Adelaide - Getting There By Road

Adelaide is linked with Sydney by the Hume Highway and Sturt Highways (journey time - around 15 hours); Melbourne by the Western Highway and Dukes Highway (journey time - around 8 hours) or by the more scenic Great Ocean Road and Princes Highway (journey time - around 11 hours); Perth by the Great Eastern and Eyre Highway (journey time - around 28 hours); and Alice Springs by the Stuart Highway (journey time - around 17 hours).

Emergency breakdown service: Royal Automobile Association (RAA) (tel: 131 111).

The central bus station is located at 111 Franklin Street (tel: (08) 8415 5533). Greyhound Australia (tel: (08) 8231 1701 or 1300 4739 46863/GREYHOUND; www.greyhound.com.au) runs buses between Adelaide and all other state capitals and major towns. The journey time from Melbourne is around 11 hours, from Sydney around 24 hours, and from Alice Springs around 20 hours.