There are 3 ways to get from Uluru to Mount Isa by car, plane, or bus
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Drive 1,621.6 km
best- Drive from Uluru to Mount Isa1,621.6 km
15h 5m$307–444Fly to Mount Isa Airport
- Fly from Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA)AYQ - ISA
17h 47m$835–2,202Fly to Cloncurry Airport, bus
- Fly from Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) to Cloncurry Airport (CNJ)AYQ - CNJ
- Take the bus from Cloncurry to Mount Isa
21h 49m$1,062–2,647
Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Uluru to Mount Isa is to drive which costs $300 - $450 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Uluru to Mount Isa is to drive which takes 15h 5m and costs $300 - $450.
The distance between Uluru and Mount Isa is 1622 km. The road distance is 1621.6 km.
It takes approximately 15h 5m to drive 1621.6 km from Uluru to Mount Isa.
Yes, the driving distance between Uluru to Mount Isa is 1622 km. It takes approximately 15h 5m to drive from Uluru to Mount Isa.
There are 27+ hotels available in Mount Isa.
What companies run services between Uluru, NT, Australia and Mount Isa, QLD, Australia?
Virgin Australia, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Ayers Rock Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Ayers Rock Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Ayers Rock Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Cairns, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Ayers Rock Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Sydney, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from Ayers Rock Airport to Cloncurry Airport via Sydney, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Ayers Rock Airport to Cloncurry Airport via Cairns, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Ayers Rock Airport to Cloncurry Airport via Melbourne, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Ayers Rock Airport to Cloncurry Airport via Brisbane, Mount Isa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Ayers Rock Airport to Cloncurry Airport via Sydney, Brisbane, Mount Isa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Ayers Rock Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Ayers Rock Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,600
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Cloncurry to Mount Isa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $29–45
- Advantage
- $29–45
- Flexible
- $27–45
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