The AusBus Journal
Practical guides for travelling Australia by coach. Route comparisons, multi-week itineraries, planning notes and destination write-ups, written by people who actually use the buses, fact-checked against operator timetables, and updated when fares change.
On the east coast you'll often see Premier and Greyhound on the same route. Here's how the two actually differ on price, coverage and passes, and why the cheaper one changes as you head north.
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Melbourne to Adelaide is the awkward middle distance where the bus and the plane both make a case. Here's how they really compare once you add the airport time and the hidden fees.
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Sydney to Brisbane is a long haul whichever way you cut it. Here's how the coach stacks up against the overnight XPT train: price, time, comfort and the catch each one carries.
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Two big names dominate Australian long-distance coach travel, and on the east coast you'll often see both on the same route. Here's how Greyhound and FlixBus actually differ once you get past the headline fare.
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Sydney–Melbourne is one of the busiest travel corridors in the country, and there are three credible ways to do it. Here is when the bus, the XPT, and the plane each actually make sense, and when they really do not.
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