Travel Information

GETTING TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Getting to South Australia
Qantas, Air New Zealand and United Airlines all operate direct flights to Australia from the US with connections on to South Australia. Also, Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways offer non-stop flights from Auckland, NZ to Adelaide.


Getting Around
Domestic air:
Qantas Airways and Virgin Blue offer frequent daily services to Adelaide from Australia's capital cities. Domestic flight times (non-stop) are:
Melbourne - Adelaide: 1 hour 5 minutes
Sydney - Adelaide: 1 hour 40 minutes
Canberra - Adelaide: 1 hour 40 minutes
Brisbane - Adelaide: 2 hours 30 minutes
Perth - Adelaide: 3 hours 10 minutes
Darwin - Adelaide: 3 hours 35 minutes
Alice Springs - Adelaide: 2 hours

Within South Australia, Emu Air, Airlines of South Australia, O'Connor Airlines and Regional Express Airline (REX) offer daily services to many regional centers.

Rail:
Great Southern Rail operates three services - The Ghan between Adelaide and Darwin via Alice Springs, The Indian Pacific between Sydney and Perth via Adelaide and The Overland between Melbourne and Adelaide. Adelaide's country and interstate rail terminal is located at Keswick, just over two miles from the city center.

Car:
Drive distances and times from major cities are:
Sydney - Adelaide: 877 miles (20.5 hours)
Melbourne - Adelaide: 454 miles (8 hours)
Brisbane - Adelaide: 1271 miles (33 hours)
Alice Springs - Adelaide: 953 miles (17 hours)
Perth - Adelaide: 1675 miles (33.7 hours)

Accommodation:
There is a variety of accommodation available in South Australia from five star international hotels to private bed and breakfast properties. Whatever your accommodation requirements, you will be sure to find it in South Australia.