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How can I get from London to Sydney by land and sea ?

I want to use public transport (buses, trains, ferries, cruises etc) to get across the continents as figure it will be more interesting than flying. Any suggestions for any part of the journey?

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1. You could check out traditional cruise companies. Or you could look into cargo ships that carry passengers. I just googled and came up with this site: http://members.aol.com/CruiseAZ/col.htm Check this blurb out too: "These days, there are no regular passenger ships from the UK or Europe to Australia, only occasional round-the-world cruises and regular freighters which take a limited number of passengers. Both cruises and freighters take many weeks for the voyage and cost thousands of pounds per passenger. For general info on long-distance passenger travel by cargo ship, visit www.geocities.com/freighterman.geo, and also try www.freighterworld.com or www.freighter-cruises.com. UK agencies booking travel on cargo ships include www.strandtravel.co.uk, CruiseAZ, and www.cruisepeople.co.uk. www.oldendorff.com is a worldwide shipping line offering freighter travel. It's possible to travel most of the way from London to Australia by train via the Trans-Siberian Railway, and quite a few people choose to travel this way. You travel from London to Moscow by train, Moscow to China by Trans-Siberian Railway, by train from Beijing to Hanoi and Saigon, by bus through Cambodia and then by train from Bangkok to Singapore. The trip will take 3-4 weeks. However, although there are ferries from Singapore to Indonesia, there are no regular passenger ships to Australia from either Singapore or Indonesia. Unless you can find a cruise or passenger-carrying freighter, your only option for the last leg from Southeast Asia to Australia is probably by air. If you are interested, see the London to Russia page, the Trans-Siberian page, the Vietnam page, the Cambodia page, and the Thailand page." The Trans-Siberian railway option sounds really cool, actually. I'd look into that myself! ^_^