Venue, Accommodation & Travel

AusRAIL 2012
27th-28th November 2012 | National Convention Centre, Canberra

VENUE

National Convention Centre
31 Constitution Avenue
Canberra ACT 2601

Web: www.nccc.com.au
T +61 2 6276 5200
F +61 2 6276 5276
E ncc.sales@ihg.com

TRAVEL

With a range of air, road and rail services, travelling to Canberra and the Convention Centre is easy.

Train

Sydney to Canberra
CountryLink offers two XPLORER rail services daily from Sydney to Canberra.

Melbourne to Canberra (via Cootamundra)
CountryLink offers daily services from Melbourne to Canberra. The Melbourne XPT rail service connects with transborder buses at Cootamundra.
For further information please contact CountryLink

Car

Canberra is an easy 3 hours drive from Sydney and 7 hours drive from Melbourne. Driving directions are included below.

Sydney to Canberra

Direct driving route
Leave Sydney via the M5 Motorway, connecting to Hume Highway 31. Turn off after Goulburn onto the Federal Highway.
Trip time: 3 hours
Scenic driving routes
Follow the coast road to Batemans Bay. Turn onto the Kings Highway and head to Canberra via the historic towns of Braidwood and Bungendore.
Trip time: 5 hours
Take the Mittagong exit from the F5 Freeway and follow the Old Hume Highway through the picturesque Southern Highlands towns of Mittagong, Bowral, Moss Vale and Sutton Forest. Rejoin the F5 to continue to Goulburn and Canberra.
Trip time: 4 hours

Melbourne to Canberra

Direct driving route
Follow the CityLink toll road to the Western Ring Road, connecting to the Hume Highway. Near Yass, take the Barton Highway turn off to Canberra.
Trip time: 7 hours
Scenic drive routes
Follow the coast road through Genoa, Bairnsdale and Eden to Batemans Bay. Turn onto the Kings Highway and head to Canberra via the historic towns of Braidwood and Bungendore.
Trip time: 10.5 hours
Take an inland drive through Bendigo, Echuca and Albury-Wodonga, then travel direct to Canberra or take a scenic detour through the Snowy Mountains and visit Khancoban, Tumut, Jindabyne, Thredbo and Cooma.
Trip time: 10.5 hours

Bus Services

Murrays Coaches, Buses and Limousines

Murrays have been operating for over 43 years providing express services, tours, transfers, coach hire and bus charter for large and small groups in all regions in Australia.

Murrays offer over 100 express services a week departing from Sydney and Canberra daily to Sydney Airport, Wollongong, South Coast and the Snowy Mountains. Providing safe, reliable and cost effective express services to passengers. Visit Murrays website to view online specials from $15 one way for travel between Canberra and Sydney.

Canberra and Sydney Express Services: +61 13 22 51
Coach, Bus & Limousines Hire & Charter: +61 13 22 59
Email: enquiries@murrays.com.au
Web: http://www.murrays.com.au/

Plane

Fly into Canberra Airport with Qantas, Virgin Australia, Tiger or Brindabella Airlines.

The National Convention Centre, is situated in the city centre, just an 8 minute drive from the airport.

To book your flight to Canberra visit the airline websites:

For more information, please visit National Convention Centres website: www.nccc.com.au

ACCOMMODATION
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