Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ARRIVING BY TRAIN
All interstate and regional
trains arrive at Central
Railway Station. Australia's
nationwide rail network is
known by a different name in
each state, but it still operates
cohesively. The
Countrylink
reservations line will answer
queries and take bookings
(6:30am-10pm daily) for train
services throughout Australia.
CityRail also has slower, but
cheaper, services from nearby
centres on which seats cannot
be booked. The Bus, Train &
Ferry Infoline
(see p230)
has
information about CityRail's
country services.
A
passenger ship berthed at Circular Quay
ARRIVING BY CAR
you will find the city on the
doorstep. Information booths,
tour booking centres, buses,
trains, ferries, taxis and water
taxis are all close at hand.
The four major routes into
Sydney are the Pacific
Highway from the north; the
Great Western Highway from
the west; the Princes Highway,
which follows the coast from
Melbourne; and the Hume
Highway, which runs inland
from Melbourne.
As they approach Sydney,
these routes feed into freeways
or motorways, which in turn
lead to priority routes known
as “Metroads” (marked by blue
and white hexagonal badges).
When you reach the city out-
skirts, look for the Metroad
signs and stay in the lanes as
marked for the city centre.
ARRIVING BY COACH
Most long-distance bus or
coach services arrive at the
Sydney Coach Terminal
at
Central Railway Station. The
terminal has left-luggage
facilities but do not store
anything overnight. Food
outlets are found in the
station above.
Competition between the
coach companies is fierce, so
it is worth shopping around
to get the best price.
Country service passenger train
waiting at Central Railway Station
DIRECTORY
SYDNEY AIRPORT
Airport Information
Tel
9667 9111.
www
.
sydneyairport.com.au
AIRPORT HOTELS
Mercure Sydney
Airport
Tel
9518 2000.
Stamford Plaza
Sydney Airport
Tel
9317 2200.
TRAIN
INFORMATION
Japan Airlines
Reservations and flight
information
Tel
9272 1100.
Qantas Airways
Reservations
Tel
131 313.
Arrivals and departures
Tel
131 223.
Singapore Airlines
Reservations
Tel
131 011.
Arrivals
Tel
1300 654 475.
Thai Airways
Reservations
Tel
1300 051 960.
United Airlines
Reservations, arrivals
and departures
Tel
131 777.
Central Railway
Station
General inquiries
Tel
131 500.
Lost property
Tel
9379 3341.
Countrylink
Reservations
Tel
132 232.
Arrivals
Tel
132 232.
AIRLINE
INFORMATION
Air New Zealand
Reservations
Tel
132 476.
Arrivals and departures
Tel
1800 147 332.
Air Canada
Reservations
Tel
1300 655 767.
British Airways
Reservations
Tel
1300 767 177.
Emirates
Reservations, arrivals
and departures
Tel
1300 303 777.
LONG-DISTANCE
COACH SERVICES
Sydney Coach
Terminal
Cnr of Eddy Ave & Pitt St.
Map
4 E5.
Tel
9281 9366.
McCafferty's
Greyhound
Tel
9212 1500.
Premier Motor
Service
Tel
133 410.
AIRPORT BUS
KST Sydney
Airporter
Tel
9666 9813.
www
.kst.com.au
