{"id":1165,"date":"2020-09-03T10:12:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T10:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cardhacks.com.au\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2020-09-04T01:04:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T01:04:21","slug":"around-australia-by-public-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cardhacks.com.au\/2020\/09\/03\/around-australia-by-public-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Around Australia by public transport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yes! It&#8217;s possible to travel around Australia by public transport. There are numerous ways to do the trip by using trains and coach services and numerous routes you can take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sydney &#8211; Darwin &#8211; Broome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll start the trip by heading north from Sydney up to Darwin and over to Broome in W.A. using Greyhound coaches. Greyhound offers travel passes starting from $329 for a 15-day pass to $1,699 for a 365-day pass. Full details of these passes are at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greyhound.com.au\/whimit-passes\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Whimit Travel Passes <\/a><br><br>You can also do part of the journey by train, from Sydney to Mt. Isa, then Greyhound coach the rest of the way thru to Broome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May I suggest starting the journey by taking the XPT (train) from Sydney to Brisbane. <a href=\"https:\/\/transportnsw.info\/regional-north-coast-line\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Here&#8217;s the link to the NSWTrainlink Brisbane to Sydney timetable.<\/a> I&#8217;d suggest getting a sleeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Brisbane join the Spirit of Queensland train to Townsville. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au\/railexperiences\/ourtrains\/spiritofqueensland\">Here&#8217;s more info and timetables<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Townsville, you&#8217;ll head west to Mt. Isa. You can do this on the train called the Inlander. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au\/railexperiences\/ourtrains\/theinlander\" class=\"rank-math-link\">More information on the Inlander can be found here<\/a>. <br><br>Once you&#8217;ve arrived in Mt. Isa it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greyhound.com.au\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Greyhound coaches<\/a> through to Alice Springs, Darwin and  Broome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.morrisminor.com\/AroundAustralia\/images\/broome.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Broome, Western Australia. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broome to Perth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From Broome, there&#8217;s a coach service to Perth provided by Integrity Coachlines. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.integritycoachlines.com.au\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Full details and fares are available at their website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perth &#8211;  Adelaide<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The only train service from Perth to Adelaide is the Indian Pacific. There are NO coach services unfortunealey. The one way fare from Perth to Adelaide starts at $1,279. Check their website at <a href=\"https:\/\/journeybeyondrail.com.au\/journeys\/indian-pacific\/perth-to-adelaide\/\">https:\/\/journeybeyondrail.com.au\/journeys\/indian-pacific\/perth-to-adelaide\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adelaide to Melbourne<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s the Overland train from Adelaide to Melbourne. <a href=\"https:\/\/journeybeyondrail.com.au\/journeys\/overland\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Full details here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s also a coach service from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vline.com.au\/getattachment\/4fab0ff5-e4e9-4636-97af-b66bde30eacd\/Adelaide-Melbourne-(Daylink)\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Adelaide to Melbourne provided by VLine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melbourne to Sydney<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Melbourne to Sydney XPT (train) runs 7 days a week. Further info from the <a href=\"https:\/\/transportnsw.info\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">TransportNSW website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bon Voyage!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes! It&#8217;s possible to travel around Australia by public transport. There are numerous ways to do the trip by using trains and coach services and numerous routes you can take. 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