Broken Hill to Adelaide road trip: Distance, drive time & attractions
The Broken Hill to Adelaide drive is 517km in distance, with a driving time of 5h47m. But you’re better off making into a road trip with detours to Peterborough, the Red Banks Conservation Park and South Australia’s wine regions.
The Broken Hill to Adelaide drive is mostly an exercise in stamina. The Barrier Highway passes through the South Australian outback, with not an awful lot to distract you along the way. But if you’re driving from Sydney to Adelaide via Broken Hill, it’s a necessary leg of the journey, and there are a couple of stops worth making.
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Broken Hill to Adelaide distance and driving time
The distance from Broken Hill to Adelaide by car is 517km. That makes for a driving time of about five hours and 47 minutes.
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.
Alas, you’re going to be 283km of the way through the journey from Broken Hill before you find anywhere worth stopping, unless you count the roadhouse at Yunta.
Peterborough is just off the Barrier Highway – take the turn after Hutton Lagoon. This small outback town was where several scenes from hit BBC show The Tourist were filmed. Heritage is the name of the game in Peterborough, with the Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre being a magnet for anyone who likes steam trains.
Well-rated Peterborough accommodation includes the Roundhouse Motel and the Peterborough Motel.