Gerladton to Broome via public transport

Submitted: Monday, May 03, 2010 at 02:37

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Davie P

Afternoon'

I'm from the UK and landing in Perth 3rd of June, I was looking to head North into Broome but not happy paying Greyhound prices and not wanting the direct route.

I've found I can get into Gerlandton with Transwa for around $50 but I can't seem to find any buses that would go from there straight to Broome which is fair enough but I'd like to bus it like this.

Geraldton - Carnarvon, then Carnarvon - Karratha - Port Hedland - Broome.

First does anyone know if this is possible, then if you know of any bus services/websites I could check out in advance. Secondly if this isn't possible via bus, any other cheap recommendations for a similar route??

Thanks in advance.

Dave

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Reply By: Muntoo - Monday, May 03, 2010 at 03:20

Monday, May 03, 2010 at 03:20

Mate if you wanted to fly you can pick up a direct flight for about $150.

Perth to Broome. 2 1/2 hours.

Check Virgin Blue (Australia) website at around 11am to 1pm they have a Happy Hour with cheap seats every day. I think its about lunchtime WA time.

If not you could also try Skywest or Qantas, but Virgin Blue is the cheapest.

If not then the Greyhound is your only option really, unless you wanted to catch the local transit buses from town to town, but it would probably add up to double the Greyhound after you paid accomodation costs.

Its cheaper to fly to Broome from Perth, then what it is to drive.

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Follow Up By: Davie P - Monday, May 03, 2010 at 07:05

Monday, May 03, 2010 at 07:05

Thanks for the quick reply muntoo - I've bookmarked Virgin Blue and will see how it feels when I'm there.

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Follow Up By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Monday, May 03, 2010 at 08:57

Monday, May 03, 2010 at 08:57

Hi Dave,
Welcome to Australia!
Before you book your flight, just check for accommodation availability in Broome for that time of year; it gets pretty popular, and low-cost accom might be hard to find.
cheers,
Gerry

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Follow Up By: disco driver - Monday, May 03, 2010 at 11:57

Monday, May 03, 2010 at 11:57

Muntoo,
The only bus service from Geraldton to Carnarvon then to Karratha and on to Broome is Greyhound.
There are no buses apart from Greyhound that connect these towns.

Disco.

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Follow Up By:- Monday, May 03, 2010 at 14:00

Monday, May 03, 2010 at 14:00

to dave accomadation there is a yha in broome

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Reply By: disco driver - Monday, May 03, 2010 at 12:04

Monday, May 03, 2010 at 12:04

Davie,
You can arrange to go by Greyhound Perth to Broome with stopovers at the towns you mentioned on the one ticket but you must confirm your forward travel date at each town's booking agent to ensure your seat.

Have you considered buying an older vehicle to drive while you are here and selling it when you leave.

Hope this helps with your planning

Disco.

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Reply By: get outmore - Monday, May 03, 2010 at 12:20

Monday, May 03, 2010 at 12:20

Mate
- by the time you get to broome your just gonna want to either kill yourself

or catch the first plane back to blighty

Bus travel aint fun an is insanely boring

I used to take the 8 hour for 55okm trip regulary as a kid and once made the mistake of travelling from Adelaide to Perth by bus something like 2 days of sitting in those crappy seats and swore NEVER AGAIN

the only way you will end up not poking your eyes out with hot needles because it is more fun will be if you reeeeely love your own company or carry round a personall library and love to read

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Follow Up By: dekiwi - Monday, May 03, 2010 at 19:22

Monday, May 03, 2010 at 19:22

twenty five years ago i to travelled from Perth to Adelaide by bus yep it was long but we had really neat bus drivers ,met some really nice people,girls, played cards, talked ,watched moves, good scenery out the window .spent ten days in Adelaide then bus to Sydney for me it was a good experience,would not do it every year but its one off my better memories
maure

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Follow Up By: get outmore - Monday, May 03, 2010 at 20:49

Monday, May 03, 2010 at 20:49

they showd 2 movies

the first one was about a reinactment of a stagecoach run somwhere in NSW..................... That was the exciting one................................

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Follow Up By: Muntoo - Tuesday, May 04, 2010 at 03:36

Tuesday, May 04, 2010 at 03:36

Yeah i did Wyndham to Albany once.

And then back again. With a 2yr old.

The way home was worse because we got the long run from Albany to Perth, instead of taking the usual 6 hours to do 400ks we did the Northam run and it took about 11 hours.

Something like 48 hrs to Perth and then another 6 to Albany. Way home was about 60hrs all up.

Never do that again. Have done a few shorter 12 hour trips on Greyhound since, its not that bad really as long as you can get 2 seats to yourself. But you know your in strife if there are kids on board, especially with single mums.

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Reply By: Road Warrior - Monday, May 03, 2010 at 14:33

Monday, May 03, 2010 at 14:33

Google to see if Easy Rider backpacker buses still run up and down the coast. I saw one not long ago so they might still be around.

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Reply By: Steve and Viv - Monday, May 03, 2010 at 14:37

Monday, May 03, 2010 at 14:37

Have a look at the Broome visitors Centre page. Lots of great info
Broome Visitors Centre

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Reply By: 1arm - Tuesday, May 04, 2010 at 12:52

Tuesday, May 04, 2010 at 12:52

Try http://perth.gumtree.com.au/

Look in the community section then rideshare. Quite often people travelling that way looking to share costs.

This may be a cheaper alternative.

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