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Full-day, overnight and weekend railway getaways.

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Adelaide–Melbourne Return Escape

Adelaide ↔ Nhill ↔ Melbourne

Start in either city. Compare Daylink via Nhill with rail-only choices for the Adelaide → Melbourne leg.

Choose your stay · No car required · Loop

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Pichi Richi Escape

Adelaide • Port Augusta • Quorn • Port Augusta • Adelaide

Spend two nights in Port Augusta and ride the Afghan Express through Pichi Richi Pass.

3 days · No car required · Loop

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Canberra Loop Escape

Melbourne • Canberra • Goulburn • Melbourne

A flexible Canberra escape via Bairnsdale, Goulburn and the daylight Melbourne XPT.

From 2 days · No car required · Loop

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Echuca Rail and Paddlesteamer Escape

Melbourne • Bendigo • Echuca • Murray River Wharf

Ride the direct morning V/Line train to Echuca, explore its historic wharf and take a paddlesteamer cruise. Return that afternoon or spend a night by the Murray.

One day or two days with one night · No car required · Loop

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Toowoomba Westlander Escape

Brisbane • Toowoomba • Main Range • Brisbane

Coach from Brisbane to Toowoomba, stay as many nights as you like, then ride the Westlander down the range on a Thursday or Saturday morning.

One or more nights · No car required · Loop

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Swan Hill Escape

Melbourne • Castlemaine • Bendigo • Swan Hill

Experience one of Victoria’s remaining regular locomotive-hauled passenger corridors, from either end or from a regional base.

A few hours to an overnight stay · No car required

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