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Yep. Sometimes I take a 1 hour flight to Canberra. But it's really more like a 3.5 to 4 hours, from home to the city centre, and can cost $400.

Alternatively, I can take the train. It takes 9 hours home to city centre, and costs $35. It's a much better experience all around.



I wish the train in Canada was that cheap for intercity rail. it's much more expensive than flying unfortunately


It's particularly cheap in around Melbourne because the government introduced a daily fare cap across the whole state. So it's $10 from Melbourne to the state border, then the other $25 is for the much shorter trip from the border to Canberra.


It takes 8hrs to do a 300km journey?

Google says the train is only 4hrs!


300km from where? I didn't mention the city I'm travelling from, but it's Melbourne.


My bad. My brain somehow joined the parent conversation above and thought you said Sydney to Canberra!


Sydney to Canberra, 3 hour bus, easy.




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