World City Guide

Getting Around

Public Transport
Adelaide 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 InfoCentre is located on the corner of King William and Currie Streets.

You can buy single bus tickets and Daytrip tickets from the InfoCentre, 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 centre 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.

Taxis
The main taxi companies are the Adelaide Independent Taxi Service (tel: 132 211); Suburban Taxi (tel: 131 008); and the Yellow Cab Co. (tel:132 227; website: www.yellowcabgroup.com.au).

Car Hire
Car hire companies include Avis (tel: (08) 8410 5727, website: www.avis.com); Budget (tel: (08) 8223 1400; website: www.budget.com.au); Hertz (tel: (08) 8231 2856, website: www.hertz.com); and Thrifty (tel: (08) 8211 8788; www.thriftysa.com.au). www.drivenow.com.au is a good website to check for specials with all companies.

Bicycle Hire
Hire bicycles at Linear Park Bicycle Hire (tel: (08) 8223 6271), located on King William Road, in Elder Park (by the Torrens Lake).