Greyhound Australia

General Information:

Travelling with Greyhound is the most independent and economical way of travelling around Australia. And if you’re a student or backpacker, it’s even cheaper. For even more choice, you can use your Greyhound pass on all McCafferty’s Express Coaches and double your travel options. Greyhound and McCafferty’s offer the choice of over 900 destinations daily. There are two passes to choose from – the Aussie Kilometre Pass or the Aussie Explorer Pass.

Aussie Kilometre Pass:

This is the most flexible pass - you simply purchase the amount of kilometres you want to travel - from 2,000 to 20,000 - and you can travel anywhere on the national network to the distance purchased. This pass is for those who haven’t decided on their itinerary and for those who may want to backtrack (the other pass doesn’t allow this).

How Many Kilometres Will I Need?

Click on the chart below to see how many kilometres you’ll need. This chart shows approximate distances between popular destinations. Choose your departure and arrival location and follow the grid line until they meet in the middle.

This is the approximate distance in kilometres you need to purchase, e.g. Sydney to Cairns = 2,945km so you’ll need to purchase a 3000km pass (or more if you plan on taking side trips).

Am I Eligible for a Discount?

You will be eligible for a discount if you are a cardholder of one of the following groups. Appropriate identification is required.

•    Australian Students
•    YHA
•    ISIC
•    VIP Backpackers
•    Nomads
•    Pensioner/Seniors

Additional Tours:

Our tours to destinations such as Ayres Rock and Kakadu can be purchased using your Aussie Kilometre Pass.

Pass Conditions:

Aussie Kilometre Passes allow complete flexibility of travel, allowing you to travel in any direction on the network provided you do not exceed your number of kilometres purchased.

How Long Is It Valid?

All Aussie Kilometres Passes are valid for 12 months from the first day of travel.

How Will I Know How Many Kilometres I Have Left?

Phone our National Reservations Hotline on 13 20 30 or 13 14 99 anytime 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to check how many kilometres you have left on your pass.

Tours and Transfers

Tours and transfers are included with selected Aussie Explorer Passes or can be purchased using kilometres from your Aussie Kilometre Pass.

Tour A: Ayers Rock/Kings Canyon – 2-3 days
Discover Uluru National Park wit a guided tour of the Rock including a sunset viewing tour. Feeling energetic? Climb Ayers Rock before visiting the Olgas and then onto Kings Canyon for a 3.5 hour guided walking tour. Accommodation, meals and National Park entrance fees are not included.
Distance: 1, 530 kilometres

Tour B: Kakadu National Park – 1-2 days
Explore Kakadu National Park, view spectacular Aboriginal rock art at
Nourlangie Rock and visit Yellow Waters, renowned for its abundant birdlife. Stop off in the township of Jabiru and visit the Window on the Wetlands of Kakadu display. Accommodation, meals, Yellow Waters Cruise and National Park entrance fees are not included. Note: 2 day tour is seasonal.
Distance: 680 kilometres

Tour C: Pinnacles
This tour starts and finishes from the Brand Highway turn off at Cervantes turn off, this is the only return kilometre charge.
Distance: 288 kilometres (return journey)

Tour D: Monkey Mia
Return transfers from North West Coastal Highway to Denham/Monkey Mia where you can hand feed the dolphines
Distance: 128 kilometres (one way)

Tour E: Kalbarri
Return transfers from North West Coastal Highway to Kalbarri.
128 kilometres one way

Tour G: Exmouth
Return transfers from North West Coastal Highway at Giralia turn off to Exmouth.
Distance: 384 kilometres one way

How the passes work?

1.  Choose and pay for the pass you want.
    
2.  You will be issued with an STA Travel voucher for the pass as well as a list of Greyhound stations where you can exchange your voucher for a travel pass.
    
3.  Exchange the pass when you are ready to travel at a Greyhound station upon arrival in Australia. Please note that once you have made this exchange, the pass is non refundable.
    
4.  Start travelling and enjoy all Australia has to offer!