Adelaide to Port Augusta road trip: Distance, drive time & stops
Adelaide to Port Augusta road trip via Clare Valley – driving time
Driving from Adelaide to Port Augusta via the Clare Valley doesn’t increase the journey distance or driving time all that much. Going through the Clare Valley to Port Augusta takes around three hours and 48 minutes to cover the 332km distance.
Road trip essentials that many travellers forget
Search on the web, and you’ll find ludicrously long lists of equipment to take on a road trip. Australia Travel Questions isn’t going to do that to you. But it is worth buying the following road trip items before setting off. Click through for a good range of options.
- Charging cables – yes, you’ll probably need a spare at some point.
- Car charger adaptor – in case your rental car has the old-fashioned cigarette lighter rather than a USB.
- Multi USB charger – for those hotel rooms that don’t have enough power sockets.
- Fold-up chairs – to make anywhere a picnic spot.
- A really good water bottle – go for a bigger one than usual to last the longer drives.
- Packing cubes – save space but, more importantly, avoid unpacking everything every night.
Certainly if you’re heading towards Uluru, Perth or Port Lincoln, it’s worth taking the slightly longer Adelaide to Port Augusta road trip. A boot full of high quality Riesling can make the onward journey much more palatable.
Port Augusta accommodation picks
Port Augusta accommodation tends towards the functional. Few people stay here more than one night. Booking site Wotif lists options for from $89, if you’d like to check what’s available.
However, these Port Augusta accommodation choices are particularly worth looking at:
- For heritage and character: Pampas Motel.
- For green credentials: Crossroads Ecomotel.
- For overall quality: Majestic Oasis Apartments.
- For cheap rates and a pool: Discovery Parks – Port Augusta.
15 fabulous Adelaide experiences to supercharge your visit
- DOLPHINS 🐬: Swim with wild dolphins, kayak with the resident bottlenose pod or watch them on a dolphin cruise.
- FOOD AND WINE 🍷: Indulge on Adelaide food tour including Adelaide Central Market. Or try a wine discovery tour with tastings at the National Wine Centre. Or the ultimate Penfolds Magill Estate experience with full estate tour & Grange tasting.
- WILDLIFE 🐨: Spot koalas on a guided Morialta nature hike. Or walk from Waterfall Gully to Mount Lofty with entrance to Cleland Wildlife Park.
- CRUISES ⛵: Watch the sun set on a twilight coastal cruise, get to know the city on a Torrens River cruise or take a high tea cruise aboard the Popeye.
- SPORT 🏏: Dare to take on the Adelaide Oval Roofclimb or enter the fabled scoreboard on the behind-the-scenes stadium tour.
- ACTION 🚵♂️: Descend Mount Lofty on a downhill mountain bike tour or kayak along the Torrens River.
More Port Augusta driving times
- Ceduna to Port Augusta: Distance 469km, driving time 5h1m.
- Port Lincoln to Port Augusta: Distance 342km, driving time 3h47m.
- Peterborough to Port Augusta: Distance 130km, driving time 1h29m.
- Woomera to Port Augusta: Distance 181km, driving time 1h51m.
- Whyalla to Port Augusta: Distance 77km, driving time 50m.
- Glendambo to Port Augusta: Distance 287km, driving time 2h56m.
- Eucla to Port Augusta: Distance 959km, driving time 10h7m.
- Kimba to Port Augusta: Distance 156km, driving time 1h43m.
- Port Pirie to Port Augusta: Distance 92km, driving time 1h.
- Mildura to Port Augusta: Distance 532km, driving time 5h43m.
- Streaky Bay to Port Augusta: Distance 391km, driving time 4h14m.
- Broken Hill to Port Augusta: Distance 413km, driving time 4h39m.
- Coober Pedy to Port Augusta: Distance 540km, driving time 5h28m.