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Alawa

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Alawa

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Charles Darwin University

    Charles Darwin University is an Australian public university with two campuses in Darwin and six satellite campuses in metropolitan and regional areas of the Northern Territory and New South Wales. It was established in 2003 after the merger of Northern Territory University, the Menzies School of Health Research, and Centralian College.

    1.3 km · public university in the Northern Territory, Australia · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Marrara Stadium

    Marrara Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Darwin suburb of Marrara. With a seating capacity of 12,215, it is the largest stadium in the Northern Territory and primarily hosts Australian rules football, cricket, soccer and rugby league.

    2.7 km · sports ground in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Darwin Football Stadium

    Darwin Football Stadium is a sports stadium in Darwin, Australia in the Marrara Sporting Complex, and is located adjacent to the TIO Stadium. Work began on the stadium in 2007 and was officially opened on 28 July 2007 when it played host to an A-League Pre-Season Cup game between Perth Glory and Melbourne Victory.

    2.1 km · sports stadium in Darwin, Australia · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Charles Darwin University Nursing Museum

    The Charles Darwin University Nursing Museum preserves and promotes nursing heritage in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located at Charles Darwin University in Darwin.

    1 km · museum in Northern Territory, Australia · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Casuarina Square

    Casuarina Square is a shopping centre located in Casuarina, a suburb of Darwin, Australia. It is the largest shopping centre in the Northern Territory.

    1.1 km · shopping mall in Northern Territory, Australia · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Marrara Cricket Ground

    Marrara Cricket Ground, currently known as the DXC Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a sports ground located in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. The venue is used for cricket and Australian rules football.

    2.9 km · Sports ground in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia · Wikipedia

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Getting to Alawa

Airports
Darwin / RAAF Darwin (DRW), 4 km
Stations
Darwin International Airport, 3.9 km · RAAF Base Darwin, 3.9 km · Casuarina Bus Interchange, 1 km
  • Broome → Alawa
    Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
  • Dili → Alawa
    718 km · quickest by air, 5h 12m · $230–350
  • Oecussi-Ambeno → Alawa
    798 km · quickest by air, 6h 2m · $270–410
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Alawa

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Alawa. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inAlliance Airlines and Arafura Aviation offer limited charter services.
  • Go nextIt provides a base for day trips to explore the 'Top End' of the Territory.

From Wikivoyage: Darwin, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    WakatobiID

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    1,121 km
  2. 02
    Togian IslandsID

    9 ways of moving, 34 sources

    1,659 km
  3. 03
    Gili IslandsID

    8 ways of moving, 29 sources

    1,681 km
  4. 04
    Nusa PenidaID

    8 ways of moving, 25 sources

    1,725 km
  5. 05
    SiargaoPH

    10 ways of moving, 33 sources

    2,530 km

If you know how people move in Alawa – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Alawa

  • Nightcliffsuburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia2.7 km
  • Leanyersuburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia2.7 km
  • Casuarinasuburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia1.2 km
  • Anulasuburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia2.3 km
  • Marrarasuburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia2.2 km
  • Brinkinsuburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia1.3 km