Adelaide to Port Augusta road trip: Distance, drive time & stops
Adelaide to Port Augusta drive on National Highway A1
The drive from Adelaide to Port Augusta along National Highway A1 is 309km long. That gives an Adelaide to Port Augusta driving time of three hours and 21 minutes. And if the quickest Adelaide to Port Augusta drive time is all you care about, this route via Port Wakefield, Lake Bumbunga, Port Pirie and Mambray Creek is the one you should take.
Pick your perfect Adelaide day trips
- Barossa Valley tours: 1. Wine-tasting with lunch 🍷. 2. Food and wine tour. 3. Small group wine tour with exclusive VIP tastings.
- Kangaroo Island in a day – including sea lions 🦭, koalas 🐨and national parks.
- Adelaide Hills tours: 1. Sights plus Murray River lunch cruise combo. 2. Small group cheese, chocolate & wine tour with Hahndorf German village.
- McLaren Vale tours: 1. Small group wine tour with lunch. 2. Hop-on hop-off wineries tour 🍷. 3. Food and wine indulgence tour, including the gloriously weird d’Arenberg Cube.
- Victor Harbor and southern highlights tour – including the Granite Island horse-drawn tram.
However, to make a day of the drive from Adelaide to Port Augusta, it’s smarter to stay inland. Take the Main North Road through the Clare Valley, and stop at some Clare Valley wineries on the way. Once you’ve filled the car boot with wine bottles and tackled the Mintaro Maze, you can rejoin National Highway A1 for the Port Pirie to Port Augusta leg of the journey.
Click through to the next section: The Clare Valley route.