Firefly Express

$ 55 bucks to Melbourne! Accommodation and transportation in one! No taxi to or from the airport!
Firefly is a well-​run bus service operating between Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. Often overnight. Find them at the Adelaide Bus depot.
Their coaches have comfortable interiors decked out in carpeted-​everywhere 80s charm. Friendly customer service agents are easy to get a hold of over the phone, even on public holidays. Buses run on time. Assigned seat numbers reduce awkwardness when boarding. There’s a new informative website.
Buses are different than planes.
Carry-​on luggage is much less secure than flying, as passengers get on and off during the night. So what do you do with your laptop? Check it below where it’s susceptible to a rough unloading by a tired bus driver?
And it’s an odd bunch of people who don’t fly… Overheard last night on the coach:
«Adelaide isstthh 2 hours behind [Melbourne]? I don’t know why they don’t just make the whole country the same time…»
and
«…I trap all the hot air upstairs, aye. Keeps downstairs cold. Bloody brilliant mate, it’s like air conditioning.»
Recline. Relax. Try not to think of your laptop getting damaged or stolen. Watch the stars in the inky black sky with a bunch of strange strangers whizzing along the lonely road together — the best possible way to experience Australia’s vastness.
Tips:
–Don’t go to the pub beforehand (It’s a bloody looong trip mate!)
–Bring a blanket and a small pillow to support your neck. At the very least bring warm comfortable clothes into the cabin. You’ll want it — the bus is cold, the window frames and windows particularly so.
–Bring a bottle of water. It will help you arrive at your best.
Not as bad as ya think.