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If you want to know more about a destination in Australia just click the menu:

ACT
- Canberra
New South Wales
- Sydney
- Blue Mountains
Northern Territory
- Uluru (Ayer's Rock)
Queensland
- Gold Coast
- Great Barrier
South Australia
- Adelaide
Tasmania
- Hobart
Victoria
- Melbourne
Western Australia
- Perth

Getting Around

To find information on how to get around in your local area or city please click on the relevant link above.

The distance between major cities is based on the most direct route.

Destination	Distance (by road)
Adelaide/Alice Springs	1534 km
Adelaide/Brisbane	2062 km
Adelaide/Canberra	1204 km
Adelaide/Darwin	3024 km
Adelaide/Hobart	N/A
Adelaide/Melbourne	725 km
Adelaide/Perth	2707 km
Adelaide/Sydne	1424 km

Brisbane/Canberra	1268 km
Brisbane/Darwin	3399 km
Brisbane/Hobart	N/A
Brisbane/Melbourne	1686 km
Brisbane/Perth	4363 km
Brisbane/Sydney	982 km

Canberra/Darwin	3917 km
Canberra/Hobart	N/A
Canberra/Melbourne	653 km
Canberra/Perth	3911 km
Canberra/Sydney	286 km

Darwin/Hobart	N/A
Darwin/Melbourne	3749 km
Darwin/Perth	4163 km
Darwin/Sydney	3994 km

Hobart/Melbourne	N/A
Hobart/Melbourne	N/A
Hobart/Perth	N/A
Hobart/Sydney	N/A

Melbourne/Perth	3432 km
Melbourne/Sydney	873 km

Perth/Sydney	3984 km

Transport Options

Bus / Coach
For coach travel details visit the McCafferty's Coaches or Greyhound website.

Train / Railroad
For rail travel details:

From Sydney	CountryLink / CityRail
Sydney/Adelaide/Alice Springs	The Ghan
Melbourne/Adelaide/Alice Springs	The Ghan
Sydney/Adelaide/Perth	Indian Pacific
Melbourne/Adelaide	The Overland
Melbourne	Metlink

Airlines / Flights
The flight times are a guide and should be checked with the airline. For more detailed information visit the Qantas, Virgin Airlines or Jetstar website.

Time Zones

There are three time zones within the Australian continent.

The eastern states - Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria - are 30 minutes ahead of South Australia and the Northern Territory (Broken Hill, in the far west of New South Wales is included in this zone) and two hours ahead of Western Australia.

Daylight Savings

Australia is just to the west of the International Date Line. From the end of October to end of March daylight saving applies (clocks are advanced by one hour).

New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania follow Eastern Summer Time, Queensland has not adopted this practice. South Australia follows Summer Time, as does the Northern Territory.

This period usually falls between November and February but can extend for up to two weeks on either side. Tasmania has extended daylight saving to six months from early October to late March.