Darwin - Getting There By Road

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Most Popular Hotels in Darwin:
1 Henry Wrigley Drive, 0812
Gilruth Avenue- The Gardens, 0801
88 The Esplanade, 0800
21 Knuckey Street, 0801
 
 




It's 1,480km (920 miles) to Darwin from Alice Springs, along the desolate Stuart Highway. From the east, the Barkly Highway connects with the Stuart Highway at Tennant Creek, 922km (572 miles) south of Darwin. From the west, the Victoria Highway joins the Stuart Highway at Katherine, 314km (195 miles) south of Darwin.

Emergency breakdown service:
Automobile Association of the Northern Territory (AANT) (tel: 131 111; www.aant.com.au).

Buses usually arrive and leave from the Darwin Transit Station, on Mitchell Street. Greyhound Australia (tel: (07) 4690 9950 or 1 300 GREYHOUND; www.greyhound.com.au) runs buses between Darwin and Alice Springs (around 20 hours); to Perth (57 hours) via Broome (24 hours); and to Cairns, via Townsville (40 hours).
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