute walk from South Yarra Station. It is an easy trip from anywhere around the arts precinct.
- We are a Southbank office, can you take a work group?
- Yes. Weekday daytime is our corporate window, we are minutes away, and larger teams split across rooms and compete. See the team building and corporate events pages, or ask us for a quote.
- How long does a room take?
- Each room runs 60 minutes; allow about 90 minutes on site with the briefing and a photo at the end.
- How many can play, and can kids join?
- Rooms suit groups of 2 to 6, and larger groups can split and compete. Players under 16 are welcome with a participating adult. For younger crews, see escape rooms for kids and families.
Escape rooms near other riverside and inner suburbs
Coming from somewhere else nearby? We have a guide for the suburbs around Southbank too.
Other Rush venues
Heading somewhere else in Melbourne? We are also in Hawthorn, St Kilda, Chadstone. Full live times and prices are on each venue's booking page.