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The Great Outback Crossing
This is a massive transcontinental mission across Australia's heart. We're covering over 4,800km in 10 days, so get a good playlist ready—it’s going to be a lot of "windshield time" but the landscapes are legendary.
10days
30stops
6098km
The route
Tap a day or a townYou sleep in Mudgee · Cobar · Broken Hill · Port Augusta · Coober Pedy · Erldunda · Ti Tree · Timber Creek · Halls Creek — start in Sydney, end in Broome.
DAY01
Sydney → Mudgee
278 km · 3h 47m driving · Overnight in Mudgee
- 09:00Sydney· start
- 105 km · 1h 30m
- 12:00Echo Point Lookout
- 173 km · 2h 17m
- 15:00Mudgee· overnight
Accommodation
Mudgee
DAY02
Dubbo → Cobar
292 km · 3h 15m driving · Overnight in Cobar
- 10:00Dubbo· start
- 126 km · 1h 26m
- 14:30Nyngan
- 166 km · 1h 49m
- 17:30Cobar· overnight
Accommodation
Cobar
DAY03
Wilcannia → Living Desert Sculptures
457 km · 4h 44m driving · Overnight in Living Desert Sculptures
- 10:00Wilcannia· start
- 260 km · 2h 40m
- 15:00Broken Hill
- 197 km · 2h 4m
- 17:30Living Desert Sculptures· overnight
Accommodation
Broken Hill
DAY04
Peterborough → Wadlata Outback Centre
423 km · 4h 44m driving · Overnight in Wadlata Outback Centre
- 11:00Peterborough· start
- 293 km · 3h 15m
- 14:00Port Augusta
- 130 km · 1h 29m
- 17:00Wadlata Outback Centre· overnight
Accommodation
Port Augusta
DAY05
Glendambo → The Big Ant
541 km · 5h 29m driving · long drive · Overnight in The Big Ant
- 12:00Glendambo· start
- 287 km · 2h 56m
- 17:00Coober Pedy
- 254 km · 2h 33m
- 18:00The Big Ant· overnight
Accommodation
Coober Pedy
DAY06
Marla → Erldunda
1654 km · 16h 27m driving · long drive · Overnight in Erldunda
- 11:00Marla· start
- 235 km · 2h 23m
- 14:00Northern Territory Border
- 1419 km · 14h 4m
- 17:00Erldunda· overnight
Accommodation
Erldunda
DAY07
Alice Springs → Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles…
398 km · 4h 5m driving · Overnight in Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve
- 10:00Alice Springs· start
- 204 km · 2h 10m
- 13:00Ti Tree
- 194 km · 1h 55m
- 17:30Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve· overnight
Accommodation
Wauchope
DAY08
Tennant Creek → Timber Creek
1214 km · 12h 7m driving · long drive · Overnight in Timber Creek
- 10:00Tennant Creek· start
- 314 km · 3h 7m
- 14:00Gregory National Park
- 900 km · 9h
- 17:30Timber Creek· overnight
Accommodation
Timber Creek
DAY09
Kununurra → Halls Creek
295 km · 3h 4m driving · long drive · Overnight in Halls Creek
- 10:00Kununurra· start
- 226 km · 2h 17m
- 13:00Lake Argyle
- 70 km · 47m
- 17:30Halls Creek· overnight
Accommodation
Halls Creek
DAY10
Fitzroy Crossing → Cable Beach
546 km · 5h 30m driving · long drive
- 11:00Fitzroy Crossing· start
- 289 km · 2h 56m
- 14:00Derby
- 257 km · 2h 34m
- 17:30Cable Beach
Accommodation
Broome
Heads Up
- Day 5: 5h 29m driving — plan rest stops
- Day 6: 28h 10m driving — plan rest stops
- Day 8: 12h 44m driving — plan rest stops
- Day 9: 7h 31m driving — plan rest stops
- Day 10: 7h 48m driving — plan rest stops
- Always carry 20L of emergency water and a satellite comms device (or Telstra SIM card—it’s the only one with decent outback coverage).
- Avoid driving at dawn or dusk if possible; the kangaroos and cattle are a serious hazard!