However you choose to get here, check out our directions beforehand to ensure you don't get lost!
free shuttle bus within Perisher
By Road
Smiggins is an easy 5.5 to 6 hour drive from Sydney via Canberra and Cooma or 7 hours from Melbourne with more than half the distance being freeway.
From Jindabyne, access to Smiggins is via Kosciusko Road. It's just over 30km and an easy half hour drive from Jindabyne in good weather.
Download driving directions here.
Jindabyne to Smiggin Holes
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Motorists are legally required to carry properly fitting chains in all vehicles excluding 4WD's in all "snow-ice" risk sections within the National Park.
Entry to the National Park is $27* per car per day. Annual passes are $190*. Passes can be obtained at the entry gates to the National Park.
Note: These prices are correct as of April 2010. For more information on National Park entry fees, please visit National Parks and Wildlife Services.
We are located directly opposite the chair lifts
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By Air
Canberra International Airport is a 2.5 hour drive from Smiggins and a 40 minute flight from Sydney. The airport is located about 7 kilometres (10 mins) from the city centre.
Regular connections are available to and from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth by both Qantas and Virgin Blue.
Qantas - Tel. 13 13 13 | Virgin Blue - Tel. 13 67 89
Canberra Airport to Jindabyne
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New for 2010
From June 2010 you will be able to fly directly to the Snowy Mountains from Sydney with Aeropelican.
Free Shuttle Service
A free shuttle service operates between Perisher Valley and Smiggin Holes.
Pick-ups are from the turning circle at Perisher Skitube Terminal and the metal bridge outside the Smiggins Hotel at Smiggin Holes. Shuttles depart approximately every 15 minutes.
