There are 8 ways to get from Tarcoola to Darwin by car, plane, taxi, bus, or train
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Drive to Olympic Dam Airport, fly
best- Drive from Tarcoola to Olympic Dam Airport (OLP)
- Fly from Olympic Dam Airport (OLP) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)OLP - DRW
14h 34m$354–1,234Drive to Ceduna Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Tarcoola to Ceduna Airport (CED)
- Fly from Ceduna Airport (CED) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)CED - DRW
15h 53m$285–1,007Taxi, bus (Greyhound)
- Take the taxi from Tarcoola to Bulgunnia
- Take the bus from Bulgunnia to Alice Springs
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Darwin
37h 9m$467–933Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Tarcoola to Bulgunnia
- Take the bus from Bulgunnia to Alice Springs
- Take the train from Alice Springs to Darwin
39h 22m$2,204–2,390Drive 2,434.5 km
- Drive from Tarcoola to Darwin2,434.5 km
25h 10m$472–682Taxi, bus, bus to Whyalla Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Tarcoola to Bulgunnia
- Take the bus from Bulgunnia to Port Augusta
- Take the bus from Port Augusta to Whyalla
- Fly from Whyalla Airport (WYA) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)WYA - DRW
19h 21m$471–1,248Taxi, bus to Coober Pedy Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Tarcoola to Bulgunnia
- Take the bus from Bulgunnia to Coober Pedy
- Fly from Coober Pedy Airport (CPD) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)CPD - DRW
14h 22m$915–2,275Taxi, bus, bus to Port Lincoln Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Tarcoola to Bulgunnia
- Take the bus from Bulgunnia to Port Augusta
- Take the bus from Port Augusta to Port Lincoln
- Fly from Port Lincoln Airport (PLO) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)PLO - DRW
21h 15m$542–1,419
Olympic Dam Airport (OLP) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarcoola to Darwin is to drive which costs $470 - $700 and takes 25h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Tarcoola to Darwin is to taxi and bus and fly which takes 14h 22m and costs $900 - $2,300.
The distance between Tarcoola and Darwin is 2451 km. The road distance is 2434.5 km.
The best way to get from Tarcoola to Darwin without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 37h 9m and costs $460 - $950.
It takes approximately 14h 34m to get from Tarcoola to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 1h behind Tarcoola. It is currently 7:37 AM in Tarcoola and 6:37 AM in Darwin.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarcoola to Darwin is 2435 km. It takes approximately 25h 10m to drive from Tarcoola to Darwin.
There are 465+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Tarcoola, SA, Australia and Darwin, NT, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Tarcoola to Darwin. However, you can drive to Olympic Dam Airport (OLP) airport, fly to Darwin International Airport (DRW), then take the taxi to Darwin. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Bulgunnia, take the bus to Alice Springs, then take the bus to Darwin.
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- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Olympic Dam Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,900
Flights from Olympic Dam Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide, Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,500
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,800
Flights from Coober Pedy Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Coober Pedy Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Ceduna Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,500
Flights from Ceduna Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,600
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–2,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Olympic Dam Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ceduna Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Olympic Dam Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Ceduna Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Train from Alice Springs to Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,902
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $1,902
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,003
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Bulgunnia to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $120–170
- Advantage
- $140–210
- Flexible
- $180–270
Bus from Alice Springs to Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–490
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $200–290
- Advantage
- $250–370
- Flexible
- $320–490
Bus from Bulgunnia to Port Augusta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $65–95
- Advantage
- $75–110
- Flexible
- $85–140
Bus from Bulgunnia to Coober Pedy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–50
- Advantage
- $30–50
- Flexible
- $30–50
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Port Augusta to Whyalla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Port Augusta to Port Lincoln
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- stateliner.com.au
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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