Getting There/Around

Getting There:

By Air:

Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport (+61 2 9667 9111/ http://www.sydneyairport.com.au) is Australia's premier gateway providing direct service and connections to several domestic and international destinations from 34 international and 7 domestic airlines including:

Air Canada (1 300 655 767 / http://www.aircanada.ca)
Air China (+61 2 9232 7277 / http://www.airchina.com.cn)
Air France (1 300 361 400 / http://www.airfrance.com)
Air New Zealand (13 24 76 / http://www.airnewzealand.com.au)
Air Pacific (1 300 799 066 / http://www.airpacific.com)
Air Paradise (1 300 799 066 / http://www.airparadise.com.au)
Alliance Airlines (1 300 130 092 / http://www.allianceairlines.com.au)
Australian Airlines (1 300 799 798 / http://www.australianairlines.com.au)
British Airways (+61 2 8904 8800 / http://www.british-airways.com)
China Airlines +61 2 9244 2121 / http://www.china-airlines.com)
Emirates (1 300 303 777 / http://www.emirates.com)
Hawaiian Airlines (+61 2 9244 2377 / http://www.hawaiianairlines.com.au)
Japan Airlines (+61 2 9272 1111 / http://www.jal.co.jp)
Korean Air (+61 2 9262 6000 / http://www.koreanair.com)
Pacific Blue (13 16 45 / http://www.pacificblue.com.au)
Qantas (13 13 13 / http://www.qantas.com)
United Airlines (13 17 77 / http://www.ual.com)
Virgin Atlantic (+61 2 9244 2747 / http://www.virgin-atlantic.com)

Airport Link (+61 2 8337 8417 / http://www.airportlink.com.au) provides rail service to and from the Domestic and International Terminals and all City Circle railway stations. Trains run approximately every 10 minutes and service runs daily from 5a-midnight.

Sydney Buses (131 500 / http://www.sydneybuses.info) operates throughout the city and provides service to and from Sydney Airport.

Taxi fares are about AUD25 to Sydney City and are available at the Sydney Airport from the following companies:

Taxis Combined Services (+61 2 133 300 / http://www.taxiscombined.com.au)
RSL Ex-Servicesmen's Cabs & Co-Op Members Ltd (+61 2 9581 1111)
Legion Cabs (131 451 / http://www.legioncabs.com.au)
Premier Cabs (132 017 / http://www.premiercabs.com.au)
St George Cabs (132 166 / http://www.stgeorgecabs.com.au)

Rental car companies include:

Avis (13 63 33; +61 2 9353 9000 / http://www.avis.com.au)
Budget (13 27 27 / http://www.budget.com.au)
Europcar (1 300 13 13 90 / http://www.europcar.com.au)
Hertz (13 30 39 / http://www.hertz.com.au)
Red Spot (1 300 668 810 / http://www.redspotrentals.com.au)
Thrifty (1 300 36 72 27 / http://www.thrifty.com.au)

By Train:

CountryLink (132 232 / http://www.countrylink.nsw.gov.au) services 334 destinations throughout New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and Victoria. Trains arrive regularly at Sydney's Central Station.

By Bus:

Greyhound Australia (+61 7 4690 9950 / http://www.greyhound.com.au) provides service to over 1100 Australian destinations and accesses Sydney daily.

By Car:

Approach Sydney from the north by the Hume Highway and from the south via Federal Highway.

Getting Around:

Take advantage of the variety of public transportation passes available including the CityHopper for unlimited all-day rail travel in select areas, the Sydneypass or DayTripper used for unlimited travel on CityRail trains, Sydney Buses and Ferries (http://www.cityrail.nsw.gov.au/tickets/tourists_tickets.htm).

Sydney Buses (131 500 / http://www.sydneybuses.info) has a network of over 300 routes and provides service throughout all of Sydney and surrounding communities.

CityRail (131 500 / http://www.cityrail.nsw.gov.au) offers rail service throughout the greater Sydney region. Information centres are located at the Circular Quay, Central and Town Hall stations.

Sydney Ferries (131 500 / http://www.sydneyferries.nsw.gov.au) operate from Circular Quay to 41 wharves in the city including Darling Harbour, Watsons Bay, Taronga Zoo and Manly.

Metro Light Rail (+61 2 9285 5600 / http://www.metrolightrial.com.au) runs 24 hours daily throughout Sydney with stops at such places as Central Station, Chinatown and Wentworth Park.

The monorail (+61 2 9285 5600 / http://www.metromonorail.com.au) runs a loop around the City Business District (CBD) with eight stops. The monorail leaves every 3-5 minutes and takes approximately 15 minutes to run the entire loop.

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