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Country Guide > Australia and South Pacific > Australia > South Australia | |
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Travel - International Air International carriers operating to Adelaide include Air Paradise, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Garuda Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas and Singapore Airlines. Approximate flying time from London is 22 hours. Flights from Europe stop off in the Far East, usually Singapore, Kuala Lumpur or Bali. Adelaide is also linked to every other Australian State capital city. For more flight details see the main Australia section. There is an excellent system of internal flights serving all regional towns, and the majority of flights are run by Emu Air (flights to Kangaroo Island), O'Connor Airlines, Qantas, Regional Express and Virgin Blue. There are nine Government and 20 private airfields in the region. International airports Adelaide Airport (ADL) (website: www.aal.com.au), is 6km (4 miles) from the city centre, a drive of 15 minutes. Airport facilities include banks, bureaux de change, left luggage, restaurants, bars, shops and car hire (Avis, Budget, Hertz and Thrifty). A new international terminal is scheduled for completion in December 2005. Sea There are regular car-ferry services from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island (travel time – 45 minutes to one hour). Adelaide is an international port, with regular visits from several leading international cruise lines. Rail Adelaide, where the popular Ghan train calls en route to Darwin (a scenic rail journey through a desert landscape), is a major terminal on the national rail network. TransAdelaide (website: www.transadelaide.com.au) offers comprehensive suburban rail services across the state. The main rail terminal is located at Keswick. The Indian Pacific from Sydney to Perth also stops in Adelaide, while the The Overland travels between Melbourne and Adelaide. Other tourist services are the Cockle Train, a scenic trip on vintage steam locomotives between Goolwa and Victor Harbour on the Fleurieu Peninsula, and the Pichi Richi Steam Train which leaves Quorn in the Flinders Ranges on a two hours 30 minutes' round trip. Adelaide's rail terminal is located at Keswick, a few kilometres from the city centre. Road The southern states are fully connected to the national system of coach lines that crosses Australia from all the state capitals. Typical coach journey times are as follows: from Adelaide to Melbourne is eight hours, to Alice Springs is 17 hours, to Sydney is 20 hours 30 minutes, to Brisbane is 33 hours, and to Perth is 34 hours. There are 95,225km (59,040 miles) of roads within the State. People drive on the left-hand side of the road. The main highways north are the Stuart Highway to Darwin via Coober Pedy and Alice Springs, and the Birdsville Track to Queensland. The other main State highways are the Eyre Highway west to Perth, the Prince’s Highway along the coast to Melbourne and the Stuart Highway east to Canberra and Sydney. Car hire: Services are available at all the main hotels, the railway station and the airport. Avis, Budget, Hertz and Thrifty Car Rental are the main car hire companies. Documentation: Interstate visitors can drive on a current licence for up to three months, whilst those from overseas can drive on an International Driving Permit for up to 12 months. Urban There is a fully integrated public transport system in Adelaide with bus, tram and local rail lines, plus the O-Bahn bus system. The system is divided into zones. Pre-purchase booklets of cash-fare tickets and weekly and other passes are all available. The so-called Metrotickets are available for single, daily and multiple (up to 10) journeys. There are two free bus services, the BeeLine and the City Loop. |