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Australia: How Do I Get There?

The vast majority of visitors to Australia is by air. For most people, the country sits half way across the world so it's going to be a fairly long flight regardless of where you're from.

Typical non-stop international flight times are the following:

Los Angeles to Sydney: 13 hours
Johannesburg to Sydney: 14 hours
Singapore to Sydney: 7.75 hours
Auckland to Sydney: 3 hours

Once you've landed at the Sydney International Airport, you can hire a car and drive throughout the country. Realize you'll be driving on the left (so the steering wheel in the car is on the right). If you're unfamiliar with driving on the other side of the road, it takes a little getting used to (especially if you hire a stick shift and have to shift with your left arm). However, keep in mind that the driver is always closer to the center of the road and look right first before looking both ways when entering an intersection. At least the pedals are the same (accelerator on the right, brakes on the middle, clutch on the left if applicable).

It's also possible to take domestic flights around the country since Australia is roughly the size of the United States.

Typical domestic flight times (assuming non-stop) are the following:

Sydney to Perth: 5 hours
Sydney to Melbourne: 1.5 hours
Sydney to Brisbane: 1.5 hours
Sydney to Cairns: 3 hours
Sydney to Adelaide: 2.25 hours
Sydney to Hobart: 2 hours
Sydney to Alice Springs: 3.25 hours
Sydney to Uluru: 3.5 hours
Sydney to Darwin: 4.5 hours

Note there are many more routes than the Sydney-based routes given above. For more info, check out the Qantas site. For flights to out-of-the-way areas like the Western Australia towns of Broome, Port Hedland, Paraburdoo, Exmouth, Shark Bay, etc., the regional carrier Sky West serves those areas.

For shorter flights to/from Tasmania, there are numerous carriers such as JetStar, Virgin Blue, etc. in addition to the ubiquitous Qantas.

Speaking of Tassie, you can also take a 10-hour ferry from Melbourne to Devonport aboard the Spirit of Tasmania.

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