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What is the cities/Place in Australia recommended for Free & Easy with Public Transport cos we cannot drive?? Need help !!

I would venture to say that all of Australi's major cities i.e. Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart have excellent public transport - buses, trains ferries etc. Don't worry about that for a moment, just come and you'll find that you can get around very easily and conveniently in whatever city you choose. I can especially speak for Brisbane and Sydney. In actual fact, I live in Brisbane and when my last car died, I didn't bother replacing it because I was using it less and less because I find public transport a lot easier and of course, cheaper. Have a nice stay in Australia.

Melbourne is a great place to use public transport. Buses, trains, trams and ferries. Day passes and other discounts are available.

http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/

Cheers
Col & Sue

Sydney and Melbourne and probably Brisbane in that order have the best public transport systems as they have the largest populations. Plenty to see in these three cities.

Perth has a free bus service around the city centre, many people living in the city do not use cars.
There are also many coach tours to places of interest outside of the city.

As the others said, the cities all have reasonable public transport within them.

You need to decide which city/s you want to visit and which your airline flies to. If you want to see more than one you should fly between the cities. If you want an outback trip, a farm stay or something, then a tour/package is the answer. You can find them at travel agents in S'pore. And you can do coach tours to places of interest outside the cities - for example to the Blue Mountains outside Sydney.

I agree, the big cities in Australia have fantastic public transport.

I think you get the best value for money in Sydney. A 7 day pass for metro, bus, and ferries costs about $30, and you get out to Parramatta by ferry which takes nearly an hour.

Dear Folks,

Tks for all of your answer.:)

We prefer country side than city, in fact. Understand that country side is more rural. Is it recommended to take day tour to those places from hotel in city? is it too far away to travel between city and country side with a day's time?

Any suggestion ? :)

Well, the countryside is vast, it's what most of Australia is! It's around all the cities and easy enough to get a train or bus or a bus tour for a day. From Sydney for example you can go south to the Royal National Park, west to the Blue Mountains, north to the Central Coast and further on to the Hunter Valley wine area.
Even in the city you can get away from the bustle with a harbour cruise, time in the Botanic Gardens, at Taronga Zoo etc.

There's lots of day tours from Perth. i should think there are from other cities too.

Additionally, you can get to many places around Melbourne by train, and travel is really cheap. If you are interested in wildlife, go to the Healesville Sanctuary, it is the same way to the famous wine region of Yarra Valley.

In Sydney, we once also went to the Blue Mountains by train - absolutely no problem.

tks folk :)

any website that i can get these info?

1. eg how to take bus/train etc to those places that recommended from one cities to another destination?

2. do hotels provide cities map at the reception counter?

3. any recommendation on the itinenary for the romantic getaway?

For Sydney:
A good place to start would be www.sydney.com.au/
Most hotels will give you maps.
Romantic getaway? In a hotel with harbour views, a seaside hotel such as Crowne Plaza on the seafront in my home town of Terrigal just north of Sydney, or maybe a country hotel such as in the Blue Mountains where there are several very nice hotels.