Adelaide to Whyalla road trip: Distance, drive time & attractions

The Adelaide to Whyalla drive in South Australia is 384km long, with an Adelaide to Whyalla driving time of 4h8m. Road trip attractions along the way include Lake Bumbunga, the Wadlata Outback Centre and Mount Remarkable National Park.

The Adelaide to Whyalla drive in South Australia is one that most people are going to undertake as part of a longer road trip. If you’re going from Adelaide to Port Lincoln, you might want to spend the night in Whyalla to go on a steelworks tour. Similarly, if crossing the Nullarbor and don’t want to drive from Adelaide to Ceduna in one stint, Whyalla is a marginally more appealing place to stay than Port Augusta.

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Adelaide brings food tours of the fabulous Central Market, Torrens River cruises, swimming with dolphins and the chance to walk across the roof of the Adelaide Oval. To book Adelaide accommodation, step this way. For a full range of Adelaide tours and experiences, explore here.

Whyalla accommodation options include the seaside Discovery Parks Whyalla Foreshore, the apartment-style Quest Whyalla and the convenient Alexander Motel. For Whyalla accommodation deals, hunt here.

The quickest Adelaide to Whyalla drive is almost entirely along National Highway 1. The bulk of the journey is from Adelaide to Port Augusta along the Augusta Highway. Then there’s a brief period on the Eyre Highway before branching off down the Lincoln Highway.

Adelaide to Whyalla distance and driving time

The full Adelaide to Whyalla distance via the fastest route is 384km, with a driving time of around four hours and eight minutes.

Take the long, boring drive up the Augusta Highway, and you’ll pass through Port Wakefield, Lake Bumbunga, Port Pirie and Mambray Creek. The highlights here are the pink salt lake of Lake Bumbunga near Lochiel and Mount Remarkable National Park near Mambray Creek.

While in Port Augusta, you might want to drop by the Wadlata Outback Centre to learn about local Aboriginal culture and early outback exploration.

There’s really not much to see on the Port Augusta to Whyalla leg of the journey, although you can see kangaroos in the Whyalla Conservation Park.

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