Yulara (Ayers Rock Resort) Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Greyhound Australia (13 14 99; www.greyhound.com.au) has weekday services between Alice Springs and Uluru ($87, five hours). There’s no direct service between Adelaide and Uluru; you have to overnight at Erldunda or go through to Alice Springs.

Australian Pacific Touring (APT; 1800 891 121; www.aptouring.com.au) does transfers between Alice Springs and Yulara ($125, six hours), departing Alice at 6.30am and Yulara at 12.30pm.

Car & motorcycle

The road from Alice to Yulara is sealed, with regular food and petrol stops along the way. Yulara is 441km from Alice Springs (241km west of Erldunda on the Stuart Hwy), and the direct journey takes four to five hours.

Renting a car in Alice Springs to go to Uluru and back is a reasonably priced option in a group.

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Air

Connellan airport is about 4km north from Yulara. Qantas (13 13 13; www.qantas.com.au) has direct flights from Alice Springs, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Sydney.

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