Getting There By Air:AdelaideAirport (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, bureaux de change, left luggage, restaurants, bars, shops and car hire (
Avis,
Budget,
Hertz and
Thrifty).
The
Skylink Airport Shuttle (tel: (08) 8332 0528; website:
www.skylinkadelaide.com) runs between the
airport and city center every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday, and every hour (on the half-hour) on Sundays and public holidays. The trip takes around 15 minutes. Taxis are also available and the fare to the city center is about A$20.
Getting There By Road:Adelaide is linked with Sydney by the M5, Hume Highway, and Sturt Highways (journey time: around 20 hours); Melbourne by the Great Ocean Road and Prices Highway (journey time: around 8 hours); Perth by the Great Eastern and Princes Highway (journey time: around 34 hours); and Alice Springs by the Stuart Highway (journey time: around 17 hours).
Emergency breakdown service:The
Royal Automobile Association (RAA) (tel: 131 111; website:
www.raa.net)
The central bus station is located at 111 Franklin Street (tel: (08) 8415 5533).
Greyhound Australia (tel: (08) 8212 5066
or 1300 4739 46863/GREYHOUND; website:
www.greyhound.com.au) runs buses between Adelaide and all other state capitals and major towns. The trip time from Melbourne is around 11 hours; from Sydney around 25 hours; and from Alice Springs around 21 hours.
Getting There By Rail:The main railway station, the Keswick Interstate Rail Passenger Terminal, is located 2km (1.2 miles) west of the city center.
TransAdelaide (tel: (08) 8218 2362; website:
www.transadelaide.com.au) offers rail services across the state.
The
Indian Pacific runs from Sydney to Adelaide (trip time: 28 hours) and from Adelaide to Perth (trip time: 36 hours). The
Ghan runs from Adelaide to Alice Springs (trip time: 20 hours), and onto Darwin (trip time: 24 hours). The
Overland runs between Adelaide and Melbourne (trip time: 12 hours). Contact
Great Southern Railways (tel: (08) 8213 4592
or 132 147; website:
www.gsr.com.au) for information on these trains.
Getting Around:Public TransportAdelaide Metro (tel: (08) 8210 1000, infoline; website:
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.
You can buy single bus tickets and Daytrip 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.
Two free buses, the
City Loop-99C and the
Bee Line-99B, regularly roam the city. The City Loop service takes you around the city, stopping off at several of the attractions. The Bee Line takes you through the center of the city via North Terrace, King William Street and Victoria Square, stopping at Rundle Mall, the Town Hall and the Central Markets. Routes are well signposted.
The
Glenelg Tram runs between Victoria Street and the beachside suburb of Glenelg. The journey takes 30 minutes.
TaxisThe main taxi companies are the
Adelaide Independent Taxi Service (tel: (08) 8202 1200
or 132 211; website: www.aitaxis.com.au);
Suburban Taxi (tel: 131 008); and the
Yellow Cab Co. (tel:132 227; website:
www.yellowcabgroup.com.au).
Car HireCar hire companies include
Avis (tel: (08) 8410 5727; website:
www.avis.com);
Budget (tel: (08) 8418 7300; website:
www.budget.com.au);
Hertz (tel: (08) 8231 2856; website:
www.hertz.com.au); and
Thrifty (tel: 1300 367 227; website: www.thrifty.com.au). Try
www.drivenow.com.au, a good website, to check for specials with all companies.
Bicycle HireHire bicycles at
Linear Park Bicycle Hire (tel:
0400 596 065), located on King William Road, in Elder Park (by the Torrens Lake).
Bike SA (tel: 8232 2644; website:
www.bikesa.asn.au) also offer bike hire in Adelaide. They are located at 46 Hurtle Square.
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