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ANZ bank (

08-8956 2070) Currency exchange and 24-hour ATMs.

Emergency ( ambulance 0420 101 403, police 08-8956 2166)
Internet Cafe (Outback Pioneer Hotel; per 10min $2; 5am-11pm) In the backpacker com-
mon room. Internet access is also available at the Tour & Information Centre and all ac-
commodation.
Post Office ( 08-8956 2288; Resort Shopping Centre; 9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat &
Sun) An agent for the Commonwealth and NAB banks. Pay phones are outside.
Royal Flying Doctor Service Medical Centre ( 08-8956 2286; 9am-noon & 2-5pm
Mon-Fri, 10-11am Sat & Sun) The resort's medical centre and ambulance service.
Tour & Information Centre (

08-8957 7324; Resort Shopping Centre; 8am-8pm) Most

tour operators and car-hire firms have desks at this centre.

Visitor Information Centre ( 08-8957 7377; 8.30am-4.30pm) Contains displays on
the geography, wildlife and history of the region. There's a short audio tour ($2) if you
want to learn more. It also sells books and regional maps.

8 Getting There & Away

AIR
Connellan airport is about 4km north of Yulara. Qantas ( 13 13 13; www.qantas.com.au )
has direct flights from Alice Springs, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Sydney. Virgin
Australia (

13 67 89; www.virginaustralia.com ) has daily flights from Sydney.

BUS
Daily shuttle connections (listed as mini tours) between Alice Springs and Yulara are run
by AAT Kings ( 1300 556 100; www.aatkings.com ) and cost adult/child $150/75. Emu
Run ( Click here ) runs the cheapest daily connections between Alice Springs and Uluru
($215/108).

CAR & MOTORCYCLE
One route from Alice to Yulara is sealed all the way, with regular food and petrol stops.
It's 200km from Alice to Erldunda on the Stuart Hwy, where you turn west for the
245km journey along the Lasseter Hwy. The journey takes four to five hours.
Renting a car in Alice Springs to go to Uluru and back is a reasonably priced option if
you make the trip in a group.

8 Getting Around