Exmouth road trips: Distances and driving times
Exmouth in Western Australia is the gateway to the Ningaloo Reef. It is also home to a series of incredible marine life experiences.
If you can do just one thing in Exmouth, make it snorkelling with whale sharks. Seeing the biggest fish on earth gracefully gliding towards you is utterly awe-inspiring. Out of whale shark season, other great Exmouth experiences include swimming with humpback whales, full day lagoon kayaking adventures, Cape Range National Park trekking tours, whale-watching cruises and snorkelling with turtles.
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8 amazing Exmouth experiences to book in advance.
- Swim with whale sharks – using a spotter plane for maximum shark snorkelling time. This is an experience you’ll genuinely remember forever.
- Ningaloo wildlife adventure – see much more than just the whale sharks.
- Full day kayaking tour – stopping to snorkel at parts of the reef the boats can’t reach.
- Sunset cruise – with dolphin-spotting, snacks and drinks.
- Cape Range trekking adventure.
- Dive on the Ningaloo Reef.
- Swim with humpback whales – they come after whale shark season is over.
- Kayak and snorkel with turtles.
Most visitors fly to Exmouth, but understandably, it is a lynchpin on west coast road trips.
Distances and driving times for road trips starting or ending in Exmouth are listed below. Times are estimates created using Google Maps. Click through for full road trip guides.
Exmouth distances and driving times
Carnarvon to Exmouth: Distance 365km, driving time 3h42m. (More Carnarvon road trips).
Coral Bay to Exmouth: Distance 153km, driving time 1h38m.
Denham to Exmouth: Distance 683km, driving time 6h50m.
Exmouth to Broome: Distance 1,372km, driving time 14h20m.
Exmouth to Karratha: Distance 548km, driving time 5h57m.
Exmouth to Onslow: Distance 399km, driving time 4h24m.
Exmouth to Port Hedland: Distance 776km, driving time 8h25m.
Geraldton to Exmouth: Distance 833km, driving time 8h23m. (More Geraldton road trips).
Kalbarri to Exmouth: Distance 799km, driving time 8h8m. (More driving times to Kalbarri)
Monkey Mia to Exmouth: Distance 707km, driving time 7h. (More Monkey Mia road trips).
Perth to Exmouth: Distance 1,250km, driving time 13 hours. (More road trips from Perth)
Best Exmouth accommodation choices
- For infinity pool resort luxury: Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort.
- For central location: Ningaloo Lodge.
- For apartments with pool and landscaped gardens: Exmouth Escape Resort.
- For families: RACV Exmouth Cape Holiday Park.
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