Originally Posted by
harryhv
Arriving midnight on Sunday in PER there's no local bus service but otherwise the no 36 is the most economical way between the city and Perth airport, the local bus stop is the last one outside the Virgin terminal.
Edit: if you're planning on staying in a hotel in PER, beware of the lastminute or wotif secret-hotel deals, NONE of the secret hotels are where wotif says they are. The 5-star one is always the casino hotel in Burswood - two suburbs away from Perth - despite the assertion that "This hotel is located in Perth". And the one that wotif says is in "Perth CBD", 4.5 star, will probably turn out to be the Crowne Plaza about 2 miles from the centre - the hotel does run a free bus into town in the mornings though. And more often than not, the secret hotel is being noisily renovated.
The bus you're referring to is the 37, rather than the 36.
Also, Perth has free transport in the CBD anyway so you can jump on any bus on St Georges Tce (about a 2 minute walk) to head into the city from the Crowne Plaza.
Originally Posted by
harryhv
Every 3 or 4 weeks QF announces a domestic "sale" with a silly name like See-Australia-Sale, usually lasting about a week and for travel dates starting 2-3 weeks ahead thru 2-3 months ahead. The BNE-PER is usually 189 or 199 in these sales.
We are getting overdue for such a "sale" so get yourself on the mailing-list.
And if you're taking a cab from PER that's another reason to travel without checked bags to rush to the taxi-queue before the crowd.
I've never seen BNE-PER that cheap, even on the sales. Generally on a sale fare you're looking at 225 each way; only once have I ever seen it at 199 on Qantas.