How long does it take to cross the Nullarbor?
Ten days, coast to coastPerth to Adelaide, with a night camped out on the plain itself.
Ten days between Perth and Adelaide, in either direction. The distance is about 2,700km, including the longest straight stretch of road in Australia at 146km. On our crossings the plain itself is night four, camped out under the stars on the Nullarbor, and the other days go on the coast either side: two nights at Lucky Bay, then Fitzgerald River and the Eyre Peninsula going east, or Margaret River going west. Everything is arranged, with a guide driving a 4WD mini bus, from $2,219 Perth to Adelaide or from $2,450 Adelaide to Perth.
Checked on 28 October 2026.
The Nullarbor is about 200,000 square kilometres of limestone between Western Australia and South Australia, and the name means no trees. Crossing it is the reason for the trip, and the coast at each end is the reward, so a guided crossing takes ten days and does not race straight over.
Perth to Adelaide, night by night
| Night | Where you sleep |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fitzgerald River |
| 2 and 3 | Lucky Bay, two nights |
| 4 | Bush camping on the Nullarbor |
| 5 | Fowlers Bay |
| 6 | Coodlie Park Farm Retreat |
| 7 | Camp Nyroca |
| 8 and 9 | Mikkira Station, two nights |
| Day 10 | The 2.5 hour ferry across the Spencer Gulf, then Adelaide |
From the 10 Day Perth to Adelaide trip's own accommodation sheet. Every night has showers and toilets except the night on the Nullarbor.
Adelaide to Perth, night by night
| Night | Where you sleep |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mambray Creek |
| 2 | A swag hut at Coodlie Park Farm Retreat |
| 3 | Penong |
| 4 | Bush camping on the Nullarbor |
| 5 and 6 | Lucky Bay, two nights |
| 7 | The Stirling Ranges |
| 8 | Quinninup |
| 9 | Margaret River |
| Day 10 | Into Perth |
From the 10 Day Adelaide to Perth trip's own accommodation sheet. Pick-up is from the Adelaide CBD at 6:50am on day 1. Every night has showers and toilets except the night on the Nullarbor.
What the ten days give you
- A night out on the plain itself.Night four in both directions is bush camping on the Nullarbor, with nothing around you for a very long way.
- Two nights at Lucky Bayon the way, in both directions.
- The coast either sideFitzgerald River and the Eyre Peninsula going east; the Stirling Ranges, Quinninup and Margaret River going west.
- Nobody has to drive it but the guidein an air-conditioned 4WD mini bus, with a group of 21 at most.
The two crossings
| Trip | Length | Starts and finishes | Meals | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Day Perth to Adelaide Tour | 10 days, 9 nights | Perth / Adelaide | Nine breakfasts, four lunches and eight dinners. Vegetarians are catered for. | $3000 |
| 10 Day Adelaide to Perth Tour | 10 days, 9 nights | Adelaide / Perth | All meals from day 1 lunch to day 10 breakfast — 9 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 9 dinners, including a barbecue at Coodlie Park. Vegetarians catered for. | $3000 |
Both sleep in swags. One way by design: you fly into one end and out of the other. Prices update on their own.
There is more on what the trips include on our what is included on a Nullarbor crossing page, and on whether it is for you on how do you cross the Nullarbor, and is it worth doing.
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Where this comes from. Trip lengths, where each night is spent, pick-up times, meals, group sizes and prices are each trip's own details as held on its page here, and prices update on their own. The distance between Perth and Adelaide, the size of the plain and the 146km straight are as published on our Nullarbor crossing page.