Nhill to Adelaide road trip: Distance, driving time & best stops
The best stops on a Nhill to Adelaide road trip itinerary are Little Desert National Park, Murray Bridge and the Adelaide Hills. By car, the distance from Nhill to Adelaide is 353km, with a driving time of around 3h54m.
The drive from Nhill to Adelaide takes you from western Victoria to the capital of South Australia. Make it into a road trip – or a leg of the Ballarat to Adelaide road trip – and there’s plenty to see along the way.
Nhill is the gateway to Little Desert National Park. To pick out Nhill accommodation, hunt here.
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 their perfect Nhill to Adelaide road trip itinerary. For more detailed information on individual towns and attractions, click through on the links.
Nhill to Adelaide distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Nhill to Adelaide is 440km. You can expect a driving time of around four hours and 27 minutes.
The best stops to add to a Nhill to Adelaide road trip itinerary are Little Desert National Park, Murray Bridge and the Adelaide Hills.
Nhill is a gateway to the stark, but wildlife-heavy Little Desert National Park. can also be accessed from Nhill, the next town along. You can also savour vintage planes at the Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre and play on the weird and wonderful machines at the Australian Pinball Museum.
From Nhill, put your foot down and head across the South Australian border to the unimaginatively named Bordertown.
Top things to do in Bordertown include the Bob Hawke Museum – all about the former Australian Prime Minister – and seeing the white kangaroos at the Bordertown Wildlife Park.
Attractions between Nhill and Adelaide: Bordertown to Tailem Bend
Leaving Bordertown along the Dukes Highway, the first decent-sized town is Keith, which 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.
Tailem Bend accommodation picks
The best Tailem Bend accommodation choices are:
- For good quality at relatively cheap rates (and a riverside location): Motel River Bend.
- For racetrack views: Rydges Pit Lane Hotel.
- For families: Big4 The Bend Holiday Park.
Click through to the next section: Tailem Bend to Mount Barker.