Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Rottnest Air-Taxi
( 0411 264 547;
www.rottnest.de
)
flies from Jandakot airport in four-seater (one-
way/same-day return/extended return $230/330/430) or six-seater planes (one-way/exten-
ded return $350/550). Prices include up to three passengers in the four-seater and five pas-
sengers in the six-seater.
BOAT
Rottnest Express
( 1300 467 688;
www.rottnestexpress.com.au
)
Fremantle
(B Shed, Victoria Quay; adult/child
$72.50/40)
Northport
(1 Emma Pl, Rous Head; adult/child $72.50/40)
Perth
(Pier 2, Barrack St Jetty; adult/child
$92.50/50)
The prices listed are for return day trips and include the island admission fee; add
$10 for an extended return. Ferry schedules are seasonal, though those listed here are
roughly the minimum: Perth (1¾ hours, twice daily), Fremantle (30 minutes, five times
daily) and North Fremantle (30 minutes, three times daily). Secure parking is available at
Northport; the Perth and Fremantle departure points are handy to train stations. Various
packages are available, which can add bike hire, snorkelling equipment, meals and tours.
Rottnest Fast Ferries
( 08-9246 1039;
www.rottnestfastferries.com.au
;
adult/child $83/45)
Departs from Hil-
larys Boat Harbour (40 minutes; three times daily). Packages also available. Hillarys Boat
Harbour is around 40 minutes' drive north of Perth. See
www.hillarysboatharbour.com.au
for public transport details.
8
Getting Around
BIKE
Bicycles are the time-honoured way of getting around the island. Rottnest is just big
enough (and with enough hills) to make a day's ride good exercise.
Bikes can be booked in advance online or on arrival through
Rottnest Island Bike Hire
(
08-9292 5105;
www.rottnestisland.com
; cnr Bedford Ave & Welch Way; 8.30am-4pm, to 5.30pm summer)
. A
$25 bond is required if you don't have photo ID. It's the only operator to have a pick-up
service if you're unable to return to the office due to injury or damage to the bike.
The ferry companies also hire out bikes. Rottnest Express has them waiting as you get
off the boat ($28/41/56 per one/two/three days). They don't provide locks but neither do
they check them off when you return them. Bikes aren't usually stolen (it would be too
hard to smuggle them off the island without the ferry companies noticing), but it's not un-
heard of for an unlocked bike to be grabbed and used by someone else.
BUS
A free shuttle runs between Thomson Bay, the main accommodation areas and the airport,
departing roughly every 35 minutes, with the last bus at 7pm. The Bayseeker (day pass
