Travel
The information on this page relates to the July 2002 event - it is kept online here for historical / reference purposes only.
From Within Australia
For those of you within Australia, it is strongly recommended that
you organise a vehicle and simply make your way to Broken Hill in it. Although
you can also get to Broken Hill by flying or catching the train, there will be
no official transportation provided at the event, so you'll need some way to
get around once you are there. If you are taking a vehicle you should also
obviously make sure that it is up to the task, and isn't going to break down on
you. Also be extremely cautious if driving at night, more than a few cars have
been wiped out hitting a wayward Kangaroo. If you break down, run out of fuel,
or otherwise have any trouble, you're going to be in for a long wait (if Wez
doesn't get you first).
Estimated Travel Times
by Car by Air from Sydney
18 hours
from Melbourne
14 hours
from Adelaide
5.5 hours
< 1 hr, by Kendall Airlines
For detailed travel information, you might like to try www.whereis.com.au. By using their driving directions tool, you can enter your start address, end address (e.g. Oxide Street, Broken Hill), and the web site will map out the route for you, and give an estimated travel time. The estimated times might be a little conservative, it really depends on how many stops you make for fuel, food, etc.
International
For international travelers, most international flights come into Sydney (16 hours drive from
Broken Hill) or Melbourne (about 12 hours drive). Adelaide is the closest city,
around 8 hours drive, but I don't know that many international flights will get
you directly to Adelaide. From the capital cities you could then try to fly to Broken Hill,
although I'm not sure of the
frequency of these services. If you decide to drive, note that most hire car services have a 100km to
200km per day limit, and you'll use much more than that if you're driving all
the way from Sydney or Melbourne, so beware of that and ask questions when you
book.
