Australia · 35 days · 7,800 km · One-way

Cairns to Perth — Australian cross-country

Australia's great cross-country traverse. Cairns, Daintree, Alice Springs, Uluru, Coober Pedy, Adelaide, Great Australian Bight, Esperance, Margaret River, Perth. 35 days, 7,800 km. For experienced road-trippers.

Start: Cairns · End: Perth · May to October. Dry season only. · Difficulty: challenging

Highlights

  • Daintree Rainforest
  • Atherton Tablelands
  • Mount Isa
  • Alice Springs + West MacDonnell
  • Uluru + Kata Tjuta
  • Coober Pedy
  • Flinders Ranges
  • Adelaide + McLaren Vale
  • Great Australian Bight
  • Nullarbor Plain
  • Esperance + Cape Le Grand
  • Margaret River
  • Pinnacles + Perth

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Cairns → Cape Tribulation

    Cairns → Cape Tribulation · 140 km

  2. Day 2

    Cape Trib → Atherton

    Cape Tribulation → Atherton · 200 km

  3. Day 3

    Atherton → Croydon

    Atherton → Croydon · 480 km

  4. Day 4

    Croydon → Mt Isa

    Croydon → Mount Isa · 540 km

  5. Day 5

    Mt Isa → Camooweal

    Mount Isa → Camooweal · 200 km

  6. Day 6

    Camooweal → Tennant Creek

    Camooweal → Tennant Creek · 460 km

  7. Day 7

    Tennant Creek → Devils Marbles → Alice Springs

    Tennant Creek → Alice Springs · 510 km

  8. Day 8

    Alice Springs (West MacDonnell)

    Alice Springs · 130 km

  9. Day 9

    Alice → Uluru

    Alice Springs → Yulara · 470 km

  10. Day 10

    Uluru full day

    Yulara · 50 km

  11. Day 11

    Uluru → Coober Pedy

    Yulara → Coober Pedy · 770 km

  12. Day 12

    Coober Pedy underground

    Coober Pedy · 30 km

  13. Day 13

    Coober Pedy → Hawker

    Coober Pedy → Hawker · 540 km

  14. Day 14

    Flinders Ranges

    Hawker → Wilpena Pound · 60 km

  15. Day 15

    Wilpena → Adelaide

    Wilpena Pound → Adelaide · 470 km

  16. Day 16

    Adelaide → McLaren Vale

    Adelaide → McLaren Vale · 50 km

  17. Day 17

    McLaren Vale → Port Augusta

    McLaren Vale → Port Augusta · 350 km

  18. Day 18

    Port Augusta → Streaky Bay

    Port Augusta → Streaky Bay · 460 km

  19. Day 19

    Streaky Bay → Ceduna

    Streaky Bay → Ceduna · 110 km

  20. Day 20

    Ceduna → Nullarbor

    Ceduna → Nullarbor · 290 km

  21. Day 21

    Bunda Cliffs viewing

    Nullarbor → Border Village · 200 km

  22. Day 22

    Border Village → Eucla

    Border Village → Eucla · 15 km

  23. Day 23

    Eucla → Madura

    Eucla → Madura · 290 km

  24. Day 24

    Madura → Caiguna

    Madura → Caiguna · 220 km

  25. Day 25

    Caiguna → Norseman (90 Mile Straight)

    Caiguna → Norseman · 380 km

  26. Day 26

    Norseman → Esperance

    Norseman → Esperance · 200 km

  27. Day 27

    Esperance — Cape Le Grand

    Esperance → Cape Le Grand · 60 km

  28. Day 28

    Cape Le Grand → Albany

    Cape Le Grand → Albany · 480 km

  29. Day 29

    Albany → Pemberton

    Albany → Pemberton · 220 km

  30. Day 30

    Pemberton → Margaret River

    Pemberton → Margaret River · 150 km

  31. Day 31

    Margaret River wines

    Margaret River · 50 km

  32. Day 32

    Margaret River → Perth

    Margaret River → Perth · 280 km

  33. Day 33

    Perth — Rottnest

    Perth · 30 km

  34. Day 34

    Perth → Cervantes (Pinnacles) → Perth

    Perth · 400 km

  35. Day 35

    Perth — drop-off

    Perth · 30 km

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