Brisbane to Sydney by train

Dave Proctor wrote:

Brillian idea - how about Coffs Harbour? There are three trains per
day between Coffs Harbour and Sydney, with the 7.41am departure
getting you into Sydney at a reasonable hour, as well as undertaking
the spectacular Hawkesbury River stretch during daylight hours. Coffs

Oooh. That sounds like it swings it.

would certainly be worth spending a night or two in.

It's gotta be one...

I take it the standard Brisbane - Sydney ticket doesn't allow
stopovers and I need two separate bookings?

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On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:47:14 GMT, Mary Pegg
wrote:

Dave Proctor wrote:

Brillian idea - how about Coffs Harbour? There are three trains per
day between Coffs Harbour and Sydney, with the 7.41am departure
getting you into Sydney at a reasonable hour, as well as undertaking
the spectacular Hawkesbury River stretch during daylight hours. Coffs

Oooh. That sounds like it swings it.

would certainly be worth spending a night or two in.

It's gotta be one...

I take it the standard Brisbane - Sydney ticket doesn't allow
stopovers and I need two separate bookings?

Can be on the one booking, but not sure if they still apply the old
"break of journey permitted, to be completed within a month" rule or
not.

Have you considered one of the passes which they offer? It *might*
(but only *might*) work out slightly cheaper, if they insist on you
paying sector fares.

Don't only think about Coffs Harbour, check out a few other places on
the Nrth Coast, near Kempsey, Nambucca Heads, Macksville, and so on.
Sawtell is nice, just far enough out of Coffs to be quiet yet close
enough that you can get there quickly (and cheaply if using cabs or
buses).

Dave

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Thinking of doing this next month. Anyone done it?
Day trip or overnight more interesting? How expensive
is the food and drink on board?

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Yeah i done that twice and takes about 12 hours. Mine was over night. Cant
remeber price food but better to buy food before u go.


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On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 01:10:19 GMT, Mary Pegg
wrote:

David Bennetts wrote:

You don't have any choice, the train from Brisbane to Sydney is a day
train. It's a long trip, and you won't see the coast very often, as the

Thanks for the tips. I looked at www.countrylink.com.au and it offered
an overnight trip via Casino. Yes, I've found the menu on that site now
and compared to UK prices - for 9 AUD for a meal it doesn't *have* to be
more than mediocre.

The overnight service is actually a bus service to Casino, picking up
the train there. The day service is a through train.

I myself would get the day train, unless you intend to pay for a
sleeping berth, then and only then would I use te night service.

Dave

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On my return to Brisbane i got a over night train and train went all way to
Brisbane from Sydney this was last summer.


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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 01:05:04 +1000, Dave Proctor wrote:

Have you considered one of the passes which they offer? It *might* (but
only *might*) work out slightly cheaper, if they insist on you paying
sector fares.

Probably will work out cheaper as, unless they've changed it, you also got
a discount on the passes for being a foreign tourist. Just had to show
your passport and possibly the entry stamp. Can't remember now.

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On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:47:14 GMT, Mary Pegg
wrote:

Dave Proctor wrote:

Brillian idea - how about Coffs Harbour? There are three trains per
day between Coffs Harbour and Sydney, with the 7.41am departure
getting you into Sydney at a reasonable hour, as well as undertaking
the spectacular Hawkesbury River stretch during daylight hours. Coffs

Oooh. That sounds like it swings it.

would certainly be worth spending a night or two in.

It's gotta be one...

I take it the standard Brisbane - Sydney ticket doesn't allow
stopovers and I need two separate bookings?

Contact them. They used to have a special ticket for
non-Australians (passport needed) that allowed multiple
breaks of journey without penalty.


Cheers, Alan, Australia

Alan S wrote:

Contact them. They used to have a special ticket for
non-Australians (passport needed) that allowed multiple
breaks of journey without penalty.

"East Coast Discovery Pass"? It's more expensive than two singles.

But thanks.

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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 17:41:49 GMT, Mary Pegg
wrote:

Alan S wrote:

Contact them. They used to have a special ticket for
non-Australians (passport needed) that allowed multiple
breaks of journey without penalty.

"East Coast Discovery Pass"? It's more expensive than two singles.


As mentioned, they *used* to allow a break of journey as long as the
overall trip was completed within a certain time frame.

Perhaps if you popped into the aus.rail newsgroup, they may be able to
answer your question in there?

Dave

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