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City Guide > Australia and South Pacific > Northern Territory > Darwin | |
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Getting There By Air Darwin International Airport (DRW) Tel: (08) 8920 1811. Website: www.darwinairport.com.au The main international and domestic gateway to the Northern Territory, Darwin International Airport is located approximately 13km (8 miles) from the city centre. Qantas (tel: (02) 9691 3636 or 131 313, Australia only; website: www.qantas.com.au), flies into Darwin. So too do Airnorth, Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Indonesia), Garuda Indonesia, Royal Brunei and Australian Airlines. Approximate flying time from London is 21 hours, usually with a stop over in Singapore or Bali. Discount airline Virgin Blue (tel: (07) 3295 2296 or 13 6789; website: www.virginblue.com.au) flies between Darwin and Australian state capitals. Airnorth (tel: (08) 8920 4001 or 1800 627 474 in Australia only; website: www.airnorth.com.au) flies to destinations across the Northern Territory and north-western Australia, as well as East Timor, and Kupang in Indonesia. Skywest (tel: (08) 9478 9999 or 1300 66 00 88, in Australia only; website: www.skywest.com.au) flies between Darwin and destinations in Western Australia. Airport facilities include ATMs, bureaux de change, left luggage, restaurants, bars, shops and car hire (Avis, Budget, Hertz and Thrifty). Darwin Airport Shuttle Bus (tel: (08) 8981 5066 or 1800 358 945, in Northern Territory only) runs between the airport and city hotels. The trip into the city takes around 15 minutes. |