Daly Waters to Katherine road trip: Distance, driving time and stops

The Daly Waters to Katherine drive in the Northern Territory covers a 276km distance, with a driving time of 2h52m. The best road trip attractions to add to your itinerary are the Larrimah Hotel and Mataranka Thermal Pool.

The Daly Waters to Katherine drive is one of the more enjoyable legs up the Stuart Highway from Adelaide to Darwin. By this stage of the journey, you are noticeably in the tropics, with pure outback giving way to something greener.

Daly Waters is where the Carpentaria Highway meets the Stuart Highway. It’s also home to one of the greatest outback pubs. The Daly Waters Pub is a great place to eat, drink, be merry and then sleep off a hangover.

Daly Waters to Katherine distance and driving time

The Daly Waters to Katherine drive is 276km long, with an estimated driving time of around two hours and 52 minutes. The first stop you’ll come to is the Larrimah Hotel, another paraphernalia-covered outback pub.

Also known as the Pink Panther Roadhouse, the Larrimah Hotel has a bizarre menagerie of animals outside, too.

Click through to the next section: Mataranka.