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Originally Posted by Oliwa
Thanks for all the help everyone! Right now I am lookinng at a few different bus trips with Backpacking Australia and Contiki. Also is there a transit alternative like a train? Does Australia have bullet trains? because that would be sweet.
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There are trains (such as the Ghan) but they are not fast, cross country and quite expensive. Consider whether you would advise someone to take a CN or CP passenger train from city to city in Western Canada. No? Then forget about it.
Jetstar and Virgin Blue are the discount airlines, so you might get lucky on flights if you check them out.
You're probably on the right track with a young persons bus trip. If schoolies is indeed on while you're there, then you might want to take a bus tour that stops off in the Gold Coast, just to experience it. You'll be better off with a crew that you'll meet on your bus. Follow Tinordi's advice in post #2 above.