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DIRECTORY
Rail Companies
Great Southern Rail
Tel 1800 703 357 or (08) 8213 4401.
∑ greatsouthernrail.com.au
NSW TrainLink
Tel 13 22 32 or (02) 4907 7501.
∑ nswtrainlink.info
Coach Companies
Greyhound coach station in Sydney Greyhound Australia
Tel 1300 473 946.
backpackers with valid ID, while main operators are Greyhound ∑ greyhound.com.au
australianrailpass.com has two Australia and Premier Motor Premier Motor Service
passes for unlimited travel Service. The latter only operates Tel 133 410.
within Queensland, and the on the east coast. ∑ premierms.com.au
Discovery Pass for unlimited There are a range of passes that
travel within New South Wales reduce the cost and increase
and travel to Brisbane and flexibility of any extended travel. Hop pass for shorter journeys.
Melbourne on NSW TrainLink. The Greyhound KM Pass gives However, bear in mind that this
Standard rail fares can be you 12 months to use a pool of kind of travel involves many
high, but there is a good range kilometres, with complete days on the road, and nights
of discounts available, particu­ flexibility to hop on and off at spent sleeping upright.
larly for advance bookings. desired destinations. Establish There are a range of other
your likely destinations before companies operating locally –
purchase so you buy the most good for trips to particular
Coach Travel appropriate option. Other sights. Tourist information bodies
Coach travel is cheap, efficient options include flexible Hop On (see p547) in each state can
and generally safe. The two Hop Off passes and the Short advise on services and routes.

Australia’s Principal
Rail and Coach Routes Darwin
In Australia, travel by both rail Kakadu
and coach routes can be Katherine
easily combined to reach Kununurra
any desired destination. Cooktown
Derby Normanton Cairns
Broome
Croydon Townsville
Threeways Mount Isa
Port Hedland NORTHERN Proserpine
TERRITORY QUEENSLAND Mackay
Tom Price Newman Winton
Boulia
WESTERN Alice Rockhampton
Carnarvon AUSTRALIA Springs Longreach
Uluru Charleville Bundaberg

Quilpie
Brisbane
Cunnamulla Surfers
Coober Pedy Paradise
SOUTH Dirranbandi
AUSTRALIA
Kalgoorlie Arkaroola
NEW SOUTH WALES
Perth Wilpena AND ACT
Broken Hill
Port Augusta
Bunbury Orange Newcastle
Albany Hay Sydney
Mildura
Adelaide Swan Canberra
Hill
0 kilometres 500 Melbourne Bairnsdale
Key VICTORIA
0 miles 500
Principal rail route
Principal coach route TASMANIA
Hobart