TRAVEL TO PACIFIC 2010
The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre is located in the heart of Sydney and is less than thirty minutes from the airport.

The Darling Harbour area is one of Sydney’s major attractions with restaurants, shopping, entertainment facilities and tourist attractions all in the immediate area.

The Centre is adjacent to the Sydney CBD and close to many hotels and serviced apartments.

Visitors can reach the centre by foot if staying at one of the close-by hotels, by Monorail, Light rail, public transport, quick ferry or water taxi.

For assistance with travel and accommodation please contact The Lido Group, our Official Accommodation & Travel Supplier or your local travel agent.

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Accommodation
Sydney offers an extensive amount of accommodation options for visitors to Pacific 2010. Visitors choosing to stay in and around Darling Harbour will be within walking distance of the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The Lido Group, our official Accommodation and Travel Supplier will be happy to assist you with your travel arrangements.

You can also download an Accommodation Booking Form by clicking here.

For those visitors that work in the government and defence industries that require accommodation and travel bookings please refer to www.government.travel to receive your travel discounts.

Government.travel has been specifically designed for attendees from government and university if you have a .gov or .edu email address you will have access to government rates at all hotels in the vicinity of the event.

Coaches
Coach parking is available outside Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. Contact the Centre for further details: www.scec.com.au

Rail
Catch the train to Town Hall station and walk down into Darling Harbour and the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. Trains that travel in the central business district (which includes Town Hall station) are frequent. Please ask your accommodation supplier for further details of your nearest station.

Monorail
Linking Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre with the central business district is the monorail which operates seven days a week. Consult your hotel or travel provider for further information on stations closest to your accommodation.

Light Rail Tram
Leaving from Central Railway Station, the light rail tram takes you directly to the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. The light rail system operates every fifteen minutes, 24 hours a day.

Water
Located in The Rocks, Circular Quay is the central hub for ferries to Darling Harbour. Please ask your hotel or travel provider for further information on how to get to the Rocks and Circular Quay ferry terminal. Ferries operate seven days a week.

Taxi
Sydney has many taxi companies who operate seven days a week, twenty four hours a day. Taxi ranks are located outside the Novotel Hotel Harbourside Shopping Centre and Exhibition Hall 1.

Parking
The Darling Harbour precinct has over 5,000 car parking spaces in the vicinity of the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

No vehicle will be permitted to park in any area other than designated car parks.

Operating under a separate management, the Centre car park is located below the Exhibition Centre and can accommodate up to 900 vehicles with direct access to the Darling Harbour precinct. Designed for high turnover visitation, the Centre car park offers premium car park access to events at the Centre and in Darling Harbour. Entrance/exit is via Darling Drive. Additional car parks in the vicinity of the Centre can accommodate up to 5,000 vehicles.

Vehicular access is limited to cars only with a ceiling height of 1.8m.

The Centre accepts no responsibility for theft of, or damage to vehicles parked in the car park, and it is in the owner’s interest to remove all valuables from vehicles. Conditions of entry are posted at the entrance to the car park.

Rates are set on an hourly basis with a maximum of five hours, after which a full day rate is applicable. Evening rates apply. Applicable rates for January/February 2008 will be advised in due course.

Early bird parking or long stay parking is available at the following locations:

Wilson Parking - Entertainment Centre
Ph: 02 9264 1624

Wilson Parking - Harbourside Parking
Ph: 02 9552 2330

Secure Parking - 383 Kent St (near Sydney Aquarium)
Ph: 02 8912 4900