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Tourism Top End ( 08-8980 6000, 1300 138 886; www.tourismtopend.com.au ; cnr Smith &
Bennett Sts, Darwin, NT; 8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm Sat & Sun) Hundreds of brochures;
books tours and accommodation.
8 Getting There & Away
AIR
Apart from the following major carriers arriving at Darwin International Airport ( Click
here ), smaller routes are flown by local operators; ask a travel agent.
Airnorth ( www.airnorth.com.au ) To/from East Timor, and to Broome, Perth, Kununurra and
the Gold Coast.
Jetstar ( www.jetstar.com ) Direct flights to the eastern coast capitals and major hubs, as
well as several Southeast Asian cities.
Qantas ( www.qantas.com.au ) Direct flights to Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney, Bris-
bane, Alice Springs and Cairns.
Skywest ( www.skywest.com.au ) Direct flights to Perth, Kununurra and Broome.
Virgin Australia ( www.virginaustralia.com ) Direct flights between Darwin and Brisbane,
Broome, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.
BUS
Greyhound Australia ( www.greyhound.com.au ) operates long-distance bus services from
the Transit Centre (69 Mitchell St) . There's at least one service per day up/down the Stu-
art Hwy, stopping at Pine Creek ($75, three hours), Katherine ($94, 4½ hours), Matar-
anka ($132, seven hours), Tennant Creek ($290, 14½ hours) and Alice Springs ($391, 22
hours).
For Kakadu, there's a daily return service from Darwin to Cooinda ($87, 4½ hours) via
Jabiru ($62, 3½ hours).
Backpacker buses can also get you to out-of-the-way places:
Adventure Tours ( www.adventuretours.com.au )
Oz Experience ( www.ozexperience.com )
CAR & CAMPERVAN
For driving around Darwin, conventional vehicles are cheap enough, but most companies
offer only 100km free, which won't get you very far. Rates start at around $40 per day
for a small car with 100km per day.