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How much does a trip to Uluru cost?

What a trip to Uluru costs, worked out for your days and your party, with every price traced to where it comes from. And then the part most budgets skip: how to actually pay once you are there.

Food, getting around and sights at Uluru come to A$200–260 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top. Prices reviewed: October 2026.

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Your trip

How much money you still need

Days, people and how you like to travel decide almost everything. Flights are left out: they depend on where you start.

6 nights

Counted at the child fares each operator publishes.

Travel style

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

Accommodation

We have no sample of hotel prices for this city yet, so we will not guess one. Type what you have seen and the lodging tax is worked out from it.

Adjust accommodation, food and the rest

In local currency. We do not estimate this: nobody knows what you will buy.

Already paid for

You still need, flights aside

A$2,800–3,600

≈ $2,000 – $2,500 · rate of October 6, 2026

A$200–260 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people

Expected
A$2,800–3,600
Most trips land in here
Set aside
A$3,600
With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart
A$320
10% of the trip
  • FoodA$870–1,100
  • Getting aroundA$760–1,500
  • Sights and activitiesA$800
  • Nights outA$110–160
  • Lodging tax and odds and endsA$120–170

Of that, in cash: A$0–320

The cash share is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement. Your own bank may charge on top; this page cannot know that.

  • Accommodation is not in this figure. Add your price per night to include it.
  • Flights are not included.
  • You probably will not spend the cushion. Having it to hand covers a night you had not planned, a taxi, or a changed ticket.
Styles

What a day at Uluru costs, by how you travel

Per person per day, two travelling, without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer. A style is not a figure: it is a way of eating, getting around and seeing things, and each one is spelled out below.

Budget

A$140–200 per person per day

Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

FoodLocal and cheap
A$43.00–55.00
Getting aroundPublic transport
A$54–110
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight
A$32.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
A$6.50–9.90

Mid-range

A$200–260 per person per day

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
A$62.00–81.00
Getting aroundPublic transport
A$54–110
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day
A$57.00
Nights outNow and then
A$8.00–12.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
A$8.70–12.00

Comfort

A$280–350 per person per day

The best food level we can price, public transport, two paid sights a day.

FoodRestaurants most of the time
A$90–110
Getting aroundPublic transport
A$54–110
Sights and activitiesTwo paid sights a day
A$110
Nights outNow and then
A$8.00–12.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
A$13.00–17.00

A style's total is not the sum of the extremes of its lines: nobody has a trip where everything comes out cheap, or everything dear. “Sundries” is an assumption of ours, 5% of food, transport and sights, not a measurement.

By length of trip

How much money for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days at Uluru

Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights. It is not the daily figure times the days: airport transfers are paid once, so they weigh less the longer you stay.

DaysBudgetMid-rangeComfort
3A$450–620
A$150–210 a day		A$630–800
A$210–270 a day		A$880–1,100
A$290–350 a day
5A$730–1,000
A$150–200 a day		A$1,000–1,300
A$200–260 a day		A$1,400–1,700
A$280–350 a day
7A$1,000–1,400
A$140–200 a day		A$1,400–1,800
A$200–260 a day		A$2,000–2,400
A$280–350 a day
10A$1,400–2,000
A$140–200 a day		A$2,000–2,600
A$200–260 a day		A$2,800–3,400
A$280–340 a day
14A$1,900–2,700
A$140–200 a day		A$2,800–3,600
A$200–260 a day		A$3,900–4,800
A$280–340 a day

Add your accommodation in the calculator above: it is the largest line and the one we cannot source yet.

Prices

What things cost at Uluru

Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.

WhatPriceSource
Eating and drinking
Ham and cheese croissant, Kulata Academy CafeA$8.50From the source Oct 2026
Classic beef pie, Kulata Academy CafeA$11.50From the source Oct 2026
Bacon, egg and brie sandwich, Kulata Academy CafeA$12.00From the source Oct 2026
Combo of two wok dishes, Ayers Wok Noodle BarA$23.00From the source Oct 2026
Margherita pizza, Geckos CafeA$28.00From the source Oct 2026
Chicken schnitzel, Geckos CafeA$32.00From the source Oct 2026
Beef and bacon burger, Geckos CafeA$35.00From the source Oct 2026
Pork sausages and salad, Outback BBQ & BarA$35.00From the source Oct 2026
Rump steak, Outback BBQ & BarA$43.50From the source Oct 2026
Schooner of Byron Bay Lager, Outback BBQ & BarA$14.00From the source Oct 2026
Glass of Willowglen Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, Outback BBQ & BarA$13.50From the source Oct 2026
Getting around
Uluru Hop On Hop Off (tourist bus), from the hotel to Uluru and back, with stops around the baseA$54.00From the source Oct 2026
Uluru Hop On Hop Off (tourist bus), Kata Tjuta at sunrise with a walk, and backA$110From the source Oct 2026
Uluru Hop On Hop Off, Uluru and Kata Tjuta pass, 1 dayA$140From the source Oct 2026
Uluru Hop On Hop Off, Uluru and Kata Tjuta pass, 2 daysA$180From the source Oct 2026
Uluru Hop On Hop Off, Uluru and Kata Tjuta pass, 3 daysA$230From the source Oct 2026
Coach from Ayers Rock Airport to the resort, free for resort hotel guestsA$0.00From the source Oct 2026
Sights
Field of Light Uluru, general admissionA$50.00From the source Oct 2026
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park pass, 3 days (under 18 free)A$38.00From the source Oct 2026
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park pass, annualA$50.00From the source Oct 2026

“Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park pass, 3 days (under 18 free)” is paid once per person per trip, not per day, and the total always includes it, even with “Almost all free”, because without it you cannot get in. A trip longer than 3 days counts “Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park pass, annual”. There is no public transport here: what the calculator calls public transport is the tourist bus in the table, which charges for each return trip.

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

What each food level is made of

A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.

Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters
From Ham and cheese croissant, Kulata Academy Cafe + Classic beef pie, Kulata Academy Cafe (A$20.00) to Ham and cheese croissant, Kulata Academy Cafe + Bacon, egg and brie sandwich, Kulata Academy Cafe + Classic beef pie, Kulata Academy Cafe (A$32.00).
Local and cheap
From Ham and cheese croissant, Kulata Academy Cafe + Classic beef pie, Kulata Academy Cafe + Combo of two wok dishes, Ayers Wok Noodle Bar (A$43.00) to Ham and cheese croissant, Kulata Academy Cafe + Bacon, egg and brie sandwich, Kulata Academy Cafe + Combo of two wok dishes, Ayers Wok Noodle Bar + Classic beef pie, Kulata Academy Cafe (A$55.00).
Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
From Ham and cheese croissant, Kulata Academy Cafe + Classic beef pie, Kulata Academy Cafe + Margherita pizza, Geckos Cafe + Schooner of Byron Bay Lager, Outback BBQ & Bar (A$62.00) to Ham and cheese croissant, Kulata Academy Cafe + Combo of two wok dishes, Ayers Wok Noodle Bar + Pork sausages and salad, Outback BBQ & Bar + Schooner of Byron Bay Lager, Outback BBQ & Bar (A$80.50).
Restaurants most of the time
From Ham and cheese croissant, Kulata Academy Cafe + Chicken schnitzel, Geckos Cafe + Beef and bacon burger, Geckos Cafe + Schooner of Byron Bay Lager, Outback BBQ & Bar (A$89.50) to Ham and cheese croissant, Kulata Academy Cafe + Beef and bacon burger, Geckos Cafe + Rump steak, Outback BBQ & Bar + Schooner of Byron Bay Lager, Outback BBQ & Bar + Glass of Willowglen Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, Outback BBQ & Bar (A$115).
Getting around

Which ticket pays off

A pass is only cheaper past a certain number of rides. This is that number, worked out from the published fares.

  • 1-day pass at A$140: it pays off from 3 rides a day at A$54.00 each.
  • 2-day pass at A$180: it pays off from 2 rides a day at A$54.00 each.
  • 3-day pass at A$230: it pays off from 2 rides a day at A$54.00 each.

A pass only counts on the lines it covers. Check which ones before you buy.

Accommodation

What the night costs, and the tax on top

There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.

Lodging tax

No lodging tax is charged here. From the source Oct 2026

Saving

What saves money at Uluru, and what does not

Each line is a subtraction done with the prices on this page. No tricks: just the sum.

What saves

  • Eating “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner” instead of “Restaurants most of the time”: A$28.00–34.00 less per person per day.
  • Eating “Local and cheap” instead of “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”: A$19.00–26.00 less per person per day.
  • Eating “Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters” instead of “Local and cheap”: A$23.00 less per person per day.
  • “Classic beef pie, Kulata Academy Cafe” (A$11.50) instead of “Chicken schnitzel, Geckos Cafe” (A$32.00): A$20.50 less each time.

What does not

  • The 1-day pass (A$140) on fewer than 3 rides of A$54.00 a day: it costs more than paying for each ticket.
Questions

Questions about money at Uluru

How much money do you need for a week at Uluru?

For seven days, A$1,400–1,800 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

How much money do you need for 3 days at Uluru?

For 3 days, A$630–800 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

What is a realistic daily budget at Uluru?

Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: A$140–200 on the “Budget” style, A$200–260 on the “Mid-range” style, and A$280–350 on the “Comfort” style.

Can you travel to Uluru on a budget?

The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: A$140–200 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

How much does food cost at Uluru?

From A$20.00 per person per day (“Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters”) to A$110 (“Restaurants most of the time”). The price table has what each dish costs.

How much does transport cost at Uluru?

There is no public transport here: the tourist bus costs A$54–110 for each return trip. The 1-day pass costs A$140 and pays off from 3 rides a day at A$54.00 each.

Is there a lodging tax at Uluru?

None on record as of October 2026.

How much cash should you carry at Uluru?

For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about A$0–160 per person, two travelling. It is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement.

Is it better to use cash or card at Uluru?

By card: in general.

Do you tip at Uluru?

Restaurants: optional. Hotels: optional.

Sources

Where every figure comes from

Each price on this page carries its source. These are all of them. Prices reviewed: October 2026.

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