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Getting to the Epping Laboratory
The street address of the Epping Laboratory is 167 Vimiera Road, Eastwood, NSW 2122.-
Airport Shuttle bus:
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For visitors arriving from Kingsford Smith Sydney Airport, there are a
number of Airport
Shuttle
buses that service the Eastwood/Epping/Marsfield area. The ATNF uses
Airport
Shuttle North frequently, and will joint book with AAO if requested.
The
shuttle service costs around $45 per trip, with cost able to be split
between
passengers if more than one is going to the AAO. The shuttle service
accepts
cash or credit card payments, and a receipt can be issued. If you would
like to book a shuttle service, please go to Airport Shuttle North's
website http://www.airportshuttlenorth.com/.
A shuttle will be booked
to meet your arrival/departure requirements
at Kingsford Smith (Sydney) Airport. The shuttle service drop off is at
the CSIRO/ATNF entrance near the corner of Pembroke Road and Vimiera
Road, on the same grounds as the AAO headquarters. Follow the signs to
`AAO'.
- Travelling
by car: Please note Sydney has many toll roads. For a map of Sydney
Tolls see click here.
- Approaching from the city, go over the Harbour Bridge or through the Harbour Tunnel then take the expressway exit to Epping/Lane Cove. This expressway will continue through to Epping Road, via Lane Cove Tunnel. Travel on Epping highway for about 7 kilometres. Vimiera Road is a left turn off Epping Road at a set of traffic lights about 2km before Epping. The preceding main cross street (with a set of traffic lights) is Balaclava Road. The AAO is is on the grounds of CSIRO Division of Radiophysics (at the corner of Vimiera Road and Pembroke Street). Enter via the Vimiera Road entrance, turn to the left at the T junction. The AAO is the grey building in the area on your left. More detailed driving instructions can be found by going to www.whereis.com.au or maps.google.com.au. Please note that the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Lane Cove Tunnel are both cashless tolls; cars passing these tolls need an electronic tag on their vehicle. Visitors to Sydney may obtain visitor passes for automatic tolls by going to the following:
- For Sydney Harbour Bridge & Tunnel, select `Register for a Pass on RTA's My E-Toll website.
- For Cross-City Tunnel, through Beep
- For M7, apply for an e-Pass through Roam.
- For M2, Lane Cove Tunnel and Falcon Street exit, apply through RoamExpress.
- Visitor passes can, and should, be booked in advance.
Please note that the M4 and M5 are not eligible roads for the visitor passes, as they still have cash booths available. - For more information at http://sydneymotorways.com/.
and http://sydneymotorways.com/tagsandpasses.html
- By taxi:
- Tell the taxi driver that the entrance to the AAO Laboratory is near the corner of Vimiera Road and Pembroke Street, almost opposite the Eastwood Rugby Union Football Ground. A taxi from Sydney to the Lab costs about $55.
- By bus:
- Buses from the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) in the City to Epping Station (288 or 290) or to Marsfield (292 or 294) cross Vimiera Road on their way along Epping Road from central Sydney to Epping Station (and vice versa). Details of current timetables and fares can be obtained from the State Transit Authority.
- By train:
- A train from Sydney to Epping takes about 30 minutes, and outdoor types can walk the distance between Epping station and the Lab in about 25 minutes (head east from the station down Epping Road). Otherwise, the same 288, 289 bus from Epping station stops at Vimiera Road, or you can take a taxi from the rank at the station.
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