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Airlines (domestic)
Ansett (tel 13 1300); Qantas (tel 13 1313); Rottnest Airtaxi (free call tel 1800 500 006); Skywest (tel 08/9334 2288 or free call 1800 244 833).
Airlines (international) Air New Zealand (tel 08/9325 1099); British Airways (tel 08/9425 7711); Garuda (tel 08/9481 0963); Malaysian Airlines (tel 13 2627); Qantas (tel 13 1313); Singapore Airlines (tel 13 1011); United Airlines (tel 13 1777). Airport shuttle buses Airport-City Shuttle (tel 08/9479 4131). Bicycle rental About Bike Hire, Barrack Street jetty (tel 08/9221 2665), has bikes for riverside cycling from $15 a day, or try the hostels. Secondhand bikes from WA Bicycle Disposals, 278 Hay St, East Perth (tel 08/9325 1176), from around $80. They also offer an informal rental and buy-back service, plus local and regional cycling maps. Buses Greyhound Pioneer (tel 13 2030), for interstate services; Integrity Coach Lines (tel 08/9226 1399 or free call 1800 226 339) head north up the coast to Exmouth three times a week; South West Coach Lines (tel 08/9322 5173), for daily services to the Margaret River Region as far as Augusta; Westliner (tel 08/9250 2838), for twice-weekly services to Kalgoorlie, Leinster and Laverton; Westrail (tel 131053), for daily services south and east of Perth and, less frequently, north to Kalbarri and Meekatharra. All have offices at the Wellington Street Bus Station, but interstate and Westrail country buses come and go from the East Perth Terminal. Car rental Perth's car-rental companies are among the cheapest in the country and while the "$25 per day" deals should be scrutinized carefully, a week's rental is the best way of exploring relatively compact areas such as the Southwest at your own pace. Outlets include Atlas Rent-a-Car (tel 08/9277 8311); City Centre Car Rentals (tel 08/9322 1887); Myaree Rent-a-Car (tel 08/9330 8848); and Network Rent-a-Car, 259 William St, Northbridge (tel 08/9227 8810). Disabled travellers ACROD, Unit 9, 189 Royal St, East Perth (tel 08/9222 2961), provides information for disabled visitors to WA. For information about accessible accommodation, call the Para Quad Association (tel 08/9381 0173), or use the fairly reliable RACWA Touring Guide . Hospitals Royal Perth, Victoria Square (tel 08/9224 2244); King Edward, Bagot Rd, Subiaco (tel 08/9340 2222), for women; Fremantle, Alma St (tel 08/9321 3333). Internet access The city library has several somewhat clunky computers free for surfing up to an hour a day. There are a number of internet cafAŠs on Barrack St and William St, between Murray St and Wellington St. The cheapest in town is at Grand Central Backpackers , 379 Wellington St. Library Perth Cultural Centre, James St. An attractive and air-conditioned place to sit and read the newspapers and surf the Net. Maps Perth Map Centre, 1st floor, 884 Hay St (tel 08/9322 5733), has a full range of topographic and touring maps. Motoring associations RACWA, 228 Adelaide Terrace (tel 08/9421 4444), offers a complete range of services, as well as maps. Police 2 Adelaide Terrace (tel 08/9222 1111).
Post office
Forrest Chase, opposite the train station, with a mail collection service. Other useful information
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