Adelaide to Port Pirie drive: Distance and road trip stops

Adelaide to Port Pirie by car via the Clare Valley

The other alternative is to take a slightly longer route, going through Gawler as you leave Adelaide then driving up through the Clare Valley. That way, you can visit the Mintaro Maze and enjoy wine-tasting at a few Clare Valley wineries before reaching Port Pirie.

Going via the Clare Valley, the Adelaide to Port Pirie drive is 251km long, with a driving time of three hours and three minutes.

After leaving Port Pirie, the Port Pirie to Port Augusta drive takes about an hour.

**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.