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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-
tralia ( 1300 473 946; www.greyhound.com.au ) has regular buses from Tennant Creek to
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) .
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