There are 3 ways to get from Queenstown to Alice Springs by plane or bus
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Fly from Queenstown Airport
best- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)plane ZQN - ASP
10h 48m$993–3,453Bus to Invercargill, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Queenstown to Invercargillbus
- Fly from Invercargill (IVC) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)plane IVC - ASP
27h$521–1,807Bus to Dunedin, fly
- Take the bus from Queenstown to Dunedin Airportbus
- Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)plane DUD - ASP
26h 15m$600–2,387
Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Queenstown to Alice Springs is to bus and fly which costs $500 - $1,900 and takes 27h.
The fastest way to get from Queenstown to Alice Springs is to fly which takes 10h 48m and costs $950 - $3,500.
The distance between Queenstown and Alice Springs is 3946 km.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Queenstown to Alice Springs, including transfers.
Alice Springs is 2h 30m behind Queenstown. It is currently 5:37 PM in Queenstown and 3:07 PM in Alice Springs.
There are 22+ hotels available in Alice Springs.
What companies run services between Queenstown, New Zealand and Alice Springs, NT, Australia?
Qantas flies from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Dunedin to Alice Springs Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Dunedin to Alice Springs Airport via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Dunedin to Alice Springs Airport via Christchurch, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Invercargill to Alice Springs Airport via Christchurch, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Invercargill to Alice Springs Airport via Christchurch, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Invercargill to Alice Springs Airport via Christchurch, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Invercargill to Alice Springs Airport via Auckland, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Invercargill to Alice Springs Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Invercargill to Alice Springs Airport via Auckland, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Dunedin to Alice Springs Airport via Christchurch, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Dunedin to Alice Springs Airport via Gold Coast, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Dunedin to Alice Springs Airport via Gold Coast, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Dunedin to Alice Springs Airport via Christchurch, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Invercargill to Alice Springs Airport via Auckland, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Invercargill to Alice Springs Airport via Christchurch, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Invercargill to Alice Springs Airport via Christchurch, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Queenstown to Dunedin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 274 497 994
- [email protected]
- Website
- catchabussouth.com
Bus from Queenstown to Invercargill
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- catchabussouth.com
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