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Transportation: Catching a local bus
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    Category: Bus
    Getting TO/AROUND: if your in darwin and wanting to get around by public transport try one of Darwinbus's local buses. Cheap and reliable although sometimes they seem to have a habbit of not picking up passengers. Passes for 10 trips or day passes can also be purchased.

    TOURCARD PRICES
    Adult 1 day $5, 7 day $25
    child $2.50, $12.50

    no student concessions and all tickets can be purchased at interchanges, darwin, nightcliff newsagencys, winnellie 5 star supermarket, and tourism top end

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    Phone: 08 8924 7666
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    Transportation: Darwins Taxi Rank
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  • 'Mode': AROUND
    Category: Car/Motor Home
    Getting TO/AROUND: Besides hailing a cab from the side of the road try the taxi rank out front of the old Woolworths on Knuckey Street. Also located the Bennett Street end of the Mall and Mitchell Street opposite Shennanigans irish Pub.

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    Transportation: Europcar - Darwin
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    Category: Car/Motor Home
    Getting TO/AROUND: Europcar hire most types of vehicles. This is the City branch located at 77 Cavenagh Street Darwin, next to the Medditterean Motel. Other branches also at the airport, Palmerston and Katherine.

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    Phone: 131390
    Website: www.europcar.com.au
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    Transportation: Cycle Zone - Bicycle Shop in Darwin
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  • 'Mode': TO,AROUND
    Category: Bicycle
    Getting TO/AROUND: for bicycle purchases or repairs, try Cycle Zone. Across from the Post Office on Cavenagh Street.

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    Transportation: Flight Centre
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  • Flight Centre Darwin
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  • 'Mode': TO
    Category: Airplane
    Getting TO/AROUND: booking a holiday or airflights or even travel advice, drop into a Flight Centre Branch. This one is situated at 24 Cavenagh St Darwin.

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    Phone: 08 8941 8002
    Website: www.flightcentre.com.au
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    Transportation: Qantas
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    Category: Airplane
    Getting TO/AROUND: for Qantas flights or package holidays visit the Qantas office on Bennett Street.

    16 Bennet Street Darwin

    also a branch in Casuarina Square

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    Phone: 08 8982 3316
    Website: www.qantas.com.au
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    Transportation: Goodyear Auto Tyre Centre
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  • Goodyear Tyre Centre
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  • 'Mode': AROUND
    Category: Car/Motor Home
    Getting TO/AROUND: For repairs or purchasing new tyres try Goodyear Tyre Centre on Gardens Road. Up the end of Cavanagh Street, just across from the Daly Street lights.

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    Phone: 08 8981 8311
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    Transportation: Budget Car and Truck Rental
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  • Darwin - Budget Car and Truck Rentals
  • Budget Car and Truck Rentals
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  • 'Mode': TO,AROUND
    Category: Car/Motor Home
    Getting TO/AROUND: Another one of the popular vehicle rental companies. Budget is located on the corner of Daly Street and Doctors Gully Road Darwin (Opposite the Top End Hotel).

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    Phone: 1800 61 1137
    Website: ph: 8981 9800
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    Transportation: Supercheap Auto
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  • 'Mode': TO,AROUND
    Category: Car/Motor Home
    Getting TO/AROUND: For all your Auto requirements visit of of the two Supercheap Auto stores in Darwin.

    11 Mile: 1 Olive Place
    08 8932 9866

    Casuarina: 58 Bradshaw Terrace
    Casuarina Shopping Area
    08 8927 2888

    Other Auto alternatives are Autobahn, Repco and Independent Motormart

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    Phone: 08 8932 9866
    Website: http://www.supercheapauto.com.au
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    Transportation: MVR - Motor Vehicle Registry
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  • 'Mode': TO,AROUND
    Category: Car/Motor Home
    Getting TO/AROUND: The MVR (Motor Vehicle Registry) has Customer Service Centres throughout the NT. If in a remote locality, or outstation you may attend your nearest Police Station.

    Main Branch
    Location
    Goyder Road
    Parap
    All telephone enquiries: 1300 654 628
    Fax (08) 8999 3189

    Postal Address
    GPO Box 530
    DARWIN NT 0801

    Hours Of Business
    Monday to Thursday
    8am to 4pm
    Friday 8am to 5.30pm

    Other branches are located in Darwin, Casuarina and Palmerston

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    Phone: 1300 654 628
    Website: http://www.ipe.nt.gov.au/whatwedo/mvr/customerservicecentres.html
    Other Contact: Fax (08) 8999 3189
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    Comments for skatzcatz about Darwin
    iandsmith Wed Nov 21, 2007 09:03 UTC
     Useful tips with some nice pics; thanks for sharing.
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     I stayed at the Frogshollow for a few weeks in June/July 2006. Really lovely people running the place. I loved it!
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