For Autralians only whats the best way to get from melbourne to perth by car?

Question

For Autralians only whats the best way to get from melbourne to perth by car?

Answer 1

You might find you enjoy going north-west from Melbourne through Mildura, then turning off after Renmark to Morgan, then Burra, Spalding, Crystal Brook and Port Augusta.  Add this in to the detailed list above, which is from a computer program that for some reason does not acknowledge the roads that I travel on several times a year as I have outlined above. Check locally, you can't rely on directions unless you check. If you do it, it is a fantastic drive, but make sure your car is reliable and have petrol and water at all times.

Answer 2

by plane

Answer 3

Walk.

Answer 4

The Drive is long and mostly hot Dry & monotonous.

Suggest putting the car if you own it on a Train & take the train over.

If its a Hire car drop it off & either train ( scenic route ) Or Fly & collect a hire car at the other end.

Answer 5

I think the most direct route is to take the Western Highway to Adelaide. Then its the Eyre Highway I think, via Port Augusta and Ceduna. Then about 2,000 km out of Adelaide, turn right at the T-juntion at Norseman, and head to Coolgardie. Then its all downhill on the Great Eastern Highway and into Perth.

If you have a little time, I would recomend following thecoast from Melbourne to Adelaide. That will be slower, but more interesting I think.

Answer 6

Don't - its probably cheaper & easier to fly.

Answer 7

I'm a Pom and went from Perth - Darwin by car; Darwin - Pine Creek by oil tanker; Pine Creek - Alice by bus; Alice - Adelaide by road train; Adelaide - Melbourne by car; Melbourne - Sydney by train; Sydney - Brisbaine - oh blah blah blah, you get the drift. The others are right - FLY!

Answer 8

hi there,why Autralians only?here is one route!!

From: Melbourne VIC

Australia

    

Drive: 3,432 km – about 1 day 18 hours

1. Head west on Bourke St toward Galleria Plaza 0.7 km

2. Turn left at King St 0.5 km

3. Continue on Kings Way 1.0 km

4. Sharp right to merge onto W Gate Fwy 12.7 km

5. Take the exit onto Western Ring Rd 8.0 km

6. Take the exit toward Western Hwy 0.6 km

7. Turn left at Western Hwy 5.6 km

8. Continue on Western Fwy 107 km

9. Continue on Western Hwy 79.1 km

10. Slight right to stay on Western Hwy 0.5 km

11. Continue on Western Armstrong Deviation Hwy 2.8 km

12. Slight left at Western Hwy 83.0 km

13. Turn left to stay on Western Hwy

Entering South Australia 144 km

14. Continue on Dukes Hwy 122 km

15. Turn left to stay on Dukes Hwy 1.0 km

16. Turn left to stay on Dukes Hwy 61.5 km

17. Slight right at Princes Hwy 14.0 km

18. Continue on S Eastern Fwy 69.9 km

19. Continue on Adelaide Crafers Hwy 8.1 km

20. Continue on Glen Osmond Rd 2.6 km

21. Turn right at Fullarton Rd 2.0 km

22. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Dequetteville Terrace 1.3 km

23. Continue on Hackney Rd 1.2 km

24. Continue on Mann Rd 0.9 km

25. Slight left at Robe Terrace 1.1 km

26. Turn right at Main North Rd 0.8 km

27. Turn left to stay on Main North Rd 5.1 km

28. Slight left at Port Wakefield Rd 87.3 km

29. Continue on Catherine St 0.8 km

30. Continue on Snowtown Rd 48.1 km

31. Continue on Princes Hwy 71.0 km

32. Slight left at Warnertown Rd 0.4 km

33. Continue straight onto Princes Hwy 90.2 km

34. Slight left at Eyre Hwy 24.2 km

35. Turn right to stay on Eyre Hwy 130 km

36. Turn left to stay on Eyre Hwy 88.5 km

37. Turn right to stay on Eyre Hwy

Go through 1 roundabout

Entering Western Australia 1,423 km

38. Turn right at Coolgardie Esperance Hwy 165 km

39. Turn left at Great Eastern Hwy 462 km

40. Turn right at Northam Toodyay Rd 20.9 km

41. Turn left at Clackine Toodyay Rd 3.5 km

42. Slight right at Toodyay Rd 25.8 km

43. Turn right at Bailup Rd 22 m

44. Continue on Toodyay Rd 31.3 km

45. Slight left to merge onto Roe Hwy 5.6 km

46. Slight right to stay on Roe Hwy 0.2 km

47. Continue on Great Eastern Highway Bypass 5.6 km

48. Continue on Great Eastern Hwy 6.6 km

49. Take the ramp onto Graham Farmer Fwy 5.0 km

50. Turn left at William St 0.7 km

51. Slight left at Wellington St 13 m

52. Continue on William St 0.4 km

53. Turn left at St Georges Terrace 0.2 km

To: Perth WA

Australia

best regards pops..