Perth to Brisbane road trip: Best stops, distance & drive time

David Whitley
20/01/2023
Practicalities

Perth to Brisbane drive: South Australia section

Congratulations. You’re now out of Western Australia and into South Australia. The South Australian section of the Nullarbor drive is also much more interesting than the WA section.

The essential stop on the Nullarbor is Head of Bight near the Nullarbor Roadhouse.

Whales and Bunda Cliffs at the Head of Bight lookout, South Australia — See southern right whales and the Bunda Cliffs at the Head of Bight lookout, one of the best stops while driving across the Nullarbor Plain from Adelaide to Perth. Photo by David Whitley/ Australia Travel Questions

Here there are dazzling white dunes to one side and towering cliffs to the other. Come during the winter months, and southern right whales use the Great Australian Bight below as a nursery.

Penong is also worth a stop. Here, the Penong Windmill Museum has a bizarre collection of windmills. But the short detour to surfer favourite Cactus Beach via the curiously pink Lake MacDonnell is more memorable.

Click through to the next section: Across the Eyre Peninsula.

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