Melbourne to Brisbane
There is no direct train: 1,965 km in two XPT legs via Sydney, 10.5 hours by day and an overnight run into Brisbane Central at 5.30 a.m.
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Sydney to Melbourne on the Countrylink
Eleven hours and 953 km from Sydney Central to Southern Cross on the CountryLink XPT, through Cootamundra, Wagga Wagga and the spring Yarrow fields.
Sydney
Leaving the boat for the last time was a strange, if not liberating, experience. Our YHA hostel was located very nearby, on the crescent of the hilly Rocks area of Sydney (which wasn't climb up to while carrying so many over-packed bags). From the hostel's…
Arriving in Sydney: 3 weeks and 7,415 nautical miles from L.A.
Twenty-two days and 7,415 nautical miles across the Pacific from Los Angeles, and the ten-metre swell that carried us into Circular Quay a day early.