Approximately 1291 kilometres
Alice Springs is located south of Darwin.
Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, is closer to Alice Springs.
It flight takes about 2 hours for a direct flight from Darwin to Alice Springs, longer for a non direct flight.
Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory, is the closest capital city to Alice Springs by road and by air. By road, Alice Springs is a distance of 1497km from Darwin, whereas Adelaide, capital of South Australia, is a distance of 1529 km. By air, Darwin is 1284km from Alice Springs, and Adelaide is 1326km.
Under normal circumstances, you do not need a 4WD to drive from Darwin to Alice Springs as the Stuart Highway, which runs between the two, is fully sealed. During the wet season, a 4WD may be required along some sections of road south of Darwin.
Adelaide and Alice Springs have the shortest direct distance between them.
The Great Sandy, Gibson and the Tanami deserts.
To go from Alice Springs to Darwin, you must travel north.
The Stuart Highway is the highway from Alice Springs to Darwin. It was named after John McDouall Stuart, who was the first European explorer to successfully travel from south to north across the continent.
The Stuart Highway is the main road from Alice Springs to Darwin. It was named after John McDouall Stuart, who was the first European explorer to successfully travel from south to north across the continent.
This is the Ghan, so named because it follows the track of the old Afghan camel trains.
Alice Springs ( 'The Alice' ) is almost exactly in the center of Australia in the Northern Territory. It lies 1491km south of Darwin. It is around 450km by road from Ayers Rock ( Uluru) in a north-easterly direction.