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.
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.
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.
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.
From Chinchilla to Alice Springs by road is a distance of 2701 km.
Alice Springs is 440 km southwest of Uluru (Ayers Rock) by road. The journey takes about 5 hrs 30 minutes.
It is 506 km by road from Tennant Creek to Alice Springs.
From Port Augusta to Alice Springs by road is a distance of 1223km. The journey takes about eleven hours, driving non-stop.
It takes around 28 hours of non-stop driving to travel from Alice Springs to Canberra. Total road distance is 2573 km, travelling via Mildura.
It takes around 28 hours of non-stop driving to travel from Alice Springs to Canberra. Total road distance is 2573 km, travelling via Mildura.
It is about 440km from Alice Springs to Uluru (Ayers Rock) by road. The roads are straight but the shoulders can be soft and dusty, so drivers need to be careful when passing other vehicles. Allow an absolute minimum of five and a half hours for the journey.
The road distance between Alice Springs and Melbourne is 2253km, travelling through Port Augusta. It takes about 27 hours to travel, so is good three days' journey. The air distance is 1888km.
From Alice Springs to Imanpa is a distance of 275km and will take about three and a half hours to travel, depending on road conditions at the time.