road directions to hume highway requested.

[jow104]

I am shortly leaving Sydney and need to get on the Hume Highway going south to Albury NSW. I do not have an ETAG for my hired car.

Can anyone please tell me if the route tolls at the Sydney end are all payable by cash (toll booths),

[snowyskiesau]

Going from Sydney (what suburb?) you have the option of taking the Hume Highway or the M5 motorway
The M5 will cost you $3.80 and yes, cash is still accepted.

Once out of Sydney, both roads join up.

[Daddles]

The Doom Dieway? Don't you still follow the line of white crosses and wrecked motor cars?

Richard
sorry, not fond memories of that part of my time in Squidley

[Bleedin Thumb]

John, go towards the city, go under the harbour tunnel, stay on that road until you see a sign saying domestic airport to the right and Woolongong to the left.
keep left.
Go under the runway tunnel and take the M5 exit on your left at the end of the tunnel and keep going till you reach Albury.

If you reach Wodonga you have gone too far.
Don't pick up hitchhikers if they are carrying axes.
If you see any weird people with foilies on run em over.

[Mirboo]

Use www.whereis.com (http://www.whereis.com/whereis/directions.do;jsessionid=BDA42C123E85BE7215D4542848A611CF.server1-1) to work out your route. You have the option of choosing a route that avoids tolls or not.

[dazzler]

Hi Jow

I take it you are on holidays. If so what about head south towards wollongong and then cut across to the hume. No tolls and a pleasantish drive. You could even take in the National Park on the way down.

whereis.com.au is a great resource. Even gives travelling times.


cheers

[Cliff Rogers]

This is another good site, I use it often. :2tsup:
http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp?TM_Page=mapmaker

[Gumby]

I am shortly leaving Sydney ,

good move :cool:

[journeyman Mick]

good move :cool:


But it's in the wrong direction (http://www.whereis.com/whereis/getMap.do?nref=getMap) :U

Mick

[Gumby]

But it's in the wrong direction (http://www.whereis.com/whereis/getMap.do?nref=getMap) :U

Mick

Any direction out is a good direction :wink:

[Bleedin Thumb]

Yep there could only be two worse places than Sydney, Hell and Melbourne.



Maybe Hell's not that bad.


BTW Jow when you get down to Albury be sure to spend a day down at the Rutherglen wineries especially if you like a good port, nice cheese factory also which is fortuituous

[Gumby]

Yep there could only be two worse places than Sydney,

Probably correct, but Melbourne isn't one of them.

Glad to see you agree with me about Sydney though. :cool:

[AlexS]

Probably correct, but Melbourne isn't one of them.



Don't you mean "One of them isn't Melbourne."?

[Ashore]

Jow you worry about E_Tags now wait till you hit melbourne , at least 95% + of the toll roads in N.S.W. and Sydney give you the option of paying as you go............ melbourne doesn't .
and as to the public transport do a check yourself as to the cost of day passes ( though why you need a day pass in melbourne where theres nothing to see and no wear to go ) mate you came to see Australia don't waist your time going south , when you leave Sydney Go North and enjoy the best that Australia has to offer.:D

Rgds

[namtrak]

If your able to make any sense of all of that nonsense, then once you get to Albury - give me a buzz and I might shout you a cuppa, and maybe even point you in the direction of some half decent wineries.

Cheers

Pm sent

[Wood Borer]

Have a good trip John - give us a call when you are South of the border and still have mobile coverage.

[jow104]

Thanks all,
So its going to be the freeway to the airport and find that M5, if they both accept cash.

Whilst we are on the subject of ETAGS, they are a swine for visitors aren't they?
Firstly if you own the car and travelling south from Qld. and only intend to use once (perhaps the M7 etc.) you have got to get the etag, no cash accepted.

Secondly, if in my instance, a hire car, I assume the etag equipment would be sent to the car hire firm (my case Melbourne) and if I am touring, how the heck do I get the etag eventually, I am not staying anywhere permamently if touring.

[Big Shed]

In the case of Melbourne, no Etag is required, at least for visitors.

Use the CityLink today and you have 3 days to ring up for a day-pass, or you can do it on-line within the 3 day period. Quite painless, although I am against toll roads, but that is another story:((

https://www.citylink.com.au/pages/secure/PassPurchase/index.jsf

Oh, BTW there is a limit of 12 day passes in a year, after that you need to get an ETag.

[Bleedin Thumb]

Years ago I jumped a turnstile on the Paris Metro after a long free trip and got nabbed by a guard.
She said (french accent here) I am sorry I must give you a fine. I said look at where we are - it was Charles De Gaulle Airport - you can give me a fine but I am flying out of here in one hour.:)

She said Merde, and something else I didn't understand and waved me on.:D

I assume that would be the same with any fine you got from private toll operater issued to a hire car company, half the time locals don't get issued with the fines.:cool:

[snowyskiesau]

Depends on the hire car company as to whether they pass the fine on, I imagine most would.
Hertz certainly do this.

[Big Shed]

Transurban/CityLink don't issue fines, that would be considered too common:rolleyes:

They issue an invoice with the original day-pass charge, with an equivalent "administration charge" to the same value, ie you pay double.
But absolutely no "fine":p