Brisbane to Alice Springs road trip: Distance, drive time & stops
Brisbane to Alice Springs drive: Tennant Creek and the Red Centre
Things to do in Tennant Creek include taking in Indigenous heritage at the Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Cultural Centre. Other options include the Bill Allen Lookout and gold rush heritage at the Battery Hill Mining Centre.
The final stretch of the journey, from Tennant Creek to Alice Springs, is 508km long. By far the best road trip stop on the way is the Devils Marbles, a mysterious collection of stacked red boulders.
You might also be interested in the Wycliffe Well roadhouse, which is stuffed to the gills with UFO paraphernalia and alien-related chintz.
And finally… Alice Springs
Things to do in Alice Springs once finally there include the Alice Springs Desert Park, the Museum of Central Australia and the Royal Flying Doctor Service Base visitor centre.
You can also pick from a menu of Alice Springs tours. Enjoy a camel tour, a West MacDonnell Ranges day trip or a hot air balloon flight.
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Best Alice Springs accommodation choices
These are the best Alice Springs accommodation picks:
- For a solid, relatively affordable motel: Elkira Court Motel.
- For villas, gardens and a lagoon-style pool: Desert Palms.
- For backpackers: Alice’s Secret Travellers Inn.
- For a kid-friendly holiday park: Discovery Parks Alice Springs.
- For business-friendly serviced apartments: Quest Alice Springs.
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