Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GETTING TO SYDNEY
The vast majority of visitors to Sydney (and to Australia, for that matter) arrive at Sydney
Airport, 10km south of the city centre. Trains chug into Sydney's Central station from as
far north as Brisbane (13½ hours), as far south as Melbourne (11½ hours) and as far west
as Perth (four days!). Long-distance buses pull up to the Sydney Coach Terminal beneath
Central station.
Flights, tours and rail tickets can be booked online at lonelyplanet.com/bookings.
Air
Also known as Kingsford Smith Airport,
Sydney Airport
( 9667 9111;
4km apart on either side of the runway. Each has left-luggage services, ATMs, currency ex-
change bureaux and rental-car counters.
Getting to/from Sydney Airport
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Taxi
Allow $50 for a taxi to Circular Quay.
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Shuttle
Airport shuttles head to hotels and hostels in the city centre, and some reach sur-
rounding suburbs and beach destinations. Operators include
Sydney Airporter
(
9666
8065 9524;
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Train
Trains from both the domestic and international terminals, connecting into the
5am-midnight)
. They're frequent (every 10 minutes), easy to use and quick (13 minutes to
Central), but airport tickets are charged at a hefty premium.
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Bus
The cheapest (albeit slowest) option to Bondi Junction is the 400 bus ($4.50, 1¼
hours).