Survival Guide - Sydney - page 515

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;
www.sydneyairport.com.au ) has separate international (T1) and domestic (T2 and T3) sections,
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
» Taxi Allow $50 for a taxi to Circular Quay.
» 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

9988; www.kst.com.au ; adult/child $14/11) , Super Shuttle ( 9697 2322;
www.signaturelimousinessydney.com.au ; airport hotels $6) and Manly Express (

8065 9524;

www.manlyexpress.com.au ; to Manly $35) .
» Train Trains from both the domestic and international terminals, connecting into the
main train network, are run by Airport Link ( 8337 8417; www.airportlink.com.au ; to city $17;
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.
» Bus The cheapest (albeit slowest) option to Bondi Junction is the 400 bus ($4.50, 1¼
hours).