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AIR: There are international flights to Perth from Europe and Asia. International airlines serving Perth include Air Mauritius, Air New Zealand, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Royal Brunei, Garuda Indonesia, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, South Africa Airlines and Thai Airways International. Flying time from London is 18 hours. There are internal flights from all state capitals.
International airports: Perth International Airport (PER) (website: www.perthairport.net.au) is 12km (7 miles) from the city (travel time – 25 minutes).
SEA: Port of Fremantle serves Perth. The port is 19km (11 miles) from Perth.
RAIL: Perth is served by Transperth trains and the main tourist attractions are all accessible by metropolitan rail service. An electric tram runs between Perth and Fremantle. The Indian Pacific service runs from Perth to Sydney twice a week. The journey takes three days and three nights.
ROAD: The highway network of Western Australia is almost entirely concentrated in the coastal areas. The main exception is the Great Northern Highway which runs from Perth to Port Headland on the northwest coast. Along the south coast is the Eyre Highway, which runs into South Australia. The Brand/Northwest Coastal Highway runs from Perth around the west coast to Kimberley. The journey between Perth and Sydney takes at least four days. Driving maps can be purchased via the Western Australian Tourism Commission (see Contact Addresses section). There is only one express coach route from Perth and it goes to Adelaide (travel time – 35 hours). South West Coachlines and Westrail run coach services throughout the southern part of Western Australia.
URBAN: Local trains run from Perth to Armadale, Midland, Fremantle and Joondalup. There are bus and ferry services in Perth itself. A zonal fare structure covers all transport modes; tickets issued on one mode are valid for transfer to any of the others (bus, rail and ferry). A free CAT Clipper Bus service circles the city centres of Perth and Fremantle Monday-Saturday.
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