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Sydney–Broome Sprint

Two flights save roughly 3,000km of grinding desert highway — the Nullarbor's an experience but not a fun one in a rushed week. This keeps you in memorable country instead.

7days
24stops
5km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Blackheath town lunch · Cobar · Pro Hart Gallery or local mining museum · Alice Springs · West MacDonnell Ranges — start in Blue Mountains, end in Cable Beach final sunset.

DAY01

Depart Sydney → Sunset rock at Govetts Leap

0.8 km · 10m driving · Overnight in Sunset rock at Govetts Leap
  1. 08:00
    Depart Sydney· start
  3. 10:00
    ⭐ Wentworth Falls
  4. 0.8 km · 10m
  5. 14:00
    Blackheath town lunch
  7. 16:00
    Sunset rock at Govetts Leap· overnight
Accommodation
Katoomba
DAY02

Depart → Cobar

2 km · 20m driving · long drive · Overnight in Cobar
  1. 07:30
    Depart· start
  3. 11:30
    Dubbo
  4. 0.8 km · 10m
  5. 14:30
    Nyngan
  6. 1.1 km · 10m
  7. 17:00
    ⭐ Cobar· overnight
Accommodation
Cobar
DAY03

Depart → Pro Hart Gallery or local min…

Overnight in Pro Hart Gallery or local mining museum
  1. 08:00
    Depart· start
  3. 11:30
    ⭐ Broken Hill
  5. 16:00
    Pro Hart Gallery or local mining museum· overnight
Accommodation
Broken Hill
DAY04

Depart Broken Hill → Alice Springs

Overnight in Alice Springs pickup
  1. 08:00
    Depart Broken Hill· start
  3. 13:00
    Arrive Adelaide airport area
  5. 13:00
    Fly to Alice Springs
  7. 17:00
    Alice Springs pickup· overnight
Accommodation
Alice Springs
DAY05

Depart → Standley Chasm

1.9 km · 20m driving · Overnight in Standley Chasm
  1. 07:00
    Depart· start
  3. 09:00
    ⭐ Ormiston Gorge
  4. 1.1 km · 10m
  5. 13:00
    Glen Helen Gorge
  6. 0.8 km · 10m
  7. 16:00
    Standley Chasm· overnight
Accommodation
Alice Springs
DAY06

Depart Alice → Gantheaume Point

Overnight in Gantheaume Point
  1. 09:00
    Depart Alice· start
  3. 09:00
    Fly to Broome
  5. 14:00
    Broome pickup
  7. 16:00
    ⭐ Gantheaume Point· overnight
Accommodation
Cable Beach
DAY07

Depart → Cable Beach final sunset

  1. 08:00
    Depart· start
  3. 10:00
    Chinatown & Pearl Luggers
  5. 14:00
    Roebuck Bay mangroves or Town Beach
  7. 17:00
    ⭐ Cable Beach final sunset
Accommodation
Cable Beach
Heads Up
  • Day 2: 6h 31m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 6: 19h 17m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 7: 19h 22m driving — plan rest stops
  • Fuel up whenever you see it in outback NSW/SA — stations close early, distances are real.
  • Water: carry 5L per person minimum on remote driving days, even on sealed roads.
  • Day 4: Arrive Adelaide airport area → Fly to Alice Springs flight transit only 0.0h — allow ≥5h door-to-door
  • 🛫 Route includes 1 flight + 0 rail segments. Map shows them as dashed lines (connection only, not real road).