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Arriving
The Kingsford Smith airport in Sydney is large and very busy by Australian
standards. The International terminal and the domestic terminals lie on opposite
sides of the airfield so there are some hassles in moving from one to the other,
although an internal shuttle bus is available to take you across the field at
regular intervals. Both terminals are only a short 15 kilometres from the CBD.
If it is raining on a Friday night you might have a lengthy wait for a taxi as
they tend to go missing when you need them the most.
The domestic terminal now has a train station where you can
catch an Airport Link train straight to the centre of the city for less than the
cost of a taxi. They run every fifteen minutes during the
day. The train service is a Claytons solution, however. It is just one of the
tired old regular commuter trains that swings past the airport on its way into
the city. You will have a problem, therefore, if you have a lot of luggage
because there is absolutely no provision made for it. You might also have to
negotiate escalators or stairs when you arrive at either Central or Town Hall.
The good news, however, is that the journey only takes about ten to twelve
minutes (particularly recommended during peak hours as the traffic to the
airport can be unpredictable).
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