If you are keen to explore the country it is important to familiarise yourselves with the different types of transport that are available in Australia. There are many good public transport services in the major cities being flexible and comfortable. Some travel options include trains, buses, trams, monorails and taxis.
Bus and Coach Travel
A comfortable way of travelling in Australia is by using the bus, with travel being cheap and convenient to get around using these services are very straightforward. However, the distances covered by the buses/coaches are quite large which will make some journeys take over 24 hours. Due to this, expats will choose to fly between their destinations which takes much less time.
Greyhound is the largest national bus Service Company which covers many different areas in Australia travelling to over 1,000 destinations every day. Bus passes are available for passengers with best travel discounts.
Firefly express is another bus service which includes travelling between Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. With ‘Murrays’ a small bus operator running services between Canberra and Sydney.
Trains
In Australia the rail network is not as developed as other countries and some may say that rail services are slow and inefficient. However travelling on the train will give expats to see many scenic and beautiful views when going to regional towns and cities.
There are many train operators with their own fares, booking and ticketing systems with the high speed services connecting to different cities. Each rail system manages the train in many geographic areas including train services from Melbourne – Sydney, Sydney – Adelaide and Adelaide – Perth. Others connect Sydney – Melbourne and Melbourne – Cairns.
Trains are very rarely used by commuters in Australia so there are no rail passes that can be purchased by travellers.
Planes
Most expats find that it is faster and cheaper to fly between cities than taking public transport, due to the length of time that it takes. Each state capital in Australia has at least one major airport which has the national airline Qantas offering domestic flights leaving every 15 minutes at peak times.
Cheap fares can always be found when booking in advance and online to travel in between cities. Discounts are hard to found serving regional destinations and for routes that are quieter. There are also many small airlines which fly within state borders to many different tourist locations and small towns.