Mildura to Perth road trip: Distance, driving time & best stops
Crossing the Nullarbor on a Mildura to Perth road trip
Top Ceduna attractions include the Pinky Point Lookout, the Laura Bay Conservation Park and the Smoky Bay oyster farms.
Ceduna accommodation tips
Ceduna is a logical place for an overnight stay whether you’ve just crossed the Nullarbor or are about to. You can search for places to stay in Ceduna here.
However, the following are the best options:
- For central, waterfront location: Ceduna Foreshore Hotel Motel.
- For family-friendly spacious cabins: Big4 Holiday Park.
- For a pool: East West Motel.
From Ceduna, the Eyre Highway continues across the dreaded Nullarbor. The drive from Ceduna to Norseman in Western Australia is 1,201km long, and you’re unlikely to have mobile phone reception for any of this journey. Eucla or Border Village are arguably the best bets for an overnight stop on the way.
A few short detours along the route make the Nullarbor crossing much more enjoyable, however.
At Penong, there are the strange windmills of the Penong Windmill Museum, surfer haven Cactus Beach and the curiously pink Lake MacDonnell.
Then comes Head of Bight near the Nullarbor Roadhouse. Here you can see towering cliffs to the right, and southern right whales in the ocean below.
Western Australian section of the Nullarbor
The Western Australian side of the Nullarbor is duller. But it’s still worth walking through the sand dunes to see the old telegraph station ruins at Eucla. Then, after driving the longest straight road in Australia, there’s the mini museum about the Skylab space station at Balladonia.
Your mobile phone signal should return in Norseman, where you leave the Eyre Highway. It’s hard to avoid spending a night here. Norseman accommodation options include the motel-ish Great Western Travel Village and the fairly cheap Acclaim Gateway Tourist Park.
Click through to the next section: Norseman to Perth.