Kalgoorlie to Eucla road trip: Distance, driving time & best stops

The Kalgoorlie to Eucla drive covers an 894km distance across outback Western Australia. Fuel stops are available in Norseman, Balladonia, Caiguna, Cocklebiddy, Madura and Mundrabilla.

The drive from Kalgoorlie to Eucla takes you through the middle of nowhere. It links the only town of any real size in the east of Western Australia to the last settlement before the South Australian border. More importantly, it crosses the Western Australian half of the dreaded Nullarbor Plain.

The Nullarbor crossing is an Australian rite of passage – the drive through a whole lot of nothing is the experience, not what you see on the way.

But there are a few stops between Kalgoorlie and Eucla worth investigating.

Don’t want to drive the Nullarbor? Then consider a ten day camping adventure tour from Perth to Adelaide (or in the opposite direction).

Kalgoorlie to Eucla distance and driving time

By car, the distance from Kalgoorlie to Eucla is 894km. That’s a driving time of around nine hours and nine minutes – the very upper limits of what most people would consider feasible in one day.

Gold town Kalgoorlie has several pleasingly good attractions, including the Museum of the Goldfields and Hannans North Tourist Mine.

The best thing to do, however, is see the Super Pit, one of the planet’s biggest open cut mines. There are three ways to see it, with the free option being the Super Pit Lookout. Alternatively, you can take a tour that goes part-way inside the mine or on a scenic flight overhead.

Kalgoorlie also hosts two holes of the Nullarbor Links golf course – the longest golf course in the world. It stretches from Kalgoorlie to Ceduna, with holes at most roadhouses along the way.

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