Originally Posted by mileagerunner

I am doing a domestic to international connection on a Saturday or Sunday morning in April, and have a six-hour layover (from 8am to 2pm). In reality, we probably only have five hours since we will have to re-check luggage.

Does it make any sense to leave the airport without breaking the bank?

There are four of us (two adults, two kids). We won't have any lounge access (sniff, sniff), and the others have never been to Melbourne.