Adelaide, South Australia — Travel Tips
Getting There By Air
Adelaide Airport(ADL)
Tel: (08) 8308 9211.
Website: www.aal.com.au
Located just 6km (4 miles) west of the city center, Adelaide Airport is South Australia's largest airport.
Airport facilities include ATMs, bureau de change, children's play room, left luggage, pharmacy, restaurants, bars, shops and car hire (Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Thrifty).
The Skylink Airport Shuttle (tel: (08) 8332 0528; www.skylinkadelaide.com) runs between the airport and city center every 30 minutes everyday of the year except Christmas Day. The trip takes around 25 minutes. Taxis are also available and the fare to the city center is about A$25.
Getting There By Road
Adelaide is well linked by road to other major cities in Australia.
Emergency breakdown services
Royal Automobile Association (RAA) (tel: 131 111).
Routes to the city
Adelaide is linked with Sydney by the Hume Highway and Stuart Highways; Melbourne by the Western Highway and Dukes Highway and by the more scenic Great Ocean Road and Princes Highway; Perth by the Great Eastern and Eyre Highway; and Alice Springs by the Stuart Highway.
Driving times to the city
From Sydney - 15 hours; Melbourne - 8 hours; Perth - 28 hours; Alice Springs - 17 hours.
Getting There By Rail
Interstate trains use Adelaide Parklands Terminal (formerly known as Keswick Terminal), located 2km (1.2 miles) west of the city center. TransAdelaide (tel: 13003 11108 ; www.adelaidemetro.com.au) offers rail services across the state.
Rail Operators
The Indian Pacific runs from Sydney to Adelaide and from Adelaide to Perth. The Ghan runs from Adelaide to Alice Springs, and onto Darwin. The Overland runs between Adelaide and Melbourne. Contact Great Southern Railways (tel: 132 147; www.gsr.com.au) for more information.
Connections
From Sydney - 24 hours; Perth - 39 hours; Alice Springs - 25 hours; Darwin - 24 hours; Melbourne - 24 hours.
Getting Around in Adelaide, South Australia
Public Transport
Adelaide Metro (tel: 1300 311 108; www.adelaidemetro.com.au) coordinates the city's public buses, trains and trams. The website provides routes, timetable and fare information. Their InfoCenter is located on the corner of King William and Currie Streets (tel: 1300 311 108).
You can buy single-trip tickets and day-trip tickets from the InfoCenter, staffed railway stations, bus depots, post offices displaying Metroticket signage, on board buses and trams, and from ticket vending machines on trains. Train ticket vending machines only accept coins. Ten-trip multitrip tickets are available at the above places, apart from onboard buses, trains and trams. You must validate your ticket in the machine on board.
You can travel for free on several services: the Terrace to Terrace tram service which runs from the South Terrace stop through to the City West stop; the Jetty Road, Glenelg service; and the City Loop-99C bus, which takes you around the city, stopping off at several of the attractions. Routes are well signposted.
Taxis
The main taxi companies are the Adelaide Independent Taxi Service (tel: 1300 360 940 or 132 211), Suburban Taxis (tel: 131 008) and the Yellow Cab Co (tel: 131 924). Adelaide also has several staffed taxi ranks operating between 2300 and 0300 on Friday and Saturday nights.
Car Hire
Car hire companies include Avis (tel: (08) 8154 2444; www.avis.com), Budget (tel: (08) 8418 7300; www.budget.com.au), Europcar (tel: (08) 8114 6350; www.europcar.com.au), Hertz (tel: (08) 8231 2856; www.hertz.com.au) and Thrifty (tel: (08) 8410 8977; www.thrifty.com.au).
Bicycle Hire
Cycling is an easy and pleasant way to explore Adelaide. Adelaide City Bikes offers free bicycle hire through: Bicycle SA, 111 Franklin Street (tel: (08) 8168 9999); Adelaide Traveller's Inn, 220 Hutt Street (tel: (08) 8224 0753) and Rundle Street Market, between Frome Road & Hutt Street.
