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by Paul Toohey

04 Feb 01:43pm

Filed under: Alice Springs, Australia, Greyhound, Tennant Creek, Travel

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They reckon the world is shrinking. It’s not. Far-places are still far-flung, no matter how fast your laptop starts up.

If only the bus was as fast as its canine namesake - and its passengers slightly less vicious. Pic: AFP

The Greyhound Bus trip from Darwin to Tennant Creek takes 13 hours and 50 minutes. You can get from Sydney to Dubai in the same time.

It’s a drag, but the options are limited. The plane used to fly daily; now it’s twice a week. There’s a train, the one John Howard built back at the turn of the century, but it’s slower than the bus. It doesn’t even stop at Tennant unless you slip the driver a carton.

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Nicko says:

02:42pm | 19/08/11

Spent a year on Greyhounds - up the Hume, got to Cooktown, back down and inland to Tennant Creek via Mt Isa and Camooweal (wow), down to The Alice, Adelaide, across the hay plains, etc. Only on the last few legs did I learn how to sleep properly, and the… Read more »
Rick says:

03:28pm | 07/02/11

Mount Isa - Adelaide via Brisbane and Sydney. Got on the bus Thursday morning, got off Sunday arvo, except for the rest stops in the middle of the night and the 6-8 hour stayovers in Brisbane and Sydney. Best part was drinking 3 king browns of VB in Belmont Park… Read more »

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