Car hire Alice Springs Airport

Alice Springs Airport car hire

Few of the world's cities are as isolated as Alice Springs, a bush community in Australia's geographic centre, over 930 miles from the closest large city with car rental in Alice Springs Airport. The community's airport, however, is just over eight miles south of Alice Springs. This airport welcomes an average of 630,000 passengers and 14,600 flights to the Northern Territory's Red Centre each year.

Alice Springs Airport facilities

Qantas offers frequent, direct flights between this isolated airport and all of Australia's major cities. It is easy to compare car hire online for leading providers such as Avis, Budget, Hertz, Thrifty and Europcar. Short- and long-term stays are both offered at the airport car park, which is open 24 hours, seven days a week. Passengers must use stairs to board and exit planes as the airport has no air bridges.

Alice Springs Airport excursions

Car hire in Alice Springs Airport is the only way to explore much of this isolated outback community's ruggedly beautiful scenery. Olive Pink Botanical Garden supplies a bit of greenery to this red desert region. No Alice Springs visit would be complete without watching a colourful sunset, then stargazing in one of the world's largest land masses without artificial lights. Alice Springs Desert Park's nocturnal exhibit allows daytime visitors to see animals that normally only come out at night. The biggest draw to the region, however, is Uluru (Ayers Rock), 280 miles away.

Best time to visit

Temperatures and rainfall both vary dramatically in Alice Springs, whose desert climate creates hot summers (November to January) with temperatures of up to 45°C and high humidity, and cool winters. However, the temperature falls under the freezing point no more than a dozen times each winter (April to December). The winter climate of Alice Springs is best suited to sightseeing, as days are warm, sunny and dry.

Car rental in Alice Springs Airport

Four main roads pass through Alice Springs, but only the Stuart Highway is completely paved and drivable with small vehicles. Four-wheel drives are required to traverse many of Alice Springs' surrounding unsealed roads and dirt trails. Most Alice Springs roads are flat and bypass its surrounding hills, many of which are sacred Aboriginal sites.