Sydney to Alice Springs road trip: Distance, driving time & top stops
Sydney to Alice Springs driving time
The drive from Sydney to Alice Springs is 2,773km long. That’s a Sydney to Alice Springs driving time of about 28 hours. When the direct flight from Sydney to Alice Springs Airport with Qantas takes three hours and costs about $350, you’d be somewhat masochistic to opt for the drive. Just get a hire car in Alice Springs if you want to explore things to do in the Red Centre.
If you decide that Sydney to Alice Springs driving time is just fine, there are a few things worth seeing on the way. Fans of Australian national parks can visit Fitzroy Falls in the Southern Highlands and the haunting Yanga Homestead in the Yanga National Park near Balranald. Mildura has several wineries, plus the pink lakes of the Murray Sunset National Park. You can also do a Hattah Lakes tour in the Hattah-Kulkyne National Park near Mildura.
Your Mildura checklist
- Find the best accommodation.
- Book a half day visit to the Trentham Estate Winery and Mildura Wetlands…
- … Or a nature-focused Hattah Lakes 4WD tour.
Mildura accommodation options include the solid Seven Pines Motor Inn, the enormous Quality Hotel Mildura Grand and the child-friendly All Seasons Mildura Holiday Park.
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