The bus is quicker (just over 3 and a quarter hours, depending on traffic) and is more frequent (about 6 services, up to 9 on Fridays and Sundays), but you don't stop at all and it's a long time sitting down too- there's no walking around while you're in the bus.
The train is slower (about 4 and a quarter hours) because it takes a different route than the freeway and there are only 2 services a day but it goes through the Molongolo Gorge which is quite scenic and you can walk around the train as much as you want. You'll arrive in Sydney much more relaxed.
There is no direct line from Canberra to Adelaide, you will have to go via Melbourne or Sydney, and which one you choose will change the cost. Try using http://www.railmaps.com.au/stationfinder.php to get an idea of what your options are.
The train from Sydney to Canberra is the Countrylinks Canberra Xplorer. It runs twice a day from Sydney Central station to Canberra Station, in a journey that takes a little over four hours. From Monday to Saturday, the Xplorer train leaves Sydney at 6:58am and arrives in Canberra at 11:21am. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, another train leaves Sydney at 12:10pm and arrives in Canberra at 4:29pm, while on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays another Xplorer train leaves Sydney at 6:15pm and arrives in Canberra at 10:31pm.
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You cannot travel from Cairns to Darwin on the Ghan. You would have to travel from Cairns down to Brisbane, where you would then need to take another train to Sydney. At Sydney you could catch a train to Adelaide, and only at Adelaide could you catch the Ghan to Darwin. Total travel would be about five days.
It depends on where you are. But lets assume you are in Sydney or near Sydney. All you have to do is catch a train to Circular Quay station walk towards the water and look to your right. there it is.
It takes 12 to 13 hours. Here is a website you can check out for reference on that train's timetables / maps and others in Australia is train travel recommended from melburne to sydney is one train better than others what is fare what is website for info
No. Not directly. If you were determined to catch a train from Cairns to Ayers Rock/Uluru, you would need to do the following:Catch the train from Cairns to BrisbaneContinue on the train south to Sydney - part of the journey requires travelling by busCatch the Indian Pacific train from Sydney to AdelaideCatch the Ghan from Adelaide to Alice SpringsCatch a bus from Alice Springs to Ayers Rock
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No. The Ghan goes from Adelaide to Darwin. The train that goes East-west, from Sydney to Perth, is the Indian Pacific. You can get a train from Brisbane to Sydney, and then catch the Indian Pacific to Perth, but it does not travel there directly.
Notwithstanding peak hour traffic, the driving time from Sydney to Katoomba is about one and a half hours.
You can catch a taxi, bus, train or even a limousine. The train takes you to Sydney's central station.
The diamonds train in all different states, but when they arent traviling they train in Canberra