Cheap flights to Alice Springs, Australia

Alice Springs, Australia climate

This continental desert is, as you’d expect, dry, with hot summers (December to February), cool winters (June to August) and rainfall sporadically. Summer temperatures range between the 85-115 F, while winter temperatures can hover between 45-50 F during the day. Night-time temperatures can fall below 32 F. The spring months (September and early October) can have very changeable weather – big variation in temperatures, thunder storms, dust storms and hail. The fall months (March to May) are, perhaps, the best time to visit Alice Springs. The days are warm and the nights are cool and temperatures stay fairly static throughout the day.

Best Time to Fly to Alice Springs, Australia

Peak Season: 

April to September is high season, when most travelers visit Alice Springs. 

Off Season: 

October to March is considered the off season.

Getting around Alice Springs, Australia

Multiple car-rental companies have desks at Alice Springs Airport. There’s an Airport Shuttle that operates 365 days per year, taking passengers to their accommodations. Taxis are available, too.

It’s easy to get around Alice Springs on foot and the ASBUS runs four services – North, South, East and West. Buses operates on weekdays and Saturday (except public holidays).

Alice Springs, Australia Travel Information

• Alice Springs is a dry city except for the Telegraph Station picnic area and Namatjira’s camp.
• The Reverend John Flynn was a Presbyterian minister and aviator who established the world’s first air ambulance – the famous Royal Flying Doctor Service. The Flynn Trail is a self-guided heritage walk in and around Alice Springs. Some of the stops include Adelaide House, one of the oldest buildings in Alice Springs. It was built in 1920 by the Australian Inland Mission and has been, in its past, a hospital and a nurses’ home. It’s now a museum of local history. John Flynn Memorial Church was built after Flynn’s death and fulfills his dream of a cathedral in Central Australia where people of different faiths could pray.
• There are several festivals held in Alice Springs. A popular one is the Henley-on-Todd Regatta, a race along the dry Todd River bed.
• The Pitchi Richi Sanctuary was established in 1955 by Leo Corbet. It was originally proposed as a bird sanctuary, but Pitchi Richi has become better known for its collection of sculptures by William Ricketts, rock displays and items, such as old wagons, relating to pioneering times.