TRAVEL

A trip of a lifetime!

There are many different ways to get to Alice Springs. Make it a trip of a lifetime for yourself or with a group of friends.

Plane

Flights to Alice Springs are available from all capital cities, except Hobart. Qantas, Virgin and Air North offer flights from various cities. The airport is 10 minutes from town and there is an airport shuttle service to book online. Taxis are also available. Hire cars are available for collection at the airport or in town.

Should you wish to fly in or out of Yulara, flights, coach and hire cars are available to connect with Alice Springs.

Train

Catch the iconic Ghan train from either Adelaide or Darwin and enjoy stops along the way.

Coach

Regular Greyhound coach services run between Adelaide or Darwin and Alice Springs.

Self-Drive

There are major highways linking Alice Springs to all of Australia. The Stuart Highway runs south to north between Adelaide and Darwin with many interesting places to stop along the way. Major highways from other mainland states connect to this.

Uluru-Kata-juta, as well as Watarrka (Kings Canyon) National Parks are both about two and a half hours’ drive (both ways) from the Stuart Highway with the turn off being two hours south of Alice Springs.

If you want to make the trip a bit more of an adventure, get together with friends and design a 4WD adventure. For example:

  • Oodnadatta Track — Port Augusta, Flinders Ranges, Leigh Creek, Maree, Oodnadatta, Marla, Alice Springs.

  • Great Central Road - Outback Way — Kalgoolie, Laverton, Giles, Yulara, Alice Springs.

  • Plenty Highway — make your way to Boolia via dinasour-themed trails or Birdsville then Tobermorey, Gem Trees, Alice Springs.