Transport and Accommodation
Transport
Driving
Please try and car pool if you can. Let us know if you are looking for a lift or have spare spaces in your car by posting a comment on the carpooling site.
Directions for how to get to ANU by car can be found here.
ANU is easy to find as it is close to the main road and well signposted : you turn off Northbourne Avenue into Barry Drive, and either park near the ANU Food Coop on Kingsley Street, or turn into ANU proper at the main entrance on Barry Drive. If you enter here, veer to the left about 20 metres after entering, and follow the concrete spheres until you reach a carpark that is close to the student union.
On Friday and Monday during the day you will have difficulty parking on the grounds, and will need to 'park and ride' public transport from a fair way away. However on weekends it is relatively easy to park on campus.
Trains
Check out the Countrylink website for details of trains. If you want to join the crew from Melbourne who are catching the train up together on Friday, get in touch with Shaun at westsax[a]westnet.com.au
Buses
Greyhound buses services both Sydney and Melbourne. The bus takes about 3.5 hours from Sydney and 8-10 hours from Melbourne.
Murrays coaches also service Sydney.
Flying
Canberra domestic airport is located approximately 30min drive from ANU.
The Airliner bus service, operated by Deanes Buslines, transfers passangers between Canberra Airport and the City Bus Interchange (5 minutes walk from the ANU) for $9 per trip. The service runs approximately every 30 minutes on weekdays and every hour on weekends until 6pm.
Accommodation
Billetting and Camping
To request billeting or camping, email Stephen Wheatstone on swheatst[a]cyberone.com.au or call him on 0488 991 074. There is camping available in the back yard of a house in Downer (Space for around 20 people).
Other accomodation
Walking distance from ANU
Rooms from $26.50 a night
(02) 6248 9155
Well equipped backpackers
Rooms from $35
A short walk from the Canberra Railway Station and other public transport hubs
Rooms from $69/ night
Includes breakfast
(02) 6295 7777
Tall Trees Motel in Ainslie
from $160 per night for standard room
Getting around Canberra
If you don't have a bike, you'll need to get around Canberra by bus.
The timetables can be found here. ACTION buses run from around 6.30am to about 11.30pm. Make sure you write down when the last bus goes or you might be stranded!