Uluru distances and driving times
Uluru is one of Australia’s international icons, and there are dozens of activities available for visitors who make it to the Big Red Rock in the Northern Territory’s Red Centre. These include the Mala Walk, dot painting workshops and the Wintjiri Wiru drone show.
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.
But getting to Uluru by road means a long drive – and one that is almost certainly best turned into a longer road trip.
Australia Travel Questions is busy putting together guides to road trip sections that either start or finish at Uluru. Those that have been researched and written up so far are listed below. Click through for more information.
The distances and driving times are approximate, put together using Google Maps. Obviously, if you build a few road trip stops into the drive, the journey will take longer.
Uluru road trips – distances and driving times
Adelaide to Uluru: Distance 1,602km, driving time 16h43m. (More road trips from Adelaide)
Alice Springs to Uluru: Distance 468km, driving time five hours.
Brisbane to Uluru (northern route): Distance 3,461km, driving time 37h. (More Brisbane road trips).
Cairns to Uluru: Distance 2,677km, driving time 29 hours. (More Cairns road trips).
Canberra to Uluru: Distance 2,626km, driving time 27h. (More Canberra driving times).
Coober Pedy to Uluru: Distance 756km, driving time 7h50m. (More driving times to Coober Pedy).
Curtin Springs to Uluru: Distance 100km, driving time 1h8m.
Darwin to Uluru: Distance 1,964km, driving time 20h4m. (More Darwin road trips).
Longreach to Uluru: Distance 2,283km, driving time 24h. (More driving times from Longreach).
Marla to Uluru: Distance 522km, driving time 5h23m.
Melbourne to Uluru: Distance 2,312km, driving time 25h. (More road trips from Melbourne).
Perth to Uluru: Distance 3,246km, driving time 36h. (More road trips from Perth).
Sydney to Uluru: Distance 2,841km, driving time 30h. (More road trips from Sydney).
Tennant Creek to Uluru: Distance 975km, driving time 9h54m. (More Tennant Creek driving times).
Uluru to Kings Canyon: Distance 324km, driving time 3h24m.
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