The Ghan Train, Adelaide to Darwin | Northern Territory, Australia

Running between Adelaide and Darwin, the Ghan is one of the world's great train journeys and the most romantic way to travel the NT.

The Ghan, one of the world’s great train journeys, is by far the most romantic way to travel to the Northern Territory. Named after Aghan cameleers who traversed the route long before the train line was built, The Ghan travels an epic 2,797 kilometres (1846 miles) between Adelaide and Darwin, stopping en-route at Alice Springs and Katherine. Private sleeper cabins and elegant dining carriages are evocative of a bygone era in travel and the rail pace is perfect for watching the stunning changes in scenery as you travel through the heart of the country.

The Ghan’s scheduled services run twice a week in both directions from June until September and once a week at all other times. The journey takes three days and two nights: a perfect amount of time to sit back, relax and take in the view. For the restless, sight-seeing tours in Alice Springs and Katherine are offered en-route. Ticket options range from seat-only to full packages including meals, sight-seeing tours and private cabins. Advance booking is highly recommended, particularly between June and September (discounts can apply to off-peak periods).

Darwin train station is located on Berrimah Road, 15 kilometres from the city centre. Shuttle buses are available to transport passengers between the train station and the Transit Centre in Mitchell St. Alice Springs train station is located on George Crescent, off the Stuart Highway. In Adelaide, the Ghan schedules link with the Overlander and Indian Pacific railways, arriving from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

Further information

Great Southern Railways

AU$2,600

AU$1,300

AU$900

AU$960 – $1,000

AU$400

AU$220

AU$190

AU$185

AU$185 – $2,600

AU$179 – $490

AU$85 – $320

AU$496

AU$496

Metro Advance Apartments and Hotel Darwin

AU$99 – $599

AU$100 – $409

AU$105 – $320

AU$213 – $620

AU$120 – $450

AU$35 – $250

AU$360

AU$2,699

AU$695

AU$495

AU$360 – $2,699

Katherine Railway Heritage Station Precinct

AU$999

AU$899

60 Minute Heli Flight over Kakadu National Park

AU$660

60 Minute Fixed Wing Flight over Kakadu National Park

AU$259

30 Minute Fixed Wing Flight over Kakadu National Park

AU$159

45 Minute Heli Flight over Kakadu National Park

AU$495

30 Minute Heli Flight over Kakadu National Park

AU$345

AU$159 – $999

AU$350 – $395

5 Hour Outer Harbour - Half Day Fishing Charter

AU$250 – $280

AU$370 – $390

AU$250 – $395

An Extended Military History Tour of Darwin, Batchelor, Adelaide River and Coomalie Airfield

AU$719

Nitmiluk 13 Gorge + Jatbula/Edith Falls Tour

AU$615 – $674

AU$378 – $437

AU$289 – $348

AU$219 – $278

AU$159

Heli Fishing - Depart Katherine / Douglas Daly

AU$159 – $719

AU$159 – $719

AU$300 – $490

AU$213 – $535

AU$2,945 – $11,835

AU$2

AU$2

AU$495

AU$695 – $2,280

AU$495 – $2,280

AU$350 – $2,500

AU$95 – $300

AU$200 – $300

AU$160 – $250

Barrow Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve

AU$2,690 – $7,190

Royal Flying Doctor Service Darwin Tourist Facility

AU$109 – $1,100

AU$159 – $700

AU$140 – $475

AU$3,995

AU$2,995

AU$3,195

AU$2,995 – $3,995

AU$185

AU$695 – $770

4 Day Uluru to Kings Canyon & Kata Tjuta to West MacDonnell Ranges Tour

AU$1,320 – $1,530

4 Day Kakadu Katherine Gorge Outback Adventure Tour

AU$2,260 – $2,795

3 Day Uluru & Kata Tjuta Kings Canyon Camping Tour

AU$950 – $1,095

3 Day Kakadu & Litchfield National Park 4WD Camping Tour

AU$995 – $1,150

1 Day Litchfield National Park + Fogg Dam Wetlands

AU$175

1 Day Katherine Gorge Cruise and Edith Falls Tour

AU$315

5 Day Kakadu Katherine Gorge Litchfield 4WD Adventure

AU$1,750 – $1,950

Adelaide River Wetlands Jumping Crocodile Cruise

AU$140

1 Day Litchfield National Park + Crocodile Cruise

AU$225

1 Day Kakadu Wilderness Escape + Crocodile Cruise

AU$295

3 Day Kings Canyon Mereenie Loop to West MacDonnell 4WD Tour

AU$995 – $1,150

1 Day Kakadu Wilderness Escape + Fogg Dam Wetlands

AU$245

AU$140 – $2,795

AU$250 – $2,400

AU$2,400

AU$320 – $1,250

AU$250 – $970

AU$250 – $2,400

AU$249 – $259

AU$189 – $219

AU$119 – $129

AU$119 – $259

Wild & Free - Tropical Summer adventure in Litchfield & Kakadu in the Wet Season

AU$950 – $1,250

Cowboy Country - 3 Day Katherine Regional experience - PRIVATE

AU$2,440 – $2,750

Flood Country - Alligator Rivers of Kakadu

AU$385 – $495

Awaken in the Wild - Litchfield 3 Day Camping experience - PRIVATE

AU$1,450 – $1,950

AU$1,950 – $3,750

Wildlife and Environments of the Top End

Darwin Sunset City Sights -Private Charter

AU$285

AU$285 – $3,750

AU$279 – $338

AU$199 – $258

AU$150 – $209

AU$189 – $248

AU$189 – $248

AU$279 – $338

AU$150 – $338

10 Day Ultimate Top End Birdwatching Adventure Tour

AU$8,449

AU$1,050 – $1,600

Private birdwatching, photography and landscape tours

1 Day Darwin Birdwatching Tour "Sticky Beak'

AU$349 – $995

NT Bird Specialists, Birdwatching & Photography Safaris

AU$349 – $8,449

Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve

AU$310

AU$270

Full Day (10 hour) Bluewater Fishing Charter

AU$370

AU$270 – $370

AU$4,500 – $5,500

AU$4,500 – $5,500

Katherine Outback Experience - Outback Show

5 Day Kakadu, Arnhem Land and Cobourg Peninsula

AU$4,190

AU$3,690

AU$2,500 – $4,000

AU$2,500 – $4,190

AU$50 – $450

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

Dhipirri Barra and Sportfishing Lodge Arnhemland

AU$69 – $295

AU$69 – $89

AU$195 – $295

AU$69 – $295

AU$40 – $125

AU$500 – $600

AU$500 – $2,600

AU$420 – $3,400

AU$275 – $1,980

AU$275 – $3,400

AU$150

WWII RAAF Explosive Storage Area, Darwin

WWII Quarantine Anti Aircraft Battery Site

WWII Navy Oil Storage Tunnels 5 & 6, Darwin

World War II Manbulloo Airfield Operations Centre and Abattoir

AU$3,895 – $7,495

AU$3,695 – $4,495

AU$3,695 – $7,495

Litchfield Tour with Jumping Crocodiles and Sunset

AU$255

AU$219

AU$69

AU$59

AU$59

AU$59

AU$59 – $219

AU$250 – $275

AU$110 – $250

AU$110 – $250

AU$155

AU$155

Mikinj Valley Arnhem Land Sightseeing Tour

AU$307 – $345

Yingana (the creation mother) Arnhem Land Day Tour - Injalak Hill

AU$307 – $345

AU$307 – $345

Across the Harbour Ferry Ride & Bike Tour

AU$239

AU$175 – $220

AU$140 – $200

7 Day Ride the Great Outdoors and Cultural Experience

AU$6,247 – $6,836

3 Day Darwin to Litchfield Splash & Ride Adventure

AU$2,565 – $2,977

AU$4,099 – $4,638

AU$140 – $6,836

AU$48 – $95

AU$18 – $46

The Darwin History and Wartime Experience Tour

AU$25 – $125

The Darwin History and Wartime Experience

AU$25 – $125

AU$95 – $320

Tennant Creek Visitor Information Centre

AU$35 – $195

Talinguṟu Nyakunytjaku Sunset Viewing Area

Sunrise Viewing Area Talinguṟu Nyakunytjaku

Stockmans Pioneer Memorial Katherine Icon

AU$280 – $325

AU$450 – $3,000

AU$450 – $3,000

AU$450 – $3,000

AU$450 – $3,000

AU$2,155 – $2,725

AU$1,285 – $2,550

AU$20 – $45

AU$405 – $449

AU$20 – $2,550

AU$55 – $65

AU$55 – $65

AU$99 – $109

AU$369

WWII Bombing of Darwin Tour by Land and Sea

AU$129 – $149

AU$55 – $369

Champagne Sunset Sail 3 hr dinner cruise on Darwin harbour

AU$165

AU$195 – $260

AU$99 – $350

AU$200 – $250

AU$35 – $175

AU$475 – $495

AU$475 – $495

AU$475 – $495

AU$1,020

AU$2,220

AU$1,865

AU$1,750 – $2,500

AU$1,100

AU$995

AU$945

AU$945 – $2,500

AU$139 – $229

Larapinta Highlights - Eastern End with Mt Sonder - Northern Territory - 7 Days

AU$4,350

Kakadu, Arnhem Land & Litchfield - Northern Territory - 6 Days

AU$5,195 – $6,195

Park Trek Walking Holidays Northern Territory

AU$4,350 – $6,195

AU$225 – $690

AU$25 – $179

AU$2,970

AU$525 – $2,970

AU$2,350

Private Full Day Reef & Sport Fishing Charter

AU$2,970

AU$525 – $2,970

AU$290 – $460

AU$290

AU$460

OBJ Adventures: Nhulunbuy Fishing Charters

AU$290 – $460

3 Day Uluru - Alice Springs - Kings Canyon

AU$1,440 – $5,700

Katherine Gorge - Mataranka - Edith Falls

AU$1,700 – $3,820

AU$2,800 – $5,700

AU$1,440 – $2,980

AU$1,440 – $5,700

AU$270 – $320

NT Driver Guide - Escorted Tours and Transfers

AU$270 – $320

AU$134 – $499

AU$99 – $349

AU$6,295 – $6,995

AU$6,295 – $6,995

AU$999

AU$650

AU$485

AU$335

AU$240

AU$325

AU$630

20 min Gregory National Park Scenic Flight

AU$210

AU$325

AU$990 – $1,150

AU$990 – $1,500

AU$210 – $1,500

AU$289

Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge Scenic Flights; 3 - 13 Gorges

AU$159 – $440

AU$159 – $440

AU$16 – $99

AU$202 – $399

Litchfield Waterfalls & Finniss River Lodge (Seasonal)

AU$1,820

Litchfield Waterfalls & Finniss River Lodge (Year Round)

AU$1,415

AU$900

AU$1,250

AU$1,050

Kakadu National Park Helicopter Scenic Flight

AU$2,465

90 Minute Scenic - Litchfield National Park

AU$965

AU$1,150

AU$415

AU$415 – $2,465

AU$26 – $200

AU$36

AU$185 – $1,030

AU$119 – $255

Maruku Arts Dot Painting Workshop - Uluru

AU$39 – $219

Maruku Arts Cultural Experiences @ Uluru

AU$39 – $219

AU$149 – $589

AU$159 – $739

AU$160 – $220

AU$150 – $1,000

AU$95 – $320

AU$2,000

Full day Litchfield Park Tour and Jumping Crocodile Small Group

AU$140 – $180

AU$140 – $2,000

AU$1,900

AU$390 – $490

Litchfield National Park – Notraces Bushwalking Australia

AU$390 – $1,900

AU$35 – $120

AU$36

AU$36

AU$1,790

Kakadu and Katherine Gorge Full Day Tour

AU$1,700

AU$1,600

AU$760

AU$700

AU$480

AU$300

AU$1,080

AU$300 – $1,790

AU$65 – $300

AU$250 – $350

AU$150 – $395

AU$1,070

AU$1,970

The Sunset and Dinner at Kumbidgee Restaurant Special

AU$595

AU$449

AU$660

Katherine Gorge, Cascades and Waterfalls

AU$440

AU$330

AU$220

AU$220 – $1,970

AU$30 – $40

Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve

AU$165 – $250

Iytwelepenty / Davenport Ranges National Park

AU$2,560 – $2,820

AU$5,620 – $6,185

AU$2,390 – $2,635

AU$1,480 – $1,630

AU$2,695 – $3,040

AU$1,480 – $6,185

Humbug Fishing Extended Liveaboard Fishing Charter

AU$850 – $1,200

AU$109 – $679

AU$119 – $499

AU$115

The Full Katherine Gorge Experience | KG20

AU$279

AU$209

Katherine Gorge - Butterfly Gorge & Lily Ponds | KG12

AU$169

Ultimate Katherine Experience - Katherine Gorge & Waterfalls | KG45

AU$589

Katherine Gorge and 17 Mile Valley Waterfalls | KG30

AU$399

AU$115 – $589

AU$1,090

AU$1,630

AU$1,140

AU$1,630

AU$1,090 – $1,630

AU$400

AU$600

AU$3,974 – $7,948

AU$400 – $7,948

AU$290 – $580

AU$205 – $220

AU$140 – $175

Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre

6 Day Katherine Flora Daly Rivers Explorer

AU$1,895 – $2,295

AU$960 – $2,400

AU$960 – $2,400

AU$400 – $435

AU$400 – $435

AU$400 – $435

AU$400 – $435

All Women Simpson Desert Crossing on Motorbikes

AU$290 – $1,200

AU$175

AU$105 – $959

AU$2,380 – $2,920

AU$2,380 – $2,920

AU$40 – $195

AU$30 – $250

AU$200 – $220

AU$17 – $190

AU$75 – $185

AU$1,900 – $2,100

AU$2,850 – $3,150

AU$2,850 – $3,150

Wet Season Build Up Charters - Arnhem Land, NT

AU$1,800 – $5,700

Wet Season Run Off Tours - Kakadu National Park

AU$1,800 – $5,700

1 Day Fishing Tour - Darwin and Surrounds

AU$475 – $495

AU$475 – $5,700

AU$80 – $300

Darwin Military Museum & Defence of Darwin Experience

Territory Day Charles Darwin Dinner Cruise including Territory Day Fireworks Display

AU$170

AU$130

AU$130 – $170

Private Forage for an Outback Gourmet Feast & Sightseeing

AU$2,629

Forage for an Outback Gourmet Feast & Sightseeing

AU$879

Private 5-hour Tropical Gardens Tour & Sightseeing

AU$1,729

Full Day Tropical Gardens Tour with Outback Gourmet Meal & Sightseeing

AU$598

5-Hour Distilleries Tour with Gourmet Meal & Sightseeing

AU$329

PRIVATE 5-Hour Outback Gourmet Food & Art Tour & Sightseeing

AU$1,829

AU$1,729

AU$249

AU$249 – $2,629

Darwin Golf Club – The Top End’s Premier Golf Course

AU$150

Heli-foraging - a bespoke gin making experience

AU$150

AU$150

AU$100 – $450

AU$350 – $750

7 night North Kimberley Liveaboard Sport Fishing Adventure

AU$190

AU$190

Crustaceans Steak and Seafood Restaurant

Kimberley Icons, Ashmore and The Rowley Shoals | Broome - Darwin | 12 Nights

AU$10,340 – $22,240

Best of The Kimberley & Tiwi Islands | Darwin - Broome | 10 Nights

AU$9,775 – $15,300

The Kimberley Cruise | Broome to Darwin | 10 Nights

AU$9,000 – $12,800

Best of The Kimberley & Tiwi Islands | Broome - Darwin | 10 Nights

AU$9,775 – $15,300

The Kimberley Cruise | Darwin - Broome | 10 Nights

AU$9,000 – $12,800

Kimberley Icons, Ashmore and The Rowley Shoals | Darwin - Broome | 12 Nights

AU$10,340 – $22,240

Coral Expeditions- The Northern Territory

AU$9,000 – $22,240

17-Day Kakadu & Gulf Savannah (Darwin to Cairns) Tour

AU$5,970

AU$5,970

AU$99 – $159

AU$99 – $159

AU$150 – $320

AU$417 – $799

6 Day Darwin, Kakadu & Litchfield During "The Wet"

AU$3,290 – $3,350

Casey Australia Tours - Northern Territory

AU$3,290 – $3,350

AU$93 – $400

AU$1,500 – $5,500

AU$89 – $155

AU$89 – $5,500

AU$110 – $155

AU$110 – $155

AU$53 – $200

AU$199 – $400

AU$35 – $442

AU$41 – $345

AU$200 – $600

Battery Hill Gold Mining & Heritage Centre

AU$500 – $1,900

AU$500 – $1,900

AU$500 – $1,900

AU$15 – $200

AU$1,974 – $2,987

4 Day Fishing Charter in East Arnhem Land

Australian Geographic Birdwatching Safari of Kakadu & Litchfield National Parks

AU$3,990 – $4,590

AU$3,390 – $3,990

Alice Springs to Uluru Luxury 4WD Camping Safari

AU$4,990

AU$4,490 – $4,990

Kakadu and Litchfield Active - Hiking and Cultural Adventure

AU$3,390 – $4,590

AU$3,390 – $4,990

Katherine Gorge/Edith Falls - 1 Day Tour

AU$575

AU$535

AU$535 – $575

Attack Creek Historical Reserve Memorial

AU$2,480 – $10,050

Arnhemland Barramundi Nature Lodge Tours

AU$2,480 – $10,050

AU$80 – $750

AU$150 – $1,800

AU$520

AU$275

AU$375

AU$275 – $520

Aquascene Fish Feeding Sanctuary and Cafe

3.5 day Barramundi. Reef & Sport Fishing Package

Three National Parks in Two or Three Days

AU$5,740

AU$1,650 – $2,625

AU$2,370

AU$970 – $1,195

AU$845

AU$950 – $1,195

AU$1,010

AU$175 – $445

AU$565

AU$2,740

AU$1,135

AU$1,250 – $1,770

AU$175 – $5,740

AU$110 – $600

Full Day Wildlife Tour From Darwin on the Adelaide River

AU$220 – $240

AU$220 – $240

Kakadu, Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge & Tiwi Islands | 4 Day Short Break

AU$2,179

Kakadu & Tiwi Islands Explorer | 3 Day Short Break

AU$1,699

Kakadu & Arnhem Land Explorer | 3 Day Short Break

AU$1,869

Kakadu & Arnhem Land | 2 Day Short Break

AU$1,269

Kakadu & Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) | 3 Day Short Break

AU$1,609

Kakadu & East Alligator River | 2 Day Short Break

AU$1,129

AU$1,985

AU$1,129 – $2,179

Darwin City Sights & Jumping Crocs | Full Day Tour

AU$195

Tiwi Islands Aboriginal Cultural Tour Full Day Tour

AU$375

Litchfield National Park Waterfalls | Full Day Tour

AU$209

AU$85

Katherine Gorge Cruise and Edith Falls Full Day Tour

AU$339

Kakadu National Park Explorer | Full Day Tour

AU$365

Jumping Crocs and Nature Adventure Half Day Tour

AU$135

AU$85 – $375

Outback adventure 5-night luxury itinerary

Katherine to Keep River National Park 5-day drive itinerary

Waterfall hopping around Litchfield National Park 2-day drive itinerary from Darwin

Adelaide to Darwin on the Explorers Way 17-day drive itinerary

A day of adventure in Darwin City 24-hour itinerary

Darwin: a family-friendly getaway in 48 hours

Katherine & Nitmiluk Gorge explorer 4-day drive itinerary

Uluru & Kings Canyon in a snap 4-day self-drive adventure

Kakadu National Park explorer 4-day drive itinerary

Kakadu & Surrounds in 3 days 3-day itinerary

Kakadu & Surrounds in 7 days 7-day itinerary

Alice Springs & Surrounds 24-hour itinerary

Alice Springs & Surrounds 7-day itinerary

Summer in the Red Centre 7-day itinerary

A day of wildlife & nature in Darwin City

Tennant Creek & Barkly Region 3-day itinerary

Tennant Creek & Barkly Region 7-day itinerary

Red Centre: Aboriginal culture itinerary

Top End lodge adventure 6-day self-drive itinerary

17 reasons why Kakadu is better than a theme park

Red Centre Local’s Tips: Mountain biking in Alice Springs

Red Centre Local’s Tips: The Alice Springs Desert Park

Takeaway but not as you know it – 10 grab and go ideas in Darwin

The ultimate Arnhem Land accommodation guide

Top free things to do in Alice Springs & Surrounds

Top 10 local tips for enjoying Darwin’s Tropical Summer

7 incredible sensory experiences in the Top End for blind or low vision travellers

5-star feasts in Darwin that won’t blow the budget

The ultimate Darwin & Surrounds accommodation guide

11 places you must take your camera in Kakadu

5 must-dos on your 4WD adventure to Uluru

8 amazing sensory experiences in the Red Centre for blind or low vision travellers

The ultimate Alice Springs & Surrounds accommodation guide

Top free things to do in Katherine & Surrounds

Top End Local’s Tips : A Darwin Weekend in the Dry

Top 10 things to do around Tennant Creek

Top free things to do in Uluru & Surrounds

From Darwin to Uluru Taking the world’s longest pub crawl

11 summer travel ideas for Kakadu & Surrounds

Take the scenic route 11 iconic stops around Litchfield

The ultimate Katherine & Surrounds accommodation guide

The ultimate Uluru & Surrounds accommodation guide

Top 10 local tips for enjoying Darwin in spring

Red Centre Local’s Tips: Food & nightlife in Alice Springs

Top End Local’s Tips: Darwin to Katherine

Top End Local’s Tips: How to do Darwin’s markets

How to experience Uluru (without walking on it)

Six things to do when you cruise into Darwin

Top 10 things to do around Alice Springs

Arnhem Land: 6 best Aboriginal experiences

Red Centre local tips: Aboriginal culture

How to get your own Territory experience. For Real. (hint: it’s not on your screen)

Local tips: Darwin to Injalak Hill road trip

Red Centre: 10 best Aboriginal experiences

Saturday 23 November 2024

28 – 29 November 2024

Friday 29 November 2024

30 November – 25 December 2024

Sunday 1 December 2024

4 – 6 December 2024

Saturday 7 December 2024

13 – 14 December 2024

16 August – 27 December 2024

18 May – 29 December 2024

Liquid Light - New Year's Eve Spectacular

31 December 2024 – 5 January 2025

The 2024 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

22 June 2024 – 27 January 2025

Postmodern Jukebox - Magic and Moonlight

Tuesday 4 February 2025

14 – 22 February 2025

Thursday 17 April 2025

Saturday 26 April 2025

Saturday 3 May 2025

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival - Darwin

13 – 14 May 2025

Saturday 17 May 2025

Saturday 17 May 2025

Sunday 1 June 2025

The TEN Tenors 30th Anniversary World Tour

Tuesday 3 June 2025

6 – 9 June 2025

7 – 8 June 2025

Sunday 8 June 2025

17 – 18 June 2025

11 – 20 July 2025

11 – 20 July 2025

1 – 4 August 2025

7 – 24 August 2025

22 June 2024 – 30 August 2025

The Australian Veteran Golfers Union National Championship

1 – 5 September 2025

4 – 7 September 2025

Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF)

11 – 21 September 2025

19 – 21 September 2025

18 – 24 May 2026