Getting there

Planes

Skywest Airlines (www.skywest.com.au) flies daily between Perth and Exmouth (1 hour 45 minutes) and weekly from Broome. Exmouth’s Learmonth Airport is 37 kilometres south of the town of Exmouth itself; Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef is 70 kilometres south of Exmouth (an hour’s drive). A regular shuttle bus runs between the airport and Exmouth, or you can arrange private transfers to meet flights.

Automobiles

Driving the 1,270 kilometres from Perth to Exmouth will take about 16 hours, so most folk fly in. Hire a car at Learmonth Airport from Budget (www.budget.com.au) or Europcar (www.europcar.com.au), or in Exmouth itself from Avis (www.avis.com.au).