Keith to Adelaide road trip: Distance, driving time & best stops
The best stops on a Keith to Adelaide road trip are Tailem Bend, Murray Bridge and Hahndorf. By car, the distance from Keith to Adelaide is 234km, with a driving time of around 2h26m.
The Keith to Adelaide drive takes you from country South Australia to the big city. The majority of people driving along this route will be on a longer Melbourne to Adelaide road trip.
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Adelaide brings food tours of the fabulous Central Market, Torrens River cruises, swimming with dolphins and the chance to walk across the roof of the Adelaide Oval. To book Adelaide accommodation, step this way. For a full range of Adelaide tours and experiences, explore here.
This guide is aimed at helping travellers plan a perfect Keith to Adelaide road trip itinerary. Click through for more detailed information on individual towns and attractions.
15 fabulous Adelaide experiences to supercharge your visit
- DOLPHINS 🐬: Swim with wild dolphins, kayak with the resident bottlenose pod or watch them on a dolphin cruise.
- FOOD AND WINE 🍷: Indulge on Adelaide food tour including Adelaide Central Market. Or try a wine discovery tour with tastings at the National Wine Centre. Or the ultimate Penfolds Magill Estate experience with full estate tour & Grange tasting.
- WILDLIFE 🐨: Spot koalas on a guided Morialta nature hike. Or walk from Waterfall Gully to Mount Lofty with entrance to Cleland Wildlife Park.
- CRUISES ⛵: Watch the sun set on a twilight coastal cruise, get to know the city on a Torrens River cruise or take a high tea cruise aboard the Popeye.
- SPORT 🏏: Dare to take on the Adelaide Oval Roofclimb or enter the fabled scoreboard on the behind-the-scenes stadium tour.
- ACTION 🚵♂️: Descend Mount Lofty on a downhill mountain bike tour or kayak along the Torrens River.
Keith to Adelaide distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Keith to Adelaide is 234km. That makes for a driving time of around three hours and 26 minutes.
The best stops to add to a Keith to Adelaide road trip itinerary are Tailem Bend, Murray Bridge and Hahndorf.
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.
Keith to Adelaide road trip: Keith to Tailem Bend
Keith has a caravan park and golf course. It is most famous, however, for being the home of the Landrover Up A Pole. And, yes, it’s pretty much what the name suggests.
About 12km to the south, Mount Monster Conservation Park provides walks and wildlife around an imposing granite outcrop. This is a good spot for wildlife sightings.
Beyond Keith, Lake Indawarra in Tintinara is a decent place for a picnic, while Coonalpyn has a massive mural over its grain silos.
You can be forgiven, however, for bombing straight on through to Tailem Bend.
Things to do in Tailem Bend include tackling the Murray River walking loop and getting spooked out by the ghost tours at Old Tailem Town Pioneer Village.
Click through to the next section: Tailem Bend to Mount Barker.