Getting There By Air

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Flights to Sydney include a number of different scheduled airlines including Qantas, British Airways, Jet Airways, Finnair, Emirates and Cathay Pacific.

Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD)
Tel: (02) 9667 9111.
Website: www.sydneyairport.com.au  

Sydney Airport is situated on the northern shoreline of Botany Bay and is Australia's premier gateway.

Airport facilities
Sydney Airport's international terminal (T1) is well equipped with restaurants, cafes, bars and a food hall, as well as information desks, lockers, a health care centre, money changing facilities, ATMs, prayer room, showers and two smoking lounges. There are hotel reservation facilities and car hire from Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Thrifty. Post, fax and photocopying facilities are available at the Australia Post Shop (tel: (02) 9669 1564), while internet kiosks can be found throughout the international terminal. There are also eight airline lounges in terminal one.

Transport to the city
The CityRail Airport Link (tel: 131 500, in Australia only; www.cityrail.info) operates approximately every 10 minutes to and from Central Station, daily from around 0500 to midnight (journey time - 10 to 15 minutes). Taxis to Circular Quay cost A$25-35 and taxis to Central Station cost A$20-30. Kingsford Smith Transport (tel: (02) 9666 9988; www.kst.com.au) operates a bus connecting the airport and central Sydney hotels; bookings for this service are essential.

Approximate flight times to Sydney
From London is approximately 23 hours; from New York 21 hours; from Los Angeles is 13 hours 30 minutes; from Singapore 7 hours 40 minutes and from Toronto is 21 hours 30 minutes.