Re: [OT] Coach (eek) travel times

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"John McCandless" <johnmc@topend.com.au> wrote in message
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> ok.
> Mccaffertys:  (taken from website)
> Depart Longreach mid morning (it doesn't have it on their webpage
> timetable!)   my guess approx 11.00am (thu)

Yeah, that is why I thought someone might have better times (maybe a travel
agent out there who has it)

> Arrive Mt Isa 7pm.  Change buses   (thu)
> Depart Mt Isa 7.45pm, arrive Tennant creek 2.50am change buses (fri)
> Depart Tennant Creek 11.20pm (fri)

And there is the problem - arrive 0250, depart 2320, get into ASP too late
for The Ghan.

> Arrive Alice Springs 5.15am (sat)
>
> Greyhound: has a nice notice saying "Due to current circumstances our
> timetables are not available from this site."
> Sounds like the greyhound i've come to know - nothing seems to work.....
>
> On the whole, getting off at Longreach on a Wednesday night, travelling by
> road, and being in Alice Springs less than 48 hours later, would seem a
tad
> optimistic, imho....

Not really - if the changeover in Tennant Creek was immediate, you could be
in Alice Springs in ample time, it is only because of the 20 hour layover
that it can't be done with McCaff's. Will have to try ringing them again,
wonder how long it will take this time.....

Dave