Traveling to/from Parkes Radiotelescope

Train and Bus

The Australian Rail Maps [1] “Journey Planner” can be used to search for options and CountryLink [2] Online Booking can be used to book your trip. Note: when traveling from Melbourne to Parkes, you will need the bus from Cootamundra to Dubbo, which runs only on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday (see Melbourne to Dubbo [3]); from Parkes to Melbourne, the bus runs Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday (see Dubbo to Melbourne [4]).

Plane

Regional Express [5] flies from Sydney to Parkes, and Virgin Blue [6] is currently the only domestic airline that will check your bags through to Parkes. Flight Centre [7] can be used to search for other domestic flights from the major Australian airlines.

Accommodation

Accommodation can be booked via the ATNF Reservation Form [8]

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