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Fly-Drive Deals allow for any checked-in Checking In
A great way to see Australia is baggage at all; the next fare Airlines request that you
to fly to a destination and then class allows for 20 kg (45 lb) of check in at least 30 minutes
continue on by car. Arrange- baggage but an additional fee before your flight time, and
ments can be made for different of A$70 is charged for baggage many now offer online seat
pick-up and drop-off points for if booked at the airport; and the allocation up to two days
hire vehicles. For example, you standard fare allows for 20 kg (45 before a flight. Check online
could pick up a car in lb) at no additional cost. Virgin to ensure that the flight is
Sydney, drive to Australia’s fares follow a similar on time, and be sure to
Brisbane and drop off structure, allowing 23 kg (50 alight at the right terminal –
the car, fly to Alice lb) but an additional charge some domestic and
Springs and then pick applies if booked at international terminals are
up another car the airport; and at separate locations.
there, although their full-price
there is an added fare allows 23 kg DIRECTORY
fee for returning Qantas logo (50 lb) with no
the vehicle to a fee. Regardless of Domestic Airlines
different destination. the fare, Qantas
Virgin Australia and Qantas domestic flights allow 20 kg Jetstar
both have affiliations with the (45 lb) for checked-in baggage. Tel 131 538. ∑ jetstar.com.au
major car hire companies, and Additional baggage fees Qantas
they offer discounts and loyalty are charged for any excess Tel 131 313. ∑ qantas.com.au
points to passengers travelling baggage; note also that airlines
on those airlines (see p560). do not guarantee that Tigerair Australia
additional baggage beyond Tel 1300 174 266.
the normal allowance will be ∑ tigerair.com.au
Baggage Restrictions carried. The carry-on luggage
Baggage restrictions vary on weight allowance is usually Virgin Australia
domestic flights and depend 7 kg (15.5 lb), although it varies Tel 136 789.
on the type of ticket. Jetstar’s depending on the airline and ∑ virginaustralia.com
cheapest fare class does not class of travel.

Principal Domestic Air Routes
Domestic flights cover vast distances. Darwin
Sydney to Perth, for example, is Gove
3,400 km (2,225 miles) and a
flight of 5 hours; the 2,600- Katherine
km (1,615-mile) flight Kununurra
from Adelaide Tennant Cairns
to Darwin is Broome Creek
3.5 hours. QUEENSLAND Townsville
Hamilton Island
Karratha Port Hedland NORTHERN Mount Isa Proserpine
TERRITORYRYR Mackay
Paraburdoo
Carnarvon Longreach Rockhampton
WESTERN Alice Bundaberg
Shark Bay AUSTRALIA Springs Birdsville
Yulara
(Uluru)
(Uluru)
(Uluru) Brisbane
Coolangatta
SOUTH
AUSTRALIA
Kalgoorlie NEW SOUTH Armidale Coffs
Harbour
WALES
AND ACT Port Macquarie
Perth Broken Hill Dubbo
Newcastle
Wagga Sydney
Adelaide Wagga Canberra
VICTORIA Cooma
Melbourne
0 kilometres 500
0 miles 500
Devonport
Launceston
Hobart TASMANIA