| Getting around the city center is easy on foot. The Sunbus is the local bus service and taxis are also available while Qantas and the Sunlander train will take you to farther destinations. Greyhound Australia Greyhound Australia services all towns along the Queensland coast and along the Overlander's Way between Townsville and Mount Isa with connections to the Northern Territory.
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Tilt Train Discover Queensland’s tropical delights in comfort aboard the country’s most innovative train, the Tilt Train.
Travelling between Brisbane and Cairns twice a week and Brisbane and Rockhampton six times a week in each direction, the Tilt Train is a comfortable and convenient way to access the many tourist destinations of Queensland. You’ll enjoy your journey in complete comfort. Tilt Train services to Cairns offer business seating throughout, while services to Rockhampton offer a choice of business or economy seats. Passengers travelling to or from north Queensland will even experience the latest in entertainment thanks to the personal entertainment systems fitted in every seat.
Those travelling within south east Queensland can tune into a great range of music and other audio entertainment.
Wherever you’re heading, you’ll arrive in better shape on the Tilt Train. Inlander A historic journey from the tropical city of Townsville to the mining centre of Mount Isa, the Inlander gives you the opportunity to experience the heritage and natural treasures of North Queensland's rugged, yet beautiful inland. This 20-hour trip, enjoyed in air-conditioned comfort, takes you past Charters Towers, across the Great Dividing Range and through the towns of Hughenden and Julia Creek before delivering you into the heart of Australia. There is so much to do and see from Mount Isa including the prehistoric exhibits at the Riversleigh Fossils Interpretive Centre and tours of the underground mine at Outback at Isa. Two departures per week.
Source: Australia. Lonely Planet, 2004.
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