blinki Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I'm struggling to work out the most sensible/cheapest way to see some of WA. I don't want to give up on it but it seems to be a bit of a logistical nightmare if you don't drive. I've so far just been looking at going to Perth then getting back to the east coast (I'm looking at Brisbane or Cairns) from Karratha or Exmouth and it seems I'd need to fly back to Perth again then onwards which wastes time and money. Then I'm struggling to find any information at all about public transport to travel northwards which makes me very sceptical of it's availability. I don't want to end up stuck in small towns for more than a few days because then I'm spending on food and accommodation but I need to be pretty quick on this leg to keep costs down, say 7-10 days. Which leads to me to conclude that I might have to do a tour that starts and ends in Perth which seem awfully expensive. Am I missing something? Any experiences of travelling WA? I don't want to give up on it but by the time I factor in flights I could easily spend $1000 in 10 days which I really can't justify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minch23 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I'm struggling to work out the most sensible/cheapest way to see some of WA. I don't want to give up on it but it seems to be a bit of a logistical nightmare if you don't drive. I've so far just been looking at going to Perth then getting back to the east coast (I'm looking at Brisbane or Cairns) from Karratha or Exmouth and it seems I'd need to fly back to Perth again then onwards which wastes time and money. Then I'm struggling to find any information at all about public transport to travel northwards which makes me very sceptical of it's availability. I don't want to end up stuck in small towns for more than a few days because then I'm spending on food and accommodation but I need to be pretty quick on this leg to keep costs down, say 7-10 days. Which leads to me to conclude that I might have to do a tour that starts and ends in Perth which seem awfully expensive. Am I missing something? Any experiences of travelling WA? I don't want to give up on it but by the time I factor in flights I could easily spend $1000 in 10 days which I really can't justify. To travel south of Perth, there are 2 bus companies, TransWA and southwest lines, both have various routes and not badly priced. To see other things north of Perth there are tour companies that do tours for under $1000, I know a few people who have used adventure tours and were really happy with their trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abyss Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 when I was backpacking, I started my WA adventure from Darwin, NT. Came across a group of french guys doing a 4wd vehicle relocation, so after a quick sanity test they agreed to take me along too. We spent two weeks travelling across the Gibb River road 4wd track, over to Broome. WOW what an adventure that was! AMAZING,,,Broome again lovely hub of activity and CAble beach is immense. After some casual work I then met a german girl who had a car, and we formed a group and travelled down to perth over the next month....stopping at all the amazing places WA has to offer. This is the real Australia. You miss NT and WA, then you are probably just an east-coast back/flashpacker who spends most the time in Sydney or Melbourne and probably never meets and real aussies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauradarlin Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 have a look at Red Earth Safaris for a really well planned and not too expensive trip from Perth to Exmouth - either return to Perth with them or do your own thing from Exmouth onwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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