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Skywest
airlines and Qantas fly to Learmonth (Exmouth) from Perth.
Check their schedules for flights.
Coral Coast Tours tel:
0427 180 568 ( +61427 180 568 from overseas)
will pick up from the airport. Telephone to make arrangements.
Hire cars are available
from Exmouth, they may charge a relocation fee for pick up or drop off
at the airport. Allens Car Hire (08) 9949 2403, Budget
(08) 9949 1534, Pilbara Europcar (08) 9949 2940.
Alternatively, fly to
Carnarvon with
Skywest and travel by bus or hire car.
Avis and
Budget both operate from
Carnarvon
For Air
Charters, there is an airstrip at Coral Bay.
Greyhound
Pioneer Buses visit the settlement.
For those travelling by road, driving time from
Perth is approximately 11 hours, plus any time spent sightseeing on the
way. The road is sealed all the way to Coral bay.
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Highway
1 - The North West highway near the Exmouth turn off |
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Perth to Coral Bay |
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Location |
Distance- km |
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Perth - city center |
0 |
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Muchea - start of Brand highway |
62 |
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Gingin |
92 |
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Junction Brand highway and North West highway |
354 |
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Dongara |
361 |
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Geraldton, turn off to town centre |
424 |
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Northampton |
473 |
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Galena bridge (Murchison river) |
537 |
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Billabong road house |
653 |
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Overlander road house |
700 |
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Wooramel road house |
775 |
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The
main road south of Carnarvon after Cyclone Steve - March 2000 - not
a commonplace scene. |
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Carnarvon, turn off to town centre |
892 |
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Gascoyne river bridge |
901 |
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Minilya road house |
1025 |
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North West Highway turn off to Exmouth |
1032 |
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Lyndon river |
1057 |
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Tropic of Capricorn sign |
1069 |
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Into the
tropics ! |
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Turn off - Exmouth Minilya road |
1109 |
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Coral Bay |
1123 |
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In the event that the Lyndon river has risen and the
Minilya - Exmouth road is closed then the extra distance to travel
from is 160 Km via the North West Coastal Highway and the Burkett
road - 1 1/2 to 2 hours extra |
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