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Anyone know if it is feasable to think of doing a train trip from Sydney to Adelaide?  Also, Adelaide to Melbourne? Costs? Just trying to think of a way to avoid flying! Thanks, john

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> Anyone know if it is feasable to think of doing a train trip from > Sydney to Adelaide?  Also, Adelaide to Melbourne? Costs? > Just trying to think of a way to avoid flying! > Thanks, > john

http://www.gsr.com.au If, as it appears, you are a foreigner, consider a flexpass.  Can work out cheaper than individual tkts.

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Sydney/Adelaide possible via either Melbourne or Broken Hill.

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> Anyone know if it is feasable to think of doing a train trip from > Sydney to Adelaide?  Also, Adelaide to Melbourne? Costs? > Just trying to think of a way to avoid flying! > Thanks,

individual base-class rail tickets are not much cheaper than air on the inter-capital routes You can travel from syd-melb then melb-adel  in the green inhabited zone or syd-adel via broken hill on Indian pacific if you want to see something more open 20 years ago there were 3 buses a day Adelaide-Broken Hill  , daily through to Sydney Now that route has _no_ scheduled bus services , but there are 3 planes a day and 2 trains a week.

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> http://www.gsr.com.au > If, as it appears, you are a foreigner, consider a flexpass.  Can work out > cheaper than individual tkts.

Or get a YHA card: proof that you are a "backpacker" gets you student fares.  It was $155 from Adelaide to Perth, so should be well under than that for heading East of Adelaide. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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>> http://www.gsr.com.au > If, as it appears, you are a foreigner, consider a flexpass.  Can work out > cheaper than individual tkts. > Or get a YHA card: proof that you are a "backpacker" gets you student > fares.  It was $155 from Adelaide to Perth, so should be well under than > that for heading East of Adelaide.

Two days plus in the seats, plus tucker – would add up to $200 plus, easily, without anesthetic (a/k/a booze)?  Ugh.  I paid something like $550 first class on this exact itin (ADL-PER) for a single berth and including meals. Sure, not cheap, but one of life’s once-only indulgences and well worth it; and, all considered, not too much more expensive.  SYD-MEL and MEL-ADL are overnight trips and doable on a shoestring, if you wish.

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>>Or get a YHA card: proof that you are a "backpacker" gets you student >fares.  It was $155 from Adelaide to Perth, so should be well under than >that for heading East of Adelaide. > Two days plus in the seats, plus tucker – would add up to $200 plus, easily, > without anesthetic (a/k/a booze)?  Ugh.

I cheated: got off in Kalgoorlie and caught the Prospector a few days later so only had one night on the train.  The cheap seats weren’t so bad, although the grumpy guard who made sure everyone was wearing shoes and awake in the lounge car detracted somewhat.

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If you want to avoid flying, maybe a bus then? You’ll be more flexible.. See http://www.greyhound.com.au/ or http://www.mccaffertys.com.au/.. Marcel

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>>> Or get a YHA card: proof that you are a "backpacker" gets you student >> fares.  It was $155 from Adelaide to Perth, so should be well under than >> that for heading East of Adelaide. > Two days plus in the seats, plus tucker – would add up to $200 plus, easily, > without anesthetic (a/k/a booze)?  Ugh. > I cheated: got off in Kalgoorlie and caught the Prospector

If you stopped for an overnight in Kalgoorlie, you’re lucky the Prospector was the only thing you caught!  If the springs are rockin’….it may not just be because of the train…

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> If you stopped for an overnight in Kalgoorlie, you’re lucky the Prospector > was the only thing you caught!  If the springs are rockin’….it may not > just be because of the train…

Hehe: I was intrigued by the location of the two backpackers in town – they are both in Hay Street, opposite Langtrees and the pink and red "houses".  The YHA has in fact taken over a former brothel for longtermers.

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>> If you stopped for an overnight in Kalgoorlie, you’re lucky the Prospector > was the only thing you caught!  If the springs are rockin’….it may not > just be because of the train… > Hehe: I was intrigued by the location of the two backpackers in town – > they are both in Hay Street, opposite Langtrees and the pink and red > "houses".  The YHA has in fact taken over a former brothel for longtermers.

The Gold Dust (think I have that name right) is actually a former no-tell-motel.  The first hostel operators were wonderful, the ones who were in charge in 2001 were godawful (may be the same crowd…)

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> Anyone know if it is feasable to think of doing a train trip from > Sydney to Adelaide?  Also, Adelaide to Melbourne? Costs? > Just trying to think of a way to avoid flying!

is that because ou dont like flying ? or think that there are cheaper ways to travel ?? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Thanks, > john

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Train journeys are fantastic in Australia – you really get an appreciation of how big the country really is. The train is expensive though – usually more than a flight. But if you’ve got the time and the money, definitely do it. Also is cheaper if you’re a student or under 26. Go to  http://www.gsr.com.au for info. I’ve done Adelaide to Sydney (my friend’s dad works on the train and my mate and I got bumped up to FIRST CLASS – what an amazing experience) and Adelaide to Perth. That one took 3 days and 2 nights but was well worth it. Economy is a bit uncomfortable on that one as it is so long. I’d go for holiday class where you get a little cabin and fold out bunkbeds.

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you can do them syd-adl on the …train… thingo pacific which runs syd-perth via adelaide. from friendly experience i’ve noticed that usually train tickets cost just as much as plane tickets (and take 10 times longer) dunno about adelaide to melbourne. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Anyone know if it is feasable to think of doing a train trip from > Sydney to Adelaide?  Also, Adelaide to Melbourne? Costs? > Just trying to think of a way to avoid flying! > Thanks, > john

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i thought i pressed send, haven’t seen my reply though. so here goes again. you can do sydney to adelaide via train. the <something> pacific. it’s a train that runs sydney-perth and stops at adelaide. however, from epxeriences by friends, it’s very long and just as (if not more) expensive than a plane ticket/trip. dunno about adelaide to melbourne. -s- – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Anyone know if it is feasable to think of doing a train trip from > Sydney to Adelaide?  Also, Adelaide to Melbourne? Costs? > Just trying to think of a way to avoid flying! > Thanks, > john

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I  ahve hears from friends that it is to – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > i thought i pressed send, haven’t seen my reply though. so here goes again. > you can do sydney to adelaide via train. the <something> pacific. it’s a > train that runs sydney-perth and stops at adelaide. > however, from epxeriences by friends, it’s very long and just as (if not > more) expensive than a plane ticket/trip. > dunno about adelaide to melbourne. > -s- > Anyone know if it is feasable to think of doing a train trip from > Sydney to Adelaide?  Also, Adelaide to Melbourne? Costs? > Just trying to think of a way to avoid flying! > Thanks, > john

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