Perth Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Greyhound Australia (13 14 99; www.greyhound.com.au; East Perth terminal) has daily services from the East Perth terminal to Darwin via Broome.

Transwa (1300 662 205; www.transwa.wa.gov.au) operates services from the bus terminal at East Perth train station to many destinations around the state.

South West Coach Lines (9324 2333) focuses on the southwestern corner of WA, doing trips from the Esplanade Busport to most towns in the region, including Bunbury, Busselton and Margaret River.

Integrity Coach Lines (1800 226 339, 9226 1339; www.integritycoachlines.com.au) runs services between Perth and Port Hedland via Meekathara and Newman.

Train

The intrastate rail network, run by Transwa (1300 662 205; www.transwa.wa.gov.au), is limited to the Perth–Kalgoorlie–Boulder Prospector ($72, once daily), departing from East Perth terminal. Some trains leave at 7.15am. The Perth–Mandurah railway should be operating by mid-2007. See www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au for the latest.

There is only one interstate rail link: the famous Indian Pacific transcontinental train journey, run by Great Southern Railway , which leaves from East Perth station. One-way fares between Sydney and Perth are about $590 (seat only), $422 (seat only, backpacker rate) or $1320 (sleeper cabin). Between Adelaide and Perth, fares are $355 (seat only), $253 (seat only, backpacker) or $1005 (sleeper cabin). There are connections to the Ghan (to Alice Springs and Darwin) and the Overland (to Melbourne) trains.

You can buy train tickets at the interstate and country booking office at the Perth train station. The office is off Wellington St.

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Air

Qantas Airways (13 13 13; www.qantas.com.au; 55 William St) and Virgin Blue (13 67 89; www.virginblue.com.au) fly between Perth and other Australian state capitals. Jetstar (www.jetstar.com) runs cheapies from Avalon, Melbourne.

Skywest (1300 660 088; www.skywest.com.au) flies between Perth and regional destinations such as Esperance and Broome. Qantas also flies to Broome and Kalgoorlie.

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