Getting There By Air
Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD)
Tel: (02) 9667 9111. Fax: (02) 9667 9152.
Website: www.sydneyairport.com.au
Situated on the northern shoreline of Botany Bay, Sydney Airport is Australia's premier gateway, handling 23.3 million passengers a year and flights from 50 international, domestic and regional airlines.
Major airlines: Qantas (tel: 131 313, Australia only; website: www.qantas.com.au) is the national airline. Other major airlines include: Air China, Air New Zealand, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, Ansett Australia, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Garuda, Gulf Air, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Thai International and United Airlines.
Approximate flight times to Sydney: From London is 20 hours 10 minutes; from New York is 20 hours 25 minutes; from Los Angeles is 14 hours 40 minutes and from Toronto is 19 hours 30 minutes.
Airport facilities: Sydney Airport is well equipped with restaurants, cafés and a food hall, as well as information desks, lockers, a health care centre, money changing facilities, prayer room, showers and smoking room. There are hotel reservation facilities and car hire operators Avis, Budget, Hertz and Thrifty.
Business facilities: Post and fax facilities are available at the Australia Post Office, while e-mail and internet connections can be found at the Airport Bar.
Arrival/departure tax: The departure tax of A$38 (from 1 July 2001) and a noise tax of A$3.40 are included in the ticket.
Transport to the city: The Airport Express bus (tel: 131 500, Australia only) operates 0500-2300 with services every 10-20 minutes to the city centre and Kings Cross via Central Station. Fares are A$12 return or A$7 one way. The brand-new Airport Link train service operates every eight minutes to and from Central Station. Fares are A$15 return or A$10 one way. Taxis to the city centre cost A$22-27.
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