Australia 17 - Adelaide & South Australia (Chapter)

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Adel Aide & South Au

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ADELAIDE

Adel Aide & South Au

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GETTING

THERE

&AWAY

Adel Aide & South Au

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ADELAIDE

Post Office(www�auspost�com �au; 61 North
Tce; h9am-5pmMon-Fri)


TOURIST INFORMATION


TheSouthAustralianVisitorInformationCentre
(p715)isavaluableresource�
Adelaide Visitor Information Centre Rundle
Mall(Map p718;%08-82037611; www �south
australia�com; RundleMall; h10am-5pmMon-
Fri, 10am-4pmSat &Sun) Adelaide-specific
information,and free city-centrewalkingtours
at 9�30amMondayto Friday� At the King Wil-
liam St end of the mall �
Disability Information & Resource Centre
(DIRC;Map p718;%08-82360555,1300 305
558; www �dircsa�org �au; 195 GillesSt; h9am-
5pm Mon-Fri)Info on accommodation,venues
and travelfor peoplewith disabilities�
Women’s Information Service(Map p718;
%08-83030590,1800 188 158; www �wis �
sa �gov �au; GroundFl, 91-97GrenfellSt, Chesser
House;h10am-4pmMon, Tue, Thu &Fri)


88 Getting ̈There ̈& ̈Away


AIR


Adelaide Airport(ADL;%08-83089211; www �
aal �com �au; 1JamesSchofieldDr, Adelaide
Airport)is connectedby regularflightsto most
Australiancapitalsand manyregionalcentres�
See GettingThere&Around(p715)for airlineinfo �


BUS


Adelaide Central Bus Station(www�sa �gov �
au;85FranklinSt;h6am-9�30pm)hasticket
officesandterminalsforallmajorinterstateand
statewideservices�SeeGettingThere&Around
(p716)formoreinfo�


CAR & MOTORCYCLE
The majorinternationalcar-rentalcompanieshave
officesatAdelaideAirportand in the city � Note
that somecompaniesdon’t allow vehiclesto be
takento KangarooIsland� Local operatorsinclude:
Acacia Car Rentals(www�acaciacarrentals�
com �au; 91 Sir DonaldBradmanDr, Hilton;
h8am-5pmMon-Fri,8am-noonSat) Cheap
rentalsfor travelwithina100kmradiusof
Adelaide;scooterhire available�
Access Rent-a-Car(www�accessrentacar�com;
464 Port Rd, West Hindmarsh;h8am-6pm
Mon-Fri,8am-noonSat &Sun)  KangarooIsland
travelpermitted�
Cut Price Car & Truck Rentals(www�cutprice�
com �au; cnr Sir DonaldBradmanDr &South
Rd, Mile End; h7�30am-5pmMon-Fri,8am-3pm
Sat &Sun) 4WD hire available�
Koala Car Rentals(www�koalarentals�com �au;
41Sir DonaldBradmanDr, Mile End; h7�30am-
5pm Mon-Fri,8am-3pmSat &Sun)


TRAIN
Adelaide’sinterstatetrainterminalisAdelaide
Parklands Terminal(www�gsr �com �au;Railway
Tce,Keswick;h6am-1�30pmMon,Wed&Fri,
7am-6�30pmTue,9am-7pmThu,5�15-6 �30pm
Sat,8�30am-7pmSun),1kmsouthwestofthe
citycentre�SeeGettingThere&Around(p716)
fordetails�

88 Getting ̈Around


TO/FROM THE AIRPORT & TRAIN STATION
Pre-bookedprivateSkyLink(%1300383783;
www �skylinkadelaide�com)minibusesconnect
theairportandthetrainstationwiththecity
(one-way$10;6amto11�30pm)�PublicAdelaide
MetroJetBuses(p739)plythesameroute($3to
$5;5amto11pm)�
Taxischargearound$25intothecity(15min-
utes)�Manyhostelswillpickyouupanddropyou
offifyou’restayingwiththem�

BICYCLE
Withavalidpassportordriver’slicenceyoucan
borrowan‘AdelaideCityBike’(forfree!)from
Bicycle SA(%08-81689999;www�bikesa�asn �
au;111FranklinSt;h9am-5pm)�Helmetand
lockprovided�
Downatthebeach,hireabikefromGlenelg
Bicycle Hire(%08-83761934;www�glenelg
bicyclehire�com �au;71Broadway,NorfolkMotor
Inn,GlenelgSouth;perday$40;h9am-5pm)�

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Adelaide Metro(%1300311108;www�adelaide
metro�com �au;cnrKingWilliam&CurrieSts;
h8am-6pmMon-Fri,9am-5pmSat,11am-4pm
Sun)providestimetablesandsellsticketsfor
Adelaide’sintegratedbus,trainandtramnet-
work �
Ticketscanalsobepurchasedonboard,at
staffedtrainstationsandindelisandnews
agents�Tickettypesincludedaytrip($9�10),
two-hourpeak($4�90)andtwo-houroff-peak
($3)tickets�Peaktraveltimeisbefore9amand
after3pm�Kidsunderfiveridefree!
Bus
Adelaide’sbusesarecleanandreliable�Most
servicesstartaround6amandrununtilmid-
night �Additionalservices:
99C City Loop Bus(www�adelaidemetro�com �
au; h8�30am-9�30pmMon-Fri,9am-5�30pm
Sat, 10am-5�30pmSun) AdelaideMetro’sfree
99C City Loop Bus runs clockwiseand anti-
clockwisearoundthe CBD fringefrom Adelaide
Train Stationon NorthTce, passingthe Central
Marketen route� Every20 minutesweekdays;
every30 minutesFridaynight and weekends�
Adelaide Connector Bus(www�cityofadelaide�
com �au; h8am-6pmMon-Thu,8am-9pmFri,
10am-5pmSat &Sun) AdelaideCity Council
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