Ouyen to Adelaide road trip: Distance, driving time & best stops
The Ouyen to Adelaide drive covers a 376km distance in a driving time of around 4h16m. The best stops along the way are the Murray Sunset National Park, Murray Bridge and the Adelaide Hills.
The Ouyen to Adelaide drive connects north-western Victoria to the South Australian capital. For most travellers, this drive will be part of a longer journey – say, from Griffith to Adelaide or Swan Hill to Adelaide.
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.
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.
This guide is aimed at travellers planning an Ouyen to Adelaide road trip itinerary.
Ouyen to Adelaide distance and driving time
Travelling by car along sealed roads, the distance from Ouyen to Adelaide is 376km. This makes for a driving time of around four hours and 16 minutes.
Crossroads town Ouyen is where the Mallee Highway and Calder Highway meet. Here, you can have a dip in the swimming lake, fill up on goodies at the Mallee Bakery or detour north to the wildlife-surrounded lakes of Hattah-Kulkyne National Park.
The best place to branch off the Mallee Highway, however, is Linka. To the north lies Murray Sunset National Park, the largest national park in Victoria. Here, you can see plenty of wildlife – notably, it’s one of the few places in Australia that plays home to both red and grey kangaroos.
There are also several campgrounds, and a few pink lakes.
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