Alice Springs Airport is a modern facility that is serviced by domestic flights from points around Australia every day. Airlines operating here include Qantas, QantasLink and Tiger Airways Australia. Regular services link with Ayers Rock, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth.

The smaller Ayers Rock Airport, also known as Connellan Airport, is serviced by a much smaller number of direct domestic flights: from Cairns, Perth, Sydney and Alice Springs, which is about 45 minutes away by air. Facilities are limited to toilets, refreshment stands, and parking areas.

Complementary transfer is provided to and from the airport at Ayers Rock, with the journey to Uluru taking about 20 minutes. The driving time from Ayers Rock to the airport in Alice Springs is between four and five hours.

Car hire is available at both Alice Springs and Ayers Rock airports, and is best arranged in advance of your arrival.

There is no public transport system in Ayers Rock, so if you’re not with a tour, you’ll need to hire a vehicle to see more than the centre. The centre is compact enough to get around on foot, and there’s a shuttle bus connecting all the hotels, running every 20 minutes until after midnight.

You can travel by bus or coach to Ayers Rock from a number of originating points in Australia. This can be a good option if you have lots of time and are looking for a trip through the outback but don’t particularly want to drive it yourself. Buses and coaches are comfortable and air-conditioned, and operate on regular and dependable schedules.

Travel by car or motor home to and around this area has been made easy due to the network of sealed roads found here. Beginning with the region’s main artery, the Stuart Highway, at least 95 per cent of all attractions of interest in this part of the country can be reached by sealed road.

A tour in a four-wheel-drive vehicle can be the ultimate in experiencing the raw beauty of the outback. Tracks suitable for four-wheel-drive vehicles can enter this area from all directions in Australia including via the Gunbarrel and Plenty highways, and also via tracks known as Oodnadatta and Tanami.