Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
All long-distance buses stop at the
Transit Centre
( 08-8962 2727; 151 Patterson St;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 8.30-11.30am Sat)
, where you can purchase tickets.
Greyhound Aus-
Alice Springs ($195, six hours), Katherine ($207, 8½ hours), Darwin ($282, 14 hours)
and Mount Isa ($165, eight hours).
The weekly
Ghan
rail link between Alice Springs and Darwin can drop off passengers
in Tennant Creek, although cars can't be loaded or offloaded. The train station is about
6km south of town so you will need a
taxi
(
0432 289 369, 08-8962 3626;
6am-5.30pm)
.
Car hire is available from
Thrifty
( 08-8962 2207; Davidson St, Safari Lodge Motel)
,
while for tyres and tyre repairs head to
Bridgestone Tyre Centre
(
08-8962 2361;
Paterson St)
.