There are 6 ways to get from Northern Territory to Mount Isa by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Alice Springs Airport to Mount Isa Airport
best- Fly from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA)plane ASP - ISA
17h 32m$1,373–4,087Drive 1,600.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Darwin to Mount Isacar 1,600.2 km
14h 43m$291–420Train, bus via Townsville
- Take the train from Darwin to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Townsvilletrain
- Take the train from Townsville station to Mount Isa stationtrain
5d 23h$4,971–24,569Fly Alice Springs Airport to Cloncurry Airport, bus
- Fly from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) to Cloncurry Airport (CNJ)plane ASP - CNJ
- Take the bus from Cloncurry to Mount Isabus
23h 49m$1,703–6,142Fly Darwin International Airport to Mount Isa Airport
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA)plane DRW - ISA
7h 53m$973–1,928Train, bus
- Take the train from Darwin to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Mount Isabus
6d 13h$5,882–17,220
Alice Springs Airport (ASP) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Northern Territory to Mount Isa is to drive which costs $290 - $420 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Territory to Mount Isa is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $950 - $2,000.
The distance between Northern Territory and Mount Isa is 694 km. The road distance is 1600.2 km.
The best way to get from Northern Territory to Mount Isa without a car is to train and bus via Townsville which takes 5 days 23h and costs $4,900 - $25,000.
It takes approximately 17h 32m to get from Northern Territory to Mount Isa, including transfers.
Mount Isa is 30 min ahead of Northern Territory. It is currently 2:19 AM in Northern Territory and 2:49 AM in Mount Isa.
Yes, the driving distance between Northern Territory to Mount Isa is 1600 km. It takes approximately 14h 43m to drive from Northern Territory to Mount Isa.
There are 33+ hotels available in Mount Isa.
What companies run services between Northern Territory, Australia and Mount Isa, QLD, Australia?
Qantas, Airnorth, and Regional Express fly from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Darwin International Airport, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Cairns, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Adelaide, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Cloncurry Airport via Cairns, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Cloncurry Airport via Sydney, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Cloncurry Airport via Sydney, Brisbane, Mount Isa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Darwin to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,367
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,140
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $2,367
Train from Darwin to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3,463
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $3,126
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $3,463
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Roma Street to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–4,904
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $140–190
- AChoice
- $240–310
- Gold Class
- $3,916
- Heritage Class
- $4,904
Train from Townsville station to Mount Isa station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–3,653
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $100–150
- AChoice
- $180–240
- Gold Class
- $2,916
- Heritage Class
- $3,653
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
Bus from Cloncurry to Mount Isa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $30–50
- Flexible
- $40–55
Bus from Brisbane to Mount Isa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $270–380
- Flexible
- $320–700
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