Tennant Creek to Uluru road trip: Distance, drive time & best stops
A Tennant Creek to Uluru road trip covers a 975km distance in 9h54m. Attractions along the route include the Devils Marbles, Alice Springs and Mount Conner.
The Tennant Creek to Uluru drive is likely to be part of a longer road trip – routes from Darwin to Uluru, Brisbane to Uluru and Cairns to Uluru pass through this way. However, Tennant Creek is a logical overnight stop on these longer outback adventures.
This once-in-a-lifetime dune-top dinner experience, with special stargazing session included, is our top Uluru recommendation.
Things to do in Tennant Creek include discovering Indigenous heritage at the Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Cultural Centre, plus taking in the views from the Bill Allen Lookout.
Uluru experiences include a lavish dune-top desert dinner with stargazing, a guided walk around the perimeter full of Aboriginal cultural stories and a sunrise tour to the perfect photo stop. To browse a wide array of memorable Uluru experiences, head here. For the best Uluru accommodation deals, search here.
8 great Uluru experiences to book before you arrive
- 1. Understand Uluru’s caves, bulges, gullies and spiritual stories on a guided base walk.
- 2. Be awe-struck by the changing colours on a SUNRISE tour.
- 3. Eat great food on a dune top, and enjoy an expert-guided stargazing session during a once-in-a-lifetime desert dune-top dinner.
- 4. See an entirely different kind of dramatic outback scenery on Kings Canyon day trip.
- 5. Do a lap of Uluru by Segway.
- 6. See the big picture on an outback helicopter flight.
- 7. See Australia’s most spectacular light show – the Field of Light at sunrise.
- 8. Admire the colour-shifting giant rock domes on a Kata-tjuta sunset trip.
Tennant Creek to Uluru distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Tennant Creek to Uluru in the Northern Territory is 975km. That makes for a driving time of around nine hours and 54 minutes.
The best place to stop on the dusty, dry 508km journey from Tennant Creek to Alice Springs is the Devils Marbles, a mysterious collection of stacked red boulders.
The Wycliffe Well roadhouse, covered in alien and UFO-related nonsense, is also quite entertaining.
Other potential fuel stops on the way to Alice Springs are the Barrow Creek Hotel, Ti Tree Roadhouse and Aileron Roadhouse.
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