Help me get to W.A

noels · Veteran Member

Help me get to W.A

jonathan · Guru

Hi ..

not quite sure if you have your dates correctly entered .. is a little confusing ..

Jon

noels · Veteran Member

ooops sorry jon thanks all fixed

Happywanderer · The Master

Wouldn't the Nullabor be the quickest way. Any ohter way would be going up north then back down. Thats my thinking anyway.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Noels. do I understand correctly that you are leaving Tasmania on the 14th Feb, and have to be in Perth on the 20th? Are you towing a caravan on this trip? Are you travelling alone?

It seems a huge distance in 6 days, is it possible for you to leave earlier?

Onedodger · Guru

Go to Google maps.
Simply put in the start address then the finish address and it is all done for you.

In the heading put your address to destination address

Cheers Dodg.

-- Edited by Onedodger on Monday 24th of January 2011 03:42:08 PM

ozi2 · Guru

Gerty Dancer wrote:

Noels. do I understand correctly that you are leaving Tasmania on the 14th Feb, and have to be in Perth on the 20th? Are you towing a caravan on this trip? Are you travelling alone?

It seems a huge distance in 6 days, is it possible for you to leave earlier?

G'day Noels, ditto the advice of Gerty; it is a huge drive and more so if towing. Pls allow a safe time to drive as the Nullabour is fascinating, but driving at night is a major problem with the amount of transports and very high danger of wildlife incidents that could cause you no end of problems. If you choose to sleep overnight in van or whatever then try to avoid truck stops and if unavoidable then keep out of their right of way. Whilst traveling through Victoria please try to refrain from topping up their treasury with your hard earned cash. I got hit with a fine for $149.00 for 5kph over their limit( their state motto should be Fine All Day biggrin

The suggestion of Dodge to google maps is a good idea, works a treat. I'm not sure but at this time of the year when heading West you may have a headwind that will slow your down if towing ( just a tip to take into account) perhaps check the weather forecast.
Have a safe and happy journey,
cheers,
Ozi

Ron and Shirley · Senior Member

As per Dodg's post

From Station Pier Melbourne, if you are coming across from Tassie, this would be our preferred route http://tinyurl.com/4u4gul7 via Mildura, hopefully the Victorian floods will have gone by mid Feb.

Avoids Melbourne Toll Roads (once on land) and Adelaide City plus only a bit further than going to/through Adelaide via the Western Hwy.

BTW it can be printed via the print symbol top right of map.

noels · Veteran Member

thanks guys I'm driving a 25ft mobile home someone told that it would only take 4 to 5 days at the most and travelling about 80or 90 kms and driving approx 4 to 5 hrs no night driving sound like i've been miss informed.

noels · Veteran Member

I can leave earlier if need be

cheers Noels

blaze · Guru

Melbourne to Perth for truckies is 40hrs I am let to believe. I do it in about that time. Now break that down into hrs you need to travel a day. At 5 hrs a day thats 8 days. I always go the western highway but via the barrossa so I miss Adelade any way.
Get yourself a GPS if you havnt got one it makes city driving so much more pleasant.
cheers
blaze

Ron and Shirley · Senior Member

noels wrote:

thanks guys I'm driving a 25ft mobile home someone told that it would only take 4 to 5 days at the most and travelling about 80or 90 kms and driving approx 4 to 5 hrs no night driving sound like i've been miss informed.

Yes you have been "mis informed" if you gave your adviser the above information.

At your maximums, ie 90km/hr for 5 hours per day, you are looking at around 8 days to do the trip. At your minimums, ie 80km/hr for 4 hours per day, you are looking at around 10days.

This is off course assuming that your land travel is starting from Melbourne, a 3500km trip, which you as yet you have not confirmed.

jimricho · Guru

Ditto all the above advice.... It's a very long drive and you'll probably need a break along the way. Also allow time to rest on your arrival before your commitment there.

click on this google maps link

also the Whereis link

get some good old fashioned paper maps and check any routes suggested, don't rely solely on google maps or your gps

cheers,

Jim

PS: also try to get a handle on your vehicle's fuel consumption and range as you'll need to plan your fuel stops

-- Edited by jimricho on Monday 24th of January 2011 06:55:42 PM

wendyv · Guru

It is a long drive, but can be done, if you are prepared to spend much of the daylight hours on the road. Do you have a co-driver to help? We once towed the van from near Port Hedland, home to Melbourne, in 6 days - but they were long ones (we don't drive after about 5pm, but do get going just after sunup). There were two of us to drive, though I only did short sections while The Driver nanny-napped. If I reverse our route on that trip, the relevant stages were: Melbourne - Ouyen; Ouyen - Peterborough; Peterborough - Nundroo RH; Nundroo - Balladonia RH; as we came down from Leonora through Kalgoorlie this section is only of part relevance to you, but from Balladonia you could get part-way between Kalgoorlie and perth, then have an easier final leg to Perth. You would not have time for any sightseeing and at that time of year it could be very hot across the Nullarbor. On that trip of ours, we were trying to get home for Xmas and on the Nullarbor had temps close to 50 degrees outside.
I strongly suggest you go via Mildura, Burra, Peterborough, to Port Augusta. This avoids Adelaide, with its steep run down the hills and built-up areas.

Zoomtopz · Guru

Noels , I would be Leaving Melb on 12th if you want to do those hrs .
As somebody mentioned , Truckies do it in 40hrs , that s 40hrs driving @ 100k .
That's All the way on the open road . Don't forget truck cam in SA
Say he has 14 , 14 ,12 . Thats 3 full days . If you can do 5-6hrs most days & an
occasional 7hrs . Consider - I would put in My 1st couple of days , the
longest I could manage . Being on a "Mission" rather than sight seeing . I would
go Ballarat - Murray Bridge - Adel - Port Augusta , Ceduna etc .
I would say ,you have a 'more modern' vehicle if you can sit on 90 ,
it would have an exhaust or engine brake , USE It on downhills , if you go thru Adel
it will Not take you long to skip from the bottom of Adel hills to Pt Wakefield Rd . I
do it that way in just on 10& a half hours , in a B Double . Mildura take 12&ahalf-plus.
Why do I go that way - quicker , flatter , Less fuel , even thru Adel .
Whichever way you go I hope you have a Great & SAFE trip .
Richo

noels · Veteran Member

Thankyou guys all your advice has been taken on board and I appreciate your help.Looks like we will be heading off a few days earlier

Nicholstones · Guru

A couple of years ago we were chatting to a couple from Wollongong at Litchfield NP who were on 3 weeks holiday. They had shared the driving non-stop for 32 hours from Wollongong to Alice Springs!!

Gerty Dancer · Guru

How are you Noels, did you get to WA ok?

Delta18 · Guru

Gerty Dancer wrote:

How are you Noels, did you get to WA ok?

I don't think he has left yet Gerty. Could be on the ferry I guess.

noels · Veteran Member

Hi guys not left yet a delay in W.A,leaving on sunday from tassie dont have to be there till 3/3/11 for treatment on the 4/3/. Will let you how we are doing.

            Talk soon

                        Noelene

blaze · Guru

Have a good trip, we had a pretty tough trip because of heat and wind from melbourne to norsman, currently about 150 km out from perth
cheers
blaze

Happywanderer · The Master

So blaze, how many days has it taken you to get across from the Melbourne end to Perth?

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

We are leaving WA 2morrow, expect to take about 10-12 days to Melb, but we are slow grey nomads, travel approx 300-350 a day @ 75-85kph.

This will be my last post here as pooter is going in it's bag NOW biggrin

Cruising Granny · Guru

Be prepared for head winds on the Nullarbor. If you're lucky you'll get a SE tail wind, but it certainly is a factor in your pace and fuel consumption.
Safe travels however you go.

blaze · Guru

took us about 50 odd hrs off drive time, left melb on the 31st
cheers
blaze

noels · Veteran Member

Hi Wombat if you get this before pooter goes into bag we may see each other on the road Im driving a isuzu with home a big white one black around the bottom with animal stickers on it