Latest London to Sydney bus offers

Monday, 7 March 2011 12:32 PM

Australia is a memorable destination but the only memorable thing about the journey is the cost of the flight.

So while costs of travelling across the world are rising, the Oz-Bus is busy bucking the trend and offering a £600 discount on its 2011 departures from London to Sydney.

The Oz-bus is an 85-day trip which now crosses 18 countries, three continents and takes in countless extraordinary adventures along the way. Its final destination is Sydney and the cost of the trip is now £4,699 per person.

Singapore is the latest country to be added to the route, the multi-cultured island will add a stunning dimension to the trip.

Once in Oz and after that epic drive, the Oz-Bus will face one of Australia’s greatest drives – The Great Ocean Drive.

The popular city of Melbourne is also now included in the London-Sydney route, adding to the already iconic Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kings Canyon and the unique charms of Coober Pedy.

The next traverse across the globe departs 4 September from London and arrives in Sydney on 27 November.
 

The Sumatran Rhino, one of many attractions.

New route opens from Singapore to Pekanbaru

SilkAir, part of Singapore Airlines, today launched its new direct service between Singapore and Pekanbaru, Indonesia. The new thrice-weekly service between Singapore and the capital of the Riau province in Sumatra will provide over 700 seats each week boosting a fledgling tourist industry.

Voting is now open in the World Travel Awards

Vote for favourite gap-year travel company or airline

Gap-year and round the world travellers are now able to let the world know how grateful they are to the unsung heroes of their adventures by voting in the World Travel Awards 2011. Have you ever been on an amazing adventure that was made even better by the kind considerate help from airline staff?

Melbourne, Australia - a gap year destination

Gap year down under offers jobless graduates a chance

As the UK job market is becoming increasingly difficult for graduates with no previous work experience, there is no better time for 18 to 35-year olds to take advantage of a Work Australia or Work New Zealand gap year programme.

Expedia prizes include trips to Las Vegas

Expedia.com offers Facebook travel prizes

Expedia.com has launched a new Facebook promotion that will deliver more than one million dollars' worth of travel to its friends on Facebook. All wannabe travellers have to do to have a chance of picking some of the prizes on offer is befriend Expedia on the social media site.

Sydney harbour

Sydney named Australia’s favourite city

The harbour side capital took the title at The Australian Traveller Readers' Choice Awards, beating last year's winner, Melbourne, by just a single vote.

Book flights with multiple stops online

Find multi-destination flights online

A new search engine allows upcoming gap year travellers to search for flights with multiple destinations and stopovers online. You can compare several providers to get the best price and book on the web with travel search utility Momondo.

Boost your gap year with free InterRail passes

Win two InterRail Passes for Europe with Gap Daemon

Looking to save some money on your gap year travel and transport? Complete the online survey on the Gap Daemon website and you'll be entered into a prize draw to win two free InterRail Passes for unlimited travel across 30 Euro countries for a month.

Songkran - Thai New Year

Thai New Year celebrations at a Bangkok street food party in London

The Tourism Authority of Thailand will be celebrating the Thai New Year of Songkran by bringing a taste of the festivities to the heart of London.

Travel Tales: "I walked through a wet forest whilst covered in leeches"

India is full of surprises, as backpacker Sarah discovered

Backpacker Sarah Ward chats leeches, monsoon weather, chilli for breakfast and clubbing in Mumbai - and everything else than happened on her Indian gap year adventure!

Interview with a local: An insider’s guide to London

London guide local interview destination

We chat to Cat Hughes, the mystery traveller behind TravelBite.co.uk's Secret London blog, to get the best travel tips direct from a local Londoner. Discover things you never knew about the UK capital...