AUSTRALIA HIGHLIGHTS FOR LESS THAN $1K
So you wanna go to Australia? First thing, Australia is huge and among the most expensive countries in the world. We did our best to get you really far for really cheap. Here’s what we found.
Travel Hacks in Australia
- The biggest hack might be to get a rental car in some locations. There are plenty of spots we can’t get you to without a car. Especially on the West Coast it gets difficult to go places.
- Local budget airlines are: Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Tiger Airways, Qantas, Rex and Airnorth
- Buses: Greyhound
- An itinerary that can be easily done by public transportation and more of a shoestring budget is the East Coast
EAST COAST
First Stop: Sydney – Coffs Harbour
Sydney — Coffs Harbour $65 bus
Coffs Harbour – Yamba
Coffs Harbour — Yamba $32 bus
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Yamba – Byron Bay
Yamba — Byron Bay $14 local bus
Photo courtesy @francosphotography
Byron Bay – Gold Coast
Byron Bay — Gold Coast $33 bus
Gold Coast – Brisbane
Gold Coast — Brisbane $8 train
Photo courtesy @francosphotography
Brisbane – Noosa
Brisbane — Noosa $11 train and bus
Noosa – Hervey Bay
Noosa — Hervey Bay $56 bus
Cairns – Ayers Rock
Cairns — Ayers Rock $250 (found on Skyscanner; Virgin Australia)
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Ayers Rock — Melbourne
Ayers Rock — Melbourne $145 (found on Skyscanner; Jetstar)
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Sydney – Cairns – Ayers Rock – Melbourne
Total: $816
Itinerary Overview:
- Sydney — Coffs Harbour $65 bus
- Coffs Harbour — Yamba $32 bus
- Yamba — Byron Bay $14 local bus
- Byron Bay — Gold Coast $33 bus
- Gold Coast — Brisbane $8 train
- Brisbane — Noosa $11 train and bus
- Noosa — Hervey Bay $56 bus
- Fraser Island optional
- Hervey Bay — Agnes Water $50 bus
- optional Whitsundays
- Agnes Water — Airlie Beach $90 bus
- Airlie Beach — Cairns $77 train
Total: $436
Plus Outback:
Cairns — Ayers Rock $250 (found on Skyscanner; Virgin Australia)
Ayers Rock — Melbourne $145 (found on Skyscanner; Jetstar)
Total: $816
Plus Perth — Darwin
only with car
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