There are 3 ways to get from Ningaloo Reef to Darwin by car, plane, taxi, or bus
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Drive, fly
best- Drive from Ningaloo Reef to Learmonth-Airport-LEAcar
- Fly from Learmonth (LEA) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane LEA - DRW
8h 5m$900–2,067Drive 3,221.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Ningaloo Reef to Darwincar 3,221.1 km
35h 2m$578–834Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Ningaloo Reef to Exmouth Visitor Centretaxi
- Take the bus from Exmouth Visitor Centre to Roebuck Plainsbus
- Take the bus from Roebuck Plains to Darwinbus
42h 49m$602–1,097
Learmonth (LEA) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ningaloo Reef to Darwin is to drive which costs $550 - $850 and takes 35h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Ningaloo Reef to Darwin is to drive and fly which takes 8h 5m and costs $900 - $2,100.
The distance between Ningaloo Reef and Darwin is 2185 km. The road distance is 3221.1 km.
The best way to get from Ningaloo Reef to Darwin without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 42h 49m and costs $600 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Ningaloo Reef to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 1h 30m ahead of Ningaloo Reef. It is currently 8:39 AM in Ningaloo Reef and 10:09 AM in Darwin.
Yes, the driving distance between Ningaloo Reef to Darwin is 3221 km. It takes approximately 35h 2m to drive from Ningaloo Reef to Darwin.
There are 527+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Ningaloo Reef and Darwin, NT, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Ningaloo Reef to Darwin. However, you can drive to Learmonth-Airport-LEA airport, fly to Darwin International Airport (DRW), then take the taxi to Darwin. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Exmouth Visitor Centre, take the bus to Roebuck Plains, then take the bus to Darwin.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Learmonth to Darwin International Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Learmonth to Darwin International Airport via Perth, Kununurra
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Phone
- +61 (0) 8 9274 7464
- [email protected]
- Website
- integritycoachlines.com.au
Bus from Exmouth Visitor Centre to Roebuck Plains
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Schedules at
- integritycoachlines.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Roebuck Plains to Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $270–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $270–390
- Advantage
- $340–500
- Flexible
- $430–650
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