Perth to Sydney

highland biker · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Karma :

While pondering my trip to oz in a few years (after college) I was wondering what do people think the costs would be to drive from the west coast to the east coast of Australia? Also how hard is it to get insurance etc in oz on a uk licence?.

Cheers muchly.
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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

well its 4000km which is about 2500 miles so petrol alone is gonna cost £250

someone else can help u work out the rest
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Peirre oBollox · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Karma :

I once took the greyhound bus from Perth to adelaide, it only took a mere 38 hours. Stopping only for 10/20mins every 4/8hrs.

the stretch across the nullabor eyre highway is around 2700km alone

adelaide - melbourne is a 12hr bus ride
melbourne - sydney is a 12hr bus ride too
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Stiffler · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Karma :

Done Melbourne to Cairns on a bus but it was a tourist bus and that took 12 days! although I split it over 3 months.

Would love to do a ride like from Perth to Sydney, but I'm slightly concerned about how dull the roads will be. Although if you take the coast there will be some fun sections, but it will take alot longer.

Tbh if I was going to do a bike ride in Oz I'd do Adelaide to Cairns... Much more of the population on that trip with lots to see and do. Without the worries of finding petrol stations etc. Had a few scares myself when we hired a car and headed into the back and beyond of Oz, must have to be fairly cautious on a bike...
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-Ali- · Trackday Trickster Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

hi mate i'm currently travelling through oz with a few mates. We've bought ourselves a car and have so far done syd-mel-adel-alice springs-dawin-cairns-brisbane. All that cost me a$2500 dollars (not including buying the car) and took about 6-7 weeks. It's 12-13000 km. Petrols cheap out here. What i would reccomend you do is hire a campervan a$30 a day and just drive. means you can sleep in the van. IT's pretty much the cheapest way of travelling. If you want more information contact me at hitchcock.alistair@gmail.com and i'll help you out.