International Travel:Getting There by AirSydney is an international gateway to Australia, and international flights from Europe, New Zealand, Asia, Africa and the Americas all serve the city. The main domestic airlines operating in New South Wales are
Aeropelican Air Services (website:
www.aeropelican.com.au),
Air Link Airlines (website:
www.airlinkairlines.com.au),
Jetstar (website:
www.jetstar.com.au),
Qantas (website:
www.qantas.com.au),
Rex - Regional Express
(website:
www.regionalexpress.com.au),
Tiger Airways (website:
www.tigerairways.com.au) and
Virgin Blue (website:
www.virginblue.com.au).
Main AirportsSydney (SYD) (website:
www.sydneyairport.com.au) is Sydney’s international airport; it is 8km (5 miles) from the city center.
To/from the airport: Trains (journey time - 15 minutes) and taxis (journey time - 20-30 minutes) are available.
Facilities: Duty-free shop, bank/bureau de change, restaurant/bar, tourist information kiosk, car hire and taxi stand.
Getting There by WaterMain ports: Sydney (website:
www.sydneyports.com.au) is a major international port, and cruise lines call from Europe, the Far East and the USA.
There are also many day and half-day
cruises from Sydney Harbour (Circular Quay), offering everything from sightseeing tours to nearby attractions such as wildlife and Aboriginal communities, the Blue Mountains and the Hunter Valley wine region, to night-time cabaret showboats.
Getting There by Rail Sydney has through-trains to all other state capitals. The XPT service
connects Sydney to Brisbane and Melbourne. An internal system of railways runs throughout the State, connecting all the most important towns, tourist resorts and running through to Canberra in the south. The two main rail operators are
Cityrail (website:
www.cityrail.nsw.gov.au) and
Countrylink (website:
www.countrylink.info). The main train interchanges are located at Central Station and Town Hall.
Getting There by RoadSydney is the focal point of a network that connects every major city. Road distances from many places, however, are enormous, and a journey by even the fastest coach to Darwin, on the northern coast, takes over 65 hours. The state is well served with an excellent road system, as required by the most heavily populated region of the country.
Main highways are the
Barrier Highway, running west to Adelaide, the
Hume Highway running south to Canberra and Melbourne, the
New England Highway running north to Brisbane, the
Pacific Highway running along the coast to Brisbane (one of Australia’s most popular touring routes), the
Princess Highway running south along the coast to Melbourne and the
Mitchell Highway running northeast to Charleville and connecting with the routes to Mount Isa and Darwin in the north. The state is well served by
Greyhound (website:
www.greyhound.com.au) and regional bus lines.
Sydney’s extensive electrified suburban
rail network includes a city-center underground link, lightrail and a monorail link. The monorail runs in a loop, linking Darling Harbour and various tourist attractions. Lightrail services run from Sydney Central through Chinatown, Darling Harbour and other sights to Star City and Wentworth Park.
There are also
bus (website:
www.sydneybuses.nsw.gov.au) and
ferry services (website:
www.sydneyferries.info). Weekly and other period passes are available, as are multi-journey tickets.
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