AMPHORAE VII Sydney

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SYDNEY

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• Transport
• Accommodation

Transport

To and from the airport:
In general the easiest way to get to the city from the airport is by train. Follow the signs to the airport station from the arrivals hall and buy a ticket for "City", which is valid for Central station and all other stations in the CBD; if you're staying on campus, you might want to buy a ticket for Redfern instead (see below). A single ticket costs A$15.90, or $11.40 if you have a NSW/ACT student concession.

If you're travelling in a group, splitting a taxi fare can come to about the same price as the train. However, note that the airport taxi queue is notoriously long at peak times. Try to pay your cabbie in cash; thanks to the wonders of the Cabcharge monopoly, paying by card attracts an obscene 10% surcharge.

Getting to campus:
The University of Sydney is easily accessed by train and bus. If travelling by train, get off at Redfern station - almost all southbound trains from the CBD stop here, with the exception of the Airport and East Hills (green) line. From the Lawson St exit, turn left and walk down the road. At the traffic lights, turn left into Abercrombie St. Walk along past the shops and turn right into Shepherd St at the second set of traffic lights. The entrance to the campus is just ahead on your left.

Any bus travelling along City Rd or Parramatta Rd will stop at the University. If you're coming from the CBD, wait at any southbound bus stop on George St. At Railway Square (the major interchange near Central station) wait at Stand C for City Rd or Stand D for Parramatta Rd. Buses convenient for the campus are:

• For City Rd (alight at Butlin Ave): M30, 422, 423, 426, 428
• For Parramatta Rd (alight at University Ave or the Footbridge): M10, 412, 413, 426, 436, 438, 439, 440, 461, 480, 483

Note that you can't buy bus tickets from the driver on weekdays. Instead, you need to pre-purchase your tickets from a newsagency or convenience store - for the short trip between the University and the CBD, ask for a "MyBus 1 single" ($2.20 adult/$1.10 concession). It would be much easier to buy several in advance if you're taking the bus to and from the conference each day. Alternatively, a "MyBus 1 Travelten" ($17.60/$8.80) is valid for ten trips but only costs as much as eight. As you get on the bus, insert your ticket in one of the green boxes near the door, then wait a second while the machine processes it and spits it back out.

Accommodation

Delegates need to make their own arrangements for accommodation - below are some suggestions and thoughts about where to stay.

On-campus accommodation:
A number of the university's residential colleges offer casual accommodation during the July holidays. All colleges are located about five minutes' walk from the conference venues; most offer single study bedrooms with shared bathrooms, and some include breakfast. Please see their websites for more details.

• Sancta Sophia College
• Women's College (casual accommodation open to both genders)
• Wesley College
• Mandelbaum House

Off-campus accommodation:
Unfortunately there is not a huge amount of budget accommodation within walking distance of the university, but places do exist. Try searching on Wotif, Lastminute, Sydney.com or similar sites - the suburbs within reasonable walking distance are Camperdown, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Ultimo, Chippendale, Darlington, Redfern and Newtown. Budget hotels are more abundant in the CBD, although this will probably entail a short bus or train ride to the university unless you're at the south edge. The other major centres of budget accommodation are Kings Cross and Bondi, but we would recommend against these since they're a significant distance from the university.