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===By plane===
[http://www.rex.com.au/ Regional Express] operates a daily return flightsflies between [[Adelaide]] and Coober Pedy three times per week using turboprop aircraft. SomeFares daysstart theat flight$300 goesfor viathe [[Port2 Augusta]]hour flight.
 
Budget car hire is available at the airport terminal, make sure you reserve in advance.
 
===By bus===
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==Get around==
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Coober Pedy is small, with most shops on Hutchison St and everything else fairly close by. You can generally walk around town from hotels, as long as you can handle the heat.
 
Fuel costs around 30c/litre more than on the coast.
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You can buy '''opals''' just about everywhere in Coober Pedy, however don't necessarily expect bargain prices. Sellers are not likely to rip you off but check a few places to be sure of appropriate prices.
 
The IGA is located on the Northern of Hutchison Street. There is a Cellarbrations located on the Southern side of Hutchison Street. When purchasing alcohol, have photo ID (passport, drivers licence, proof of age card) ready. There are limits involved on the amount of alcohol per day as Coober Pedy is a dry town. IThe waslimit, ablehowever, seems to purchasebe a bottle of spirits and two bottles of wine per day.
 
==Eat==
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| name=John's Pizza Bar and Restaurant | alt= | url=https://www.facebook.com/Johns-Pizza-Bar-and-Restaurant-Coober-Pedy-176244182418735/ | email=
| address=1 / 24 Hutchison StreetSt | lat=-29.010728 | long=134.755298 | directions=
| phone=+61 8 8672 5561 | tollfree=
| hours=9AM-10PM | price=30AUD$30 for a 12 -inch pizza with a glass of red wine
| lastedit=2022-08-14
| content=A classic "everything" eat-in and takeaway restaurant, with pizza, pasta, burgers, and many other foods done fairly well at reasonable prices for the outback. This is one of the most popular places in town. As a result, the wait times can get long at times. As an example, one weeknight the wait time was estimated to be an hour long.
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==Drink==
There is the Opal Inn, the Desert Cave Hotel, the licensed restaurants and bottle shops next to the both of the supermarkets, including
Cellarbrations bottle shop at the IGA Fresh Supermarket.
 
YouCoober Pedy has a major problem with alcohol and various restrictions apply to sales. As of 2023, liquor can only be sold after midday, you can only make one purchase per day, you are only allowed to buy one bottle of wine per person per day to take-away, and you will have to provide ID for scanning. Of course, you can buy unlimited beer (or maybe only a case, still a lot more than wine). You can also drink in the pub with no problem.
 
==Sleep==
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| name=Mud Hut Motel | alt=Mud Hotel Motel, Coober Pedy | url=http://www.mudhutmotel.com.au/ | email=
| address=St Nicholas Street, Coober PedySt | lat=-29.01421001421 | long=134.75541075541 | directions=On your right as you drive into town from the south.
| phone=+61 8 8672 3003 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=From $100
| content=Made of rammed earth. The motel is small (28 rooms in total). Fast, reliable broadband internet available in most rooms. Dining area and bar.
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| name=Radeka Downunder Underground Backpackers & Motel | alt=Radeka Downunder, Coober Pedy | url=http://www.radekadownunder.com.au/ | email=
| address=1 Oliver St, PO Box 808, Coober Pedy, Australia | lat=-29.012051 | long=134.755401 | directions=Located at No.1 Oliver Street on the main street corner between the BP & Mobil Service Stations. When in town look for the Red Digital Time / Temperature Display on top of the Accommodation.
| phone=+61 8 8672 5223 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=$32-125
| content=Underground hostel. Internet available. Courtesy pickup from bus or airport. Tour of underground mines can be purchased here and if you stay two nights in private a free stargazing is included if the weather permits it.
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There are many signs in the area warning visitors to avoid '''falling into an abandoned mineshaft'''. '''Never''' walk backwards.
 
Coober Pedy suffers from a high crime rate, with frequent '''break-ins''' targeting cash and alcohol. These target businesses more than tourists though, and street crime is rare.
 
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