Adelaide to Port Augusta road trip: Distance, drive time & stops

The Adelaide to Port Augusta drive on National Highway A1 is 309km long. That’s an Adelaide to Port Augusta driving time of 3h21m. But you’re better off taking slightly longer through the Clare Valley.

An Adelaide to Port Augusta road trip in South Australia is one that not many people want to do. But lots of people simply have to do.

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.

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If you’re going to drive from Adelaide to Alice Springs or Darwin, Port Augusta is on the way north on the Adelaide to Coober Pedy section of the slog up the Stuart Highway. If you’re doing the Adelaide to Perth drive across the Nullarbor, you turn onto the Eyre Highway at Port Augusta before visiting the likes of Ceduna, Head of Bight, Balladonia and Kalgoorlie. Visiting the Eyre Peninsula? Then the drive from Adelaide to Port Lincoln passes through Port Augusta at the top of the Spencer Gulf.

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Eyre Highway and Stuart Highway sign in Port Augusta, South Australia — There aren’t many things to do in Port Augusta, but it’s the crossroads of Australia. The Eyre Highway and Stuart Highway start at the top of the Spencer Gulf.

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