Reimbursing fares for the cheapest mode of public transport for Youth Allowance (YA), Austudy and Pensioner Education Supplement (PES) 010-04060050
Expand allThis page contains links that can be used as a guide in determining the cheapest and most practicable mode of transport. There is no requirement to 'shop' around for the cheapest price, this is a guide only, as prices may change and there is no way to determine the actual cost at the time the customer booked their travel. The list below is not exhaustive, it is a guide only.
National links
Table 1
Link | Description |
| Rome2rio | Discover how to get anywhere by plane, train, bus, ferry and automobile. This is a guide website only - no prices etc. are used from here. Please use individual provider for prices. |
| Premier Transport Group | Including: Premier Motor Service, NCT Tours and Travel, Nowra Coaches, Premier Illawarra and Surf City Linking Cairns - Townsville - Airlie Beach - Hervey Bay - Noosa - Brisbane - Gold Coast - Byron Bay - Coffs Harbour - Sydney - Eden (Melbourne) - 7 days per week |
| I Want That Flight | We compare 100s of airlines and show you who is offering the best deals on airfares. Sometimes it is the airlines directly, sometimes travel agencies, we show them all and then let you book directly. No fees or charges added on - We are 100% free. This is a guide website only - no prices or travelling times etc. are used from here. Please use individual provider for prices and journeys. |
| Qantas | Domestic and international flights. |
| Jetstar | Domestic and international flights. |
| Virgin Australia | National air travel services. |
| Rex (Regional Express) | Rex was established from a belief that the bush needs and deserves an air service of quality that provides good connectivity between regional centres and capital cities at affordable prices. Sydney - Albury, Armidale, Ballina, Bathurst, Broken Hill, Canberra, Coffs harbour, Dubbo, Griffith, Lismore, Narrandera, Orange, Parkes, Merimbula, Moruya, Port Macquarie, Snowy Mountains (Cooma), Wagga Wagga Brisbane - Bedourie, Birdsville, Boulia, Brisbane West Wellcamp (Toowoomba), Charleville, Cunnamulla, Mount Isa, Quilpie, St George, Thargomindah, Windorah Cairns - Bamaga, Burketown, Doomadgee, Karumba, Mornington Island (Gununa), Mount Isa, Normanton, Townsville Townsville - Cairns, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Longreach, Mount Isa, Richmond, Winton Melbourne - Albury, Broken Hill, Burnie, King Island, Merimbula, Mildura, Moruya, Mt. Gambier, Wagga Wagga Adelaide - Broken Hill, Ceduna, Coober Pedy, Kangaroo island, Mildura, Mt. Gambier, Port Lincoln, Port Augusta, Whyalla Perth - Albany, Carnarvon, Esperance, Monkey Mia |
| Australian Rail Maps | Our journey planner lists all trains, trams and ferries in metropolitan and rural areas and most buses in rural and regional areas, but we do not cover all buses in metropolitan areas. If you wish to plan a journey by bus in a metropolitan area, go to the relevant transit authority website for your state capital. |
| Greyhound Australia | Australia wide services (excluding Tasmania) also includes McCafferty's Buses. |
| Google Maps | Visual map search. |
| Alliance Airlines | Providing tailored aircraft charters for the resource industry and inbound and domestic group travel across Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and South East Asia. |
Australian Capital Territory and NSW links
Table 2
Provider | Direct Services To | Telephone |
| Transport Canberra | Canberra | 131 710 |
| Transport NSW | Links to bus, train and ferry services for Sydney and Newcastle, Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter, Blue Mountains, South Coast, Southern Highlands. | 131 500 |
| NSW TrainLink | Transport services for country NSW (outside Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong metropolitan areas) including rail, coach, bus, taxi, hire car and community transport services. | 131 500 |
| Airport Link | This site provides travel modes/fares to Sydney Domestic Airport from any part of Sydney and the greater Sydney area. | 131 500 |
Queensland and Northern Territory links
Table 3
Provider | Direct Services To | Telephone |
| Queensland Rail | Links to both country and Brisbane city rail network. | 131 617 |
| TRANSLink | SEQ: TransLink services operate across 8 zones and 7 regions in South East Queensland. The network stretches from Gympie in the north to Coolangatta in the south and west to Helidon. CAIRNS: This region is defined by the Cairns Regional Council area and stretches from Palm Cove in the north, south to Gordonvale, west to Redlynch, and incorporates Cairns City and surrounding suburbs. MACKAY: This region includes Mackay, the Northern Beaches, Sarina, Marian and Mirani. | 131 230 |
| QConnect | Regional qconnect bus services operate in:
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| Mackay Transit Coaches | Mackay | 07 4957 3330 |
| Douglas Coaches | Charters Towers to Townsville | 07 4787 1830 |
| North Burnett Bus Service | Biloela, Thangool, Monto, Mulgildie, Maryborough, Bundaberg, Monto, Eidsvold, Mundubbera, Gayndah, Ban Ban Springs, Biggenden, Childers | 1300 696 272 07 4992 2588 |
| TransNorth Bus & Coach Service | Cairns to the Atherton Tablelands, Innisfail, Mission Beach | 07 4095 8644 |
| Northern Territory Public Transport | Alice Springs, Darwin, Casuarina, Humpty Doo, Bees Creek, Noonamah, Palmerston, Karama, Leanyer, Coolalinga, Howard Springs, Girraween, McMinns Lagoon | 07 4095 8644 |
South Australia links
Table 4
Provider | Direct Services To | Telephone |
| Sharp Airlines | Portland, Melbourne, Geelong, Hamilton, Port Augusta | 1300 556 694 |
| Adelaide Metro | Website for Adelaide metropolitan bus, train and tram services and regional bus services. | 1300 311 108 |
| Link SA | Barossa Valley, Murray Bridge, Mid Murray, Adelaide Hills, Angle Vale, Victor Harbour regions within regional SA | Barossa Valley 08 8564 3022 Murray Bridge 08 8532 2633 |
| Premier Stateliner | Port Augusta, Whyalla, Port Pirie, Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, Ceduna, Berri, Renmark, Loxton, Kingston, Robe, Millicent, Naracoorte, Mount Gambier, Victor Harbor, Goolwa | 08 8415 5555 |
| Southlink | Adelaide metro services from Sellicks Beach, Seaford, Noarlunga, Woodcroft and Hallett Cove in the South to Mawson Lakes, Salisbury, Elizabeth and Smithfield in the North | 08 8210 1000 Southern Services 08 8186 2888 Northern Services 08 8282 7900 |
| Sealink Bus & Ferry | Adelaide, Cape Jervis, Penneshaw, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, Goolwa, Victor Harbour | 131 301 |
| Yorke Peninsula Coaches | Yorke Peninsula, Adelaide, Copper Coast, Balaklava, Mid North, Southern Yorke Peninsula Intertown, Upper North Intertown | 08 8821 2755 |
| Dysons Bus Service Pty Ltd as Speedlink, Vline and Cobb & Co | Adelaide, Albury, Sydney | 136 196 |
| Firefly | Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney | 1300 730 740 |
Tasmania links
Table 5
Provider | Direct Services To | Telephone |
| Airlines of Tasmania | Cape Barren, Wynyard, King Island | 1800 144 460 |
| Sharp Airlines | Melbourne, Launceston, Flinders Island | 1300 556 694 |
| Spirit of Tasmania | Melbourne | 132 010 |
| MetroTAS | Burnie, Ulverstone, Penguin, Wynyard, Burnie Airport, Launceston & Suburbs, Hobart, Glenorchy, Clarence & Suburbs, Brighton, Kingston, Blackmans Bay, Opossum Bay, Seven Mile Beach, Margate, Snug, Kettering, Woodbridge, Middleton, Cygnet | 132 201 |
| Tassielink | Hobart to Devonport (via Launceston), West Coast, East Coast, Perth, Longford, Cressy, Richmond, Campania, Colebrook, Cygnet, Huon Service, Tasman Peninsula | 1300 300 520 |
| Calow's Coaches | Launceston, Perth, St Marys, Bicheno, St Helens, Scamander, Beaumaris, Four Mile Creek, Falmouth, Mangana, Fingal, Rothbury Road, Waverly, Ravenswood | 03 6372 5166 |
| Kinetic | Smithton, Burnie, Devonport, St Helens, Scottsdale, Georgetown, Bicheno, Coles Bay, Launceston, Spreyton, Latrobe, New Norfolk, Ellendale | N/A |
Victoria links
Table 6
Provider | Direct Services To | Telephone |
| Inter Island Ferries | Phillip Island, French Island, Seal Rocks | 02 9585 5730 |
| Sharp Airlines | Flinders Island | 1300 556 694 |
| Public Transport Victoria | Metropolitan and regional buses, trains and trams over Victoria. | 1800 800 007 |
| V/Line Regional Buses and Trains | V/Line trains and coaches go to all pockets of regional Victoria. Connections with coach services at many points along the major train lines to destinations throughout the state. High frequency trains and coaches run from Melbourne to Geelong (south west), Ballarat (west), Bendigo (north), Seymour (north east) and Gippsland (east). Intercity services also provide links between major regional cities. | 131 638 |
| Metro Trains Melbourne | Alamein, Belgrave, Craigieburn, Cranbourne, Epping, Frankston, Glen Waverley, Hurstbridge, Lilydale, Pakenham, Sandringham, Stony Point, Sydenham, Upfield, Werribee, Williamstown | |
| Yarra Trams | Melbourne tram service. | 1800 800 007 |
| Melbourne Water Taxis | Melbourne water taxi service for Yarra river |
Western Australia links
Table 7
Provider | Direct Services To | Telephone |
| Skippers | Carnarvon, Geraldton, Kalbarri, Laverton, Leinster, Leonora, Meekatharra, Monkey Mia, Mt Magnet, Wiluna | 1300 729 924 |
| WA Public Transport Authority | Links to Transperth, Transwa and SchoolBus services. | 136 213 |
| Transperth | Public transport services in the Perth metropolitan region. Includes Perth's public buses, trains and ferries. | 136 213 |
| Transwa | Transwa operates passenger train and bus services to approximately 275 destinations in regional Western Australia. | 1300 662 205 |