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

Kalgoorlie to Eucla drive: Eyre Highway

Norseman is also where the Eyre Highway starts. It stretches all the way to Port Augusta in South Australia and it is one of the loneliest roads on earth.

The first section isn’t quite as bleak as the Nullarbor’s reputation suggests. It heads through relatively sparse woodland towards Balladonia. 190km from Norseman, this is the first fuel stop. It’s also the best one, as there’s a mini-museum on site telling the hugely entertaining tale of what happened when the Skylab space station crashed here in 1979.

Soon after Balladonia, you embark upon the longest straight road in Australia. 90 Mile Straight stretches 146.6km towards Caiguna without deviation.

Caiguna, 164km from Balladonia, is the next fuel stop. That’s followed 83km later by Cocklebiddy, gateway to the huge Cocklebiddy Cave.

The Kalgoorlie to Eucla road trip gets punishingly boring from here. In terms of Nullarbor fuel stops t’s 91km from Cocklebiddy to Madura, then 116km from Madura to Mundrabilla.

From Mundrabilla to Eucla, it’s a relatively merciful 66km.

Click through for the next section: What to do in Eucla.