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Perth International Airport (PER)
Tel: (08) 94 78 88 88. Fax: (08) 92 77 75 37.
E-mail: per@perthairport.net.au
Web site: www.perthairport.com
Perth's airport has two terminals - the international terminal, located 13km (eight miles) northeast of the city centre, and the domestic terminal, ten kilometres (six miles) northeast of the city. Transfers between the two terminals are readily available.

Major airlines:
Australian airlines Qantas (tel: 131 313; web site: www.qantas.com.au ) and Ansett Australia (tel: 131 300) connect Perth to overseas destinations and all Australian state capitals, as well as Alice Springs, Townsville and Cairns. Air New Zealand, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways connect Perth to Asia, Europe and the Americas, and South African Airways flies to Johannesburg.

Approximate flight times to Perth:
From London is 17 hours 45 minutes; from New York is 25 hours; from Los Angeles is 18 hours 10 minutes; from Toronto is 24 hours and from Sydney is 4 hours 30 minutes.
Airport facilities:
Facilities include foreign exchange, ATMs, restaurants, snack bars, duty-free shopping, children's playground and smokers' room. Avis, Budget, Thrifty, Hertz and National Car Rental all provide car hire services.
Business facilities:
Facilities include internet access machines.
Arrival/departure tax:
A departure tax of A$30 is usually included in air fares from Perth.
Transport to the city:
The Airport City Shuttle (tel: (08) 94 79 41 31) operates between both domestic and international terminals and the city centre (journey time - 45-75 minutes); tickets to the centre cost A$11 (international) and A$8.80 (domestic); tickets between terminals cost A$5.50. Fremantle Airport Shuttle services must be booked (tel: (08) 93 83 41 15); tickets start at A$12. Transperth buses 200, 201, 202, 208 and 209 operate between the domestic terminal and the city centre every 40 minutes. Taxis (tel: (08) 93 33 33 33) to the centre cost around A$27 (from international terminal) and A$20 (from domestic terminal).



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