There are 8 ways to get from Gladstone to Uluru by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Gladstone Airport
best- Fly from Gladstone Airport (GLT) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)plane GLT - AYQ
17h 37m$592–2,112Bus, bus to Rockhampton, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Gladstone to Rockhamptonbus
- Take the bus from Rockhampton Police Complex to Park Street at Yeppoon Central Shopping Centrebus
- Take the bus from Park Street at Yeppoon Central Shopping Centre to Terminal Dr at Rockhampton Airportbus
- Fly from Rockhampton (ROK) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)plane ROK - AYQ
21h 56m$538–1,835Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gladstone to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Mutitjulubus
4d 8h$3,313–5,049Drive 2,586.6 km
- Drive from Gladstone to Ulurucar 2,586.6 km
38h 17m$557–804Train, taxi to Hervey Bay, fly
- Take the train from Gladstone to Howardtrain
- Take the taxi from Howard to Hervey Bay (HVB)taxi
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)plane HVB - AYQ
21h 16m$705–2,917Train to Bundaberg, fly
- Take the train from Gladstone to Bundabergtrain
- Fly from Bundaberg (BDB) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)plane BDB - AYQ
22h 1m$571–2,561Train, bus via Melbourne
- Take the train from Gladstone to Landsboroughtrain
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 5train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Yularabus
4d 10h$5,179–8,106Train, bus
- Take the train from Gladstone to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Mutitjulubus
5d 17h$5,556–22,268
Gladstone Airport (GLT) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gladstone to Uluru is to drive which costs $550 - $850 and takes 38h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Gladstone to Uluru is to fly which takes 17h 37m and costs $550 - $2,200.
The distance between Gladstone and Uluru is 2093 km. The road distance is 2586.6 km.
The best way to get from Gladstone to Uluru without a car is to bus and train which takes 4 days 8h and costs $3,300 - $5,500.
It takes approximately 17h 37m to get from Gladstone to Uluru, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Gladstone to Uluru is 2587 km. It takes approximately 38h 17m to drive from Gladstone to Uluru.
There are six+ hotels available in Uluru.
What companies run services between Gladstone, QLD, Australia and Uluru, NT, Australia?
Qantas, Jetstar, and Virgin Australia fly from Gladstone Airport (GLT) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Gladstone Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Gladstone Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Gladstone Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Hervey Bay to Ayers Rock Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Hervey Bay to Ayers Rock Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Hervey Bay to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Hervey Bay to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Bundaberg to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Bundaberg to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Bundaberg to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Rockhampton to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Rockhampton to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Rockhampton to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Rockhampton to Ayers Rock Airport via Mackay, Townsville, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Gladstone Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Hervey Bay to Ayers Rock Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Hervey Bay to Ayers Rock Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Bundaberg to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Rockhampton to Ayers Rock Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,290–18,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $3,290
- Gold Premium
- $4,390
- Suites
- $15,000–18,000
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard
- $210–250
- Red Premium
- $350–420
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard
- $210–250
- Red Premium
- $350–420
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Gladstone to Howard
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–867
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $35–60
- AChoice
- $40–55
- Gold Class
- $692
- Heritage Class
- $867
Train from Gladstone to Bundaberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–649
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $29–50
- AChoice
- $30–45
- Gold Class
- $519
- Heritage Class
- $649
Train from Gladstone to Landsborough
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–1,617
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $55–80
- AChoice
- $80–110
- Gold Class
- $1,291
- Heritage Class
- $1,617
Train from Gladstone to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–1,923
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $60–90
- AChoice
- $95–130
- Gold Class
- $1,535
- Heritage Class
- $1,923
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,093
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,893
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
Train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,093
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,893
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Gladstone to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Gladstone to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
- Phone
- +61 8 8953 0127
- [email protected]
- Website
- centrebushbus.com.au
Bus from Alice Springs to Mutitjulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150–190
- Schedules at
- centrebushbus.com.au
Bus from Alice Springs to Yulara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150–190
- Schedules at
- centrebushbus.com.au
Bus from Alice Springs to Mutitjulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150–190
- Schedules at
- centrebushbus.com.au
Bus from Rockhampton Police Complex to Park Street at Yeppoon Central Shopping Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Park Street at Yeppoon Central Shopping Centre to Terminal Dr at Rockhampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Black & White Taxis Maryborough
- Phone
- +61 7 3860 1861
- Website
- blackandwhitecabs.com.au
Hervey Bay Taxi Service
- Phone
- +61 7 4125 4000
- Website
- hbaytaxi.com.au
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