Adelaide to Coober Pedy road trip: Distance, drive time & stops
The Adelaide to Coober Pedy road trip through the South Australian outback is a monster, covering 849km. That’s an Adelaide to Coober Pedy driving time of around 9h9m. Possible stops to add to the itinerary include the Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Mount Remarkable National Park, Woomera and Glendambo.
This guide is aimed at travellers planning an Adelaide to Coober Pedy road trip.
In the South Australian outback, the strange opal mining town of Coober Pedy is what passes for a major settlement. If driving from Adelaide to Alice Springs or Uluru, Coober Pedy is the most logical overnight stop. That might mean staying in an underground hotel, but that makes for a good anecdote later on.
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Adelaide to Coober Pedy drive: Distance and driving time
But how long is the drive from Adelaide to Coober Pedy? Well, by road the Adelaide to Coober Pedy distance is 849km. That makes for an Adelaide to Coober Pedy driving time of around nine hours and nine minutes. Some drivers will tackle that in a day. Others will be looking for a judicious stop somewhere beforehand.
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.
There is very little after Port Augusta at the top of the Spencer Gulf, so the smart move is to find somewhere on the drive from Adelaide to Port Augusta. The quickest route largely follows the coast of the Spencer Gulf, passing Inkerman, Port Wakefield, Lake Bumbunga and Port Pirie.
Click through to the next section: Clare Valley.