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Country Guide > Australia and South Pacific > Australia > Western Australia | |
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Travel - International Air There are international flights to Perth from Europe and Asia. International airlines serving Perth include Air Mauritius, Air New Zealand, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Garuda Indonesia, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, South Africa Airlines, Thai Airways International and United Airlines. Flying time from London is 18 hours. There are internal flights from all state capitals. Domestic carriers include Airnorth, Qantas, Skywest (within Western Australia only) and Virgin Blue. International airports Perth International Airport (PER) (website: www.perthairport.net.au) is 12km (7 miles) from the city (travel time – 25 minutes). Sea Port of Fremantle serves Perth. The port is 19km (11 miles) from Perth. Rail Western Australia is served by Transwa rail service (website: www.transwa.wa.gov.au). An electric tram runs between Perth and Fremantle. The Indian Pacific service runs from Perth to Sydney twice a week and is a three-day trip with beautiful scenery to admire as you travel. Road The highway network of Western Australia is almost entirely concentrated in the coastal areas. The main exception is the Great Northern Highway which runs from Perth to Port Headland on the northwest coast. Along the south coast is the Eyre Highway, which runs into South Australia. The Brand/Northwest Coastal Highway runs from Perth around the west coast to Kimberley. The journey between Perth and Sydney takes at least four days. Driving maps can be purchased via the Western Australian Tourism Commission (see Contact Addresses section). There is only one express coach route from Perth and it goes to Adelaide (travel time – 35 hours). Integrity Coach Lines and South West Coachlines run coach services throughout the southern part of Western Australia. Urban Transperth (website: www.transperth.wa.gov.au) offers a fully integrated service across all bus, train and ferry services within Perth. Local trains run from Perth to Armadale, Midland, Fremantle and Joondalup. A zonal fare structure covers all transport modes; tickets issued on one mode are valid for transfer to any of the others (bus, rail and ferry). A free CAT Clipper Bus service circles the city centres of Perth and Fremantle Monday to Saturday. |