Adelaide Airport

Adelaide Airport is about 6 km (4 miles) west of the Adelaide city center, between the CBD and the coast. Adelaide Metro buses J1 and J2 run into the center from Stop 10 near the terminal, and taxis, rideshare cars and pre-booked drivers wait outside. The drive is short outside the morning and evening rush.

Adelaide Airport has one terminal for domestic, regional and international flights. Domestic passengers arrive on Level 2, international passengers on Level 1 and regional passengers on the ground floor. Everyone collects their bags in the baggage claim area on the ground floor, where car rental desks and the Welcome Desk are also found.

Yes. Adelaide Metro routes J1 and J2 link the airport with the city center, and routes J7 and J8 serve suburbs to the north-west and south-west. All of them stop at Stop 10 on Sir Richard Williams Avenue, a few minutes' walk from the terminal, with baggage carts near the stop. There is no train to the airport.

Leave the terminal, turn left into the pedestrian plaza and follow the signs to the taxi stand on its western side. Taxis go door to door to the city, Glenelg and the suburbs. Wheelchair-accessible taxis can be booked through Adelaide Access Taxis, and the taxi stand team can help arrange one.

Rideshare pickups for Uber, Ola and DiDi are beside the P1 parking garage. Follow the rideshare signs through the plaza, cross at the pedestrian lights and look for the pickup zone on your left. Customer Service Officers in orange vests help at the public pickup area.

Qantas, Virgin Australia and Jetstar fly to most Australian capitals, and QantasLink and Rex serve regional South Australia, including Kangaroo Island and Port Lincoln. International airlines include Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Air New Zealand, China Southern Airlines and Fiji Airways, with seasonal flights from Cathay Pacific, China Eastern and United.

Yes. Adelaide Airport has a curfew from 11 pm to 6 am under the Adelaide Airport Curfew Act 2000, which restricts most jet aircraft movements in those hours. Some smaller aircraft and approved flights can still operate, so a few arrivals and departures fall outside normal hours, but most flights land before 11 pm.

Every visitor except New Zealand citizens needs a visa or travel authority before flying, such as an ETA through the AustralianETA app or an eVisitor for many European passports. On arrival you clear immigration, then customs and biosecurity, where you must declare all food, plant material and animal products on your passenger card.

Yes. Adelaide Airport has four lounges: Plaza Premium lounges in the domestic area near Gate 16 and in international departures, which both take pay-per-use guests, plus the Qantas Lounge opposite Gate 21 and the Virgin Australia Lounge opposite Gate 15 for eligible passengers and members.

P1 Terminal is the closest self-parking, a multi-level garage linked to check-in by a covered walkway. P2 is an outdoor lot 5 to 7 minutes' walk away, and P3 Long Term is the lowest-cost option for longer trips. Valet parking and a meet-and-greet service are also offered.

Yes. The Atura Adelaide Airport hotel is linked to the terminal by a ground-floor walkway, so you can walk between your room and check-in without going outside. Accessible pickup and drop-off spaces are in the Access Zone outside the hotel, next to the terminal entrance.

Adelaide uses Australian Central Standard Time, UTC+9:30, half an hour behind Sydney and Melbourne. From the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April it moves to daylight saving time, UTC+10:30. Check your arrival time in local time, as flight apps sometimes show the time where you departed.

No. Adelaide Airport (ADL) at West Beach handles all scheduled passenger flights to Adelaide. Parafield Airport, in the city's northern suburbs, is a general aviation and pilot training airport with no scheduled airline service, so if your ticket says Adelaide, you land at ADL.