Taxis in Adelaide are readily available and found all over the city center, at the airport, outside the stations, hailed from the streets and found outside major tourist attractions. All taxis are metered with two tariffs, one during the week (M-F) and the second on the weekends. The base rate for taxis in Adelaide is AU$3.50, plus and extra AU$4 per mile and the price increases from 7 pm to 6 am. There are supervised taxi ranks staffed by the Taxi Council at night and on the weekends with lights, supervision and security officers operating 11 pm - 3 am on Fridays, and 11 pm - 5 am on Saturdays. Several reputable companies run in the city including Adelaide Independent Taxis, Adelaide Transport, Suburban Taxis, Yellow Cabs, and Access cabs.

Adelaide`s city center is pretty flat and compact allowing for visitors to easily explore on foot. Many of the cities main tourist attractions are centered around the CBD where North Terrace and Victoria Square are found. The gorgeous wide tree-lined boulevards of North Terrace area where the city`s cultural institutions are located in the most beautiful architectural buildings house places like the Art Gallery of South Australia and the South Australian Museum. The Rundle Mall is pedestrianized and the Adelaide Central Market which are both great places to walk around, shop and enjoy delicious food.

The city of Adelaide offers an interesting program called the Adelaide City Bikes Scheme. Bikes are free to hire from 9 am until 4:30 pm from the Bike SA Office on Franklin St with bikes available from over 10 locations across the city. The bikes must be returned M-F before 4:30 pm and 5 pm on the weekends. The bike hire includes a helmet, and a bicycle lock, a current passport or driver`s license must be deposited at the time of hire. Visit www.bikesa.asn.au/adelaidefreebikes

The Mike Turtur Bikeway runs from the heart of the city center to Glenelg Beach. This popular bike ride takes you along the River Torrens out to West Beach and then down to Glenelg and back. The surrounding wine regions around Adelaide are the host of the Tour Down Under, the largest cycling race in the Southern Hemisphere.

The city offers free buses (98A, 98C, 99A, 99C), which runs a loop in both clockwise and anticlockwise directions seven days a week. The 99A/C buses do not operate on weekends, they run weekdays from 8:15 am until 7:45 pm every 30 minutes. The 98A/C buses run from 6:45 am until 10:15 pm daily every 30 minutes, every 15-30 minutes, with reduced times on the weekends and during the holidays.

The City Loop (99C) Bus is free and runs weekdays from 7:40 am until 6 pm with a frequency every 15 minutes. It runs on Friday nights from 6 pm until 9:20 pm every 30 minutes, Saturdays from 8 am until 5 pm and Sundays from 10 am until 5 pm every 30 minutes. The routes are clockwise and anticlockwise with around 30 stops.

A single ticket cost for the buses that are not free in the city costs about $5.10 for adults or $9.70 for a day pass, there are Metrocard`s available for purchase too which provide a discounted rate on rides. A $25 three day consecutive pass is available for purchase and can be used on the public buses, trains, and trams. Tickets can be purchased on board, at train stations and in delis and newsagents throughout the city.

The trains in Adelaide are a great way to get to attractions that are located outside of the city, the rail network runs from the Adelaide Railway Station. Passengers can catch the Outer Harbor line train to get to historic Port Adelaide and the beachside suburb of Semaphore, the trains depart every 20-30 minutes from 6 am until midnight.

Metro trains can be taken to reach Belair, Tonsley and Salisbury with nine lines that stop at multiple stations. A single trip ticket costs around $3.40 to $5.30 per person, timetables vary by line and most trains operate daily every 30-60 minutes from 5 am until 11:15 pm.

Trams in Adelaide provide travelers with a useful service that operates through the city center and reaches the inner suburbs. The trams run from Moseley Sq in Glenelg, through Victoria Sq in the city and along North Tce to the Adelaide Entertainment Center. The trams run every 10 minutes from 6 am until midnight daily and the tram is free to use within the city center (South Tce, Adelaide Entertainment Center and along Glenelg`s Jetty Rd). Trams depart every 15 minutes from 5 am until 12:15 am daily and a single ticket costs between $3.40 - $5.30.