Indian Pacific Railway > Reviews

Advantages: The comfort and excitement of long distance rail
Disadvantages: Expensive; no customer focus; communication by rumour

...the company that operates the Indian Pacific, insists. They say 45 min before the scheduled time of departure; to be on the safe side we made it an hour. I have noted elsewhere my belief that by insisting on this kind of rigmarole railway companies are throwing away such competitive advantage as they enjoy over airlines. Without it, we could have arrived with much less waiting time ahead of us. Also, since we had booked our own compartment, our taking ... Read review

Advantages: see lots of Outback, different to norm, great places to stop off at
Disadvantages: expensive, cramped, basic

...to Sydney via the historic Indian Pacific railway. One point to note here is that the train goes from East Perth Terminal and not Perth Train Station as we had been advised. However, our taxi driver knew the correct one and got us there in good time. ***History*** So called named because it links the two great oceans from the West to the East coast of Australia via the vast openness of the centre. The trip is 4352 kms and takes 65 hours and ... Read review