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GETTING ABOUT in Western Australia
Royal Perth Yacht Club vessels in Matilda Bay, Perth © Tourism Western Australia
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Getting about by AIR in Western Australia

International and domestic flights operate from Perth Airport www.perthairport.com. The international terminal is located about 16km northeast of central Perth whilst the separate domestic terminal is a few kms closer to the city.
Two of the three main domestic airlines operate into and out of Perth - Qantas www.qantas.com.au, and Virgin Blue www.virginblue.com.au. Other internal carriers include Skywest www.skywest.com.au whose routes from Perth include Albany, Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Exmouth and Carnavon, Golden Eagle www.goldeneagleairlines.com.au/ who fly between Broome, Fitzroy Crossing and Halls Creek, Skippers www.skippers.com.au who fly Perth to Kalbarri and on to Shark Bay, and Darwin based Air North www.airnorth.com.au servicing Broome and Kununurra.

Getting about by TRAIN or COACH (Bus) in Tasmania

The Indian Pacific, one of the world’s great train journeys, operates between Perth and Sydney and you can change in Adelaide for The Ghan to Alice Springs and Darwin.
WA’s domestic rail network is fairly limited with services between Perth and Kalgoorlie, Northam and Bunbury – these services are operated by TransWA www.transwa.wa.gov.au.
In Perth there is an integrated public transport system of suburban trains, buses and ferries which is operated by TransPerth www.transperth.wa.gov.au.
Central Perth has a Free Transport Zone (FTZ) where a number of free buses operate. Greyhound Australia 
www.greyhound.com.au operates bus services within Western Australia, mainly between Perth and Broome (and onward to Darwin) and also across the Nullarbor to Adelaide. 
Perth Goldfield Express  www.goldrushtours.com.au/express travels from Perth to Laverton via Kalgoorlie. TransWA www.transwa.wa.gov.au goes north to Geraldton, Kalbarri and Meekatharra, south to Augusta, Pemberton, Albany and Esperance as well as east to York, Hyden (Wave Rock) and Kalgoorlie.

Getting about by RENTAL VEHICLE in Western Australia

Western Australia is not only enormous but also sparsely populated so do make safety arrangements if you are planning to travel a significant distance. Some of the major roads are still unsealed (eg. the Gibb River Road in the Kimberley) so a 4WD vehicle is the only rental option in these`instances. Remember to ask about one-way drop off charges if you are proposing to make a one way trip and drop off your vehicle in a remote location.
The leading vehicle hire firms are … Europcar www.deltaeuropcar.com.au Avis, Thrifty, Hertz and Budget.  For motorhomes and campervans the main suppliers are Apollo, Britz and Maui.
The main motoring organisation in Western Australia is The Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RACWA) www.rac.com.au
We also have a separate page Transport in Australia which has information and advice about driving in Australia.
 
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