Driving Distances Outback

Driving Distances Outback is the section to plan your Outback Australia travel experience.

The Outback is such a huge place, it is hard to make a decision where to go at all, right?

Please note: driving distances given in the tables below are only approximately. Every time when I plan a trip to Australia I go crazy because diverse maps and sources always come up with different numbers. Also, there are often varying routes to choose from, hence the differing numbers.

Wilpena Pound

The Eastern rampart of Wilpena Pound, Flinders Ranges National Park

The first table lists the travel distances to the Flinders Ranges and the Oodnadatta Track. Adelaide is the closest city with an international airport to begin a journey to this area.

The table shows the shortest connection from Adelaide to Hawker, straight through South Australia's mid north. The route via Port Augusta on the Spencer Gulf and Quorn is another option to go to the Flinders Ranges. With approx. 440 km it is slightly longer.

Location	Adelaide	Hawker	Wilpena	Leigh Creek	Marree	Oodnadatta	Marla
Adelaide	---	382	509	537	716	1123	1333
Hawker	382	---	127	155	334	741	951
Wilpena	509	127	---	174	353	760	970
Leigh Creek	537	155	174	---	179	586	796
Marree	716	334	353	179	---	407	617
Oodnadatta	1123	741	760	586	407	---	210
Marla	1333	951	970	796	617	210	---

All distances are shown in kilometres. Distance chart Outback South Australia.

Birdsville Track sign

Birdsville Track road sign

The second table covers South Australia's north-east, and Queensland's far south-west. Now you are going along the Birdsville Track into Outback Queensland. It also shows the distances to places beyond Birdsville. Boulia is another great place in this part of the world.

Location	Marree	Mungerannie	Birdsville	Bedourie	Boulia	Windorah
Marree	---	199	508	701	895	888
Mungerannie	199	---	309	502	696	689
Birdsville	508	309	---	193	387	380
Bedourie	701	502	193	---	194	411
Boulia	895	696	387	194	---	605
Windorah	888	689	380	411	605	---

All distances are shown in kilometres. Distances from Outback South Australia into Outback Queensland.

The third table of driving distances Outback covers the Matilda highway and its byways in Outback Queensland. Cloncurry, Winton and Longreach are the major towns along this route.

Location	Brisbane	Birdsville	Cloncurry	Longreach	Mt.Isa	Windorah	Winton
Brisbane	---	1577	1691	1172	1808	1197	1348
Birdsville	1577	---	803	691	686	380	745
Cloncurry	1691	803	---	519	117	830	343
Longreach	1172	691	519	---	636	311	176
Mt. Isa	1808	686	117	636	---	904	460
Windorah	1197	380	830	311	904	---	487
Winton	1348	745	343	176	460	487	---

All distances are shown in kilometres. Distances when you travel Queensland's Outback.

Don't let the driving distances Outback scare you. Plan your dream journey today.

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For more driving distances in Australia see the driving distances Australia chart for the major cities.

Want to know where to stay while you're out there? The Outback travel tips section has lists of facilities of each area covered in the Outback guide.

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