Rail Australia

Train at Darwin station

Australia is a massive country and we know of no better way for travellers to truly enjoy this magical land than by train. 

The country has an extensive rail network which provides travellers with the opportunity to see the real Australia in comfort and safety.



Trains criss-cross the vast continent and traverse the outback and coastlines in air conditioned comfort with room to move around the train and access to buffet and/or lounge cars.  All trains are reserved seating with plenty of leg room and some also include at seat entertainment with access to audio and/or video in the seating carriage.

SAVE 10% IF YOU BOOK BEFORE YOU GO

FREE UPGRADE - travel on either The Ghan or the Indian Pacific between 1st April and 31 August 2010 and get a FREE upgrade from the Red Sleeper Service to the Gold Service. Must book by 31st March. Passengers must also book a minimum of 2 nights accommodation (off train) and one full day tour.


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Rail Explorer Pass

Travel on The Ghan, Indian Pacific and The Overland in any direction as often as you like for a 6 month period from the first day of travel
*Indian Pacific – Perth – Kalgoorlie – Adelaide – Broken Hill – Sydney and vice versa
* The Ghan – Darwin – Katherine – Alice Springs – Manguri (for Coober Pedy) – Adelaide and vice versa
* The Overland – Adelaide – Melbourne and vice versa


£298
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Ausrail Pass  The Austrail Pass offers travel across the entire rail network for a whole 6 months £498 Book It Now
CountryLink's Backtracker Rail Pass (New South Wales, Brisbane and Melbourne)
The Backtracker Rail Pass provides access to over 360 destinations in a comfortable and economic means  throughout New South Wales linking Sydney with Canberra, Broken Hill, Melbourne and Brisbane.
*The pass is valid for travel on all CountryLink XPT and XPLORER rail services as well as connecting coaches.
*Passes can be purchased for consecutive day travel over 14 days, 1, 3 or 6 months.
*The pass also includes local Sydney CityRail travel with a DayTripper ticket (all day trains, buses and ferries in Sydney), a return ticket to Bondi Beach and two one-way tickets to The Blue Mountains
*The pass is discounted by up to 10% if pre purchased overseas with STA Travel prior to arrival in Australia
14 Days
£111

1 Month
£127

3 Months
£138

6 Months
£194
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East Coast Discovery(Queensland, New South Wales and Melbourne) Do a little homework and these passes are cool. A variety of six-month passes, each corresponding to different sections of the network, they provide unlimited travel (in one direction only!) within each section. Plan ahead and it's an economical way to see Australia's busiest coastline. Melbourne – Cairns via Casino or Direct vv
£228

Sydney – Cairns via Casino  or Direct vv
£187

Melbourne – Surfers Paradise / Brisbane vv
£112

Sydney – Melbourne
£67

Sydney – Brisbane / Surfers Paradise vv
£67

Brisbane – Cairns vv
£144
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