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 centre, Adelaide Airport is South Australia’s largest airport.
Qantas (tel: (02) 9691 3636 or 131 313, Australia only; website: www.qantas.com.au), flies into Adelaide. So too do Cathay Pacific, Garuda Indonesia, Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines. Approximate flying time from London is 22 hours. Discount airlines Jetstar (tel: (03) 8341 4901 or 131 538, in Australia only; website: www.jetstar.com.au) and Virgin Blue (tel: (07) 3295 2296 or 13 6789 in Australia only; website: www.virginblue.com.au) both fly between Adelaide and other state capitals.
Airport facilities include ATMs, bureaux de change, left luggage, restaurants, bars, shops and car hire (Avis, Budget, Hertz and Thrifty).
The Skylink Bus (tel: (08) 8332 0528; website: www.skylinkadelaide.com) runs between the airport and city centre every 30 minutes on weekdays, and every hour (on the half-hour) on weekends and public holidays. The trip takes around 15 minutes. Taxis are also available.
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