Why go
- Town in the Northern Territory, Australia.
- Served by Alice Springs Airport (ASP).
History
Alice Springs is a town in the Northern Territory, Australia; it is the third-largest settlement in the Northern Territory after Darwin and Palmerston. The name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd, wife of the telegraph pioneer Charles Todd. The town is situated roughly in Australia's geographic centre, nearly equidistant from Adelaide and Darwin.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 3 airlines, 8 direct destinations
- Qantas QF (717, 737-800) · 8 routes: Adelaide, Brisbane*, Cairns*, Darwin*, Melbourne, Perth*, Sydney, Uluru*
- Tiger Airways Australia TT (A320) · 2 routes: Melbourne, Sydney
- American Airlines AA (737) · 1 route: Sydney*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Milder and quieter, with better value.
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Alice Springs Airport (ASP); 12 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: ASP has direct flights to 8 destinations on 3 airlines (incl. Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns…).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Alice Springs. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.