The Perisher Manor is the closest hotel to the ski lifts - a truly ski-in and ski-out hotel located in the central area of the ski resort giving you the quickest access up the mountain via the Perisher Express Quad Chair lift and the new Village 8 Express eight seater chair lift.

Getting Here By Road

For those travelling by car, the driving times to Perisher Valley or SkiTube are:

• Sydney to Perisher Valley or Skitube - 6 hours
• Melbourne to Perisher Valley or Skitube - 7 hours
• Canberra to Perisher Valley or Skitube - 2.5 hours
• Cooma airport to Perisher Valley or Skitube - 1 hour

Countrylink operate coach and rail/coach services between all major cities and Canberra or Cooma. The Countrylink website has more information.

Greyhound Australia also have regular coach services to Canberra and Perisher Valley. There is also a bus services from Canberra via Jindabyne to the Skitube. Visit the Greyhound Australia website for more information.

Parking

The National Parks and Wildlife Service will not allow cars to be parked at Perisher Valley overnight, but you can park at Skitube’s Bullocks Flat terminal which is located 15 min. along the Alpine Way from either Thredbo or Jindabyne. Then take the Skitube train to Perisher Valley station where Hans oversnow taxi’s are available to the hotel. Free day parking for 2208 vehicles and overnight parking for 822 vehicles is available at the Skitube terminal.

There is also parking for 200 coaches. Click here for more information about Skitube.

Getting Here By Air

Travelling by air involves a flight to either Cooma or Canberra airports and then a self-drive or coach transfer to Perisher Valley.

Flight times are:

• Sydney to Cooma - 1 hour
• Melbourne to Cooma - 1 hour
• Sydney to Canberra - 45 mins
• Melbourne to Canberra - 55 mins

Qantas, REX and Virgin Blue fly into Canberra. REX and AeroPelican also fly into Snowy Mountains Airport at Cooma. For more information contact REX on 13 17 13 or Qantas/AeroPelican on 13 13 13.

Airport Transfers

Transfer times to Perisher Valley are:

• From Canberra Airport: 2.5 hours by car or 3 hours by coach
• From Cooma Airport: 1 hour by car or coach

For coach transfers contact Snow Express Shuttle Bus 1800 642 112, CBD 1300 889 723, Snowy Mountain Express 02 6452 4455, or Summit Coaches 1800 608 008.

Hire cars and taxis are available from Cooma Airport and Canberra Airport.
Bookings are essential - contact Snowy Mountains Hire Cars by phone
(02 6456 2957), fax (02 6456 2290) or email (info@skibus.net.au).