---
title: "Across the Nullarbor"
description: "Adelaide, SA to Perth, WA, 2,607 km. Every stop with litres and price, the forecast wind, and the car beside the caravan."
url: "https://fueloracle.com.au/examples/nullarbor"
updated: "2026-09-04"
---

# Across the Nullarbor: fuel stops, prices and cost, car and caravan

**Adelaide, SA to Perth, WA, 2,607 km.** 10 fuel stops towing, 5 solo. FuelOracle saves $105.51 against filling up everywhere.

Adelaide, SA to Perth, WA, 2,607 km. Towing the caravan, the Defender 110 burns about 20.2 L/100 km on this road and stops 10 times: Shell Regency Park Truck Stop at 9 km, IOR Port Augusta - South at 305 km, MRO Kimba at 464 km, Liberty Ceduna at 776 km, Nundroo Hotel Motel at 928 km, Eucla Motor Hotel at 1,269 km, Golden Outback Caiguna at 1,606 km, Ampol Foodary Norseman at 1,977 km, BP Hyden OPT at 2,276 km and BP Corrigin OPT at 2,384 km, buying 525 L for $1,330.27. Solo it burns about 9.1 L/100 km and stops 5 times: United Lower Light at 53 km, IOR Port Augusta - South at 305 km, Nundroo Hotel Motel at 928 km, Golden Outback Caiguna at 1,606 km and BP Norseman at 1,977 km, for $522.17. The 10 September forecast adds $30.99 of headwind to the caravan run. A driver who simply fills to full at every servo pays $1,629.55 for the same run; FuelOracle saves $105.51.

## Car only (Optimised)

Defender 110. $522.17. total fuel with the forecast · 224 L bought

- Still air, same stops: $525.92
- Forecast tailwind, 10 Sep · -1.6 L: -3.75
- Old-school: filling up at every servo: $652.37
- FuelOracle saves: $84.69

- 5 fuel stops
- 9.1 L/100 km, trip average
- 678 km longest run

| km | Stop | Detail | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 53 km | United Lower Light | 15 L at 251.9¢ | $37.79 |
| 305 km | IOR Port Augusta - South | 75 L at 161.3¢ | $120.97 |
| 928 km | Nundroo Hotel Motel | 56 L at 257.9¢ | $144.42 |
| 1,606 km | Golden Outback Caiguna | 21 L at 302.9¢ | $63.61 |
| 1,977 km | BP Norseman | 57 L at 272.6¢ | $155.38 |

## Car only (Old-school)

Defender 110. $652.37. total fuel with the forecast · 243 L bought

- Optimised: FuelOracle plan: $522.17
- Old-school pays: +84.69

- 5 fills to full
- 9.1 L/100 km, trip average
- 777 km longest run

| km | Stop | Detail | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 0 km | Fill to full | 62 L at 255.9¢ | $159.43 |
| 777 km | Fill to full | 69 L at 247.9¢ | $171.77 |
| 1,072 km | Fill to full | 27 L at 324.0¢ | $86.35 |
| 1,269 km | Fill to full | 18 L at 298.0¢ | $52.38 |
| 1,978 km | Fill to full | 67 L at 273.9¢ | $182.45 |

## Car + caravan (Optimised)

Zone RV Peregrine. $1,330.27. total fuel with the forecast · 525 L bought

- Still air, same stops: $1,299.28
- Forecast headwind, 10 Sep · +12.2 L: +30.99
- Old-school: filling up at every servo: $1,629.55
- FuelOracle saves: $105.51

- 10 fuel stops
- 20.2 L/100 km, trip average
- 371 km longest run

| km | Stop | Detail | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9 km | Shell Regency Park Truck Stop | 46 L at 243.9¢ | $112.19 |
| 305 km | IOR Port Augusta - South | 75 L at 161.3¢ | $120.97 |
| 464 km | MRO Kimba | 16 L at 249.9¢ | $39.98 |
| 776 km | Liberty Ceduna | 75 L at 247.9¢ | $185.93 |
| 928 km | Nundroo Hotel Motel | 29 L at 257.9¢ | $74.79 |
| 1,269 km | Eucla Motor Hotel | 64 L at 298.0¢ | $190.72 |
| 1,606 km | Golden Outback Caiguna | 68 L at 302.9¢ | $205.97 |
| 1,977 km | Ampol Foodary Norseman | 72 L at 277.9¢ · Everyday Rewards −4¢ | $200.09 |
| 2,276 km | BP Hyden OPT | 26 L at 252.9¢ | $65.75 |
| 2,384 km | BP Corrigin OPT | 54 L at 247.9¢ | $133.87 |

## Car + caravan (Old-school)

Zone RV Peregrine. $1,629.55. total fuel with the forecast · 592 L bought

- Optimised: FuelOracle plan: $1,330.27
- Old-school pays: +105.51

- 10 fills to full
- 20.2 L/100 km, trip average
- 372 km longest run

| km | Stop | Detail | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 0 km | Fill to full | 62 L at 255.9¢ | $159.43 |
| 313 km | Fill to full | 60 L at 251.9¢ | $151.31 |
| 684 km | Fill to full | 71 L at 272.7¢ | $194.16 |
| 777 km | Fill to full | 18 L at 247.9¢ | $44.03 |
| 1,072 km | Fill to full | 56 L at 324.0¢ | $182.40 |
| 1,269 km | Fill to full | 37 L at 298.0¢ | $109.80 |
| 1,606 km | Fill to full | 67 L at 302.9¢ | $204.03 |
| 1,978 km | Fill to full | 74 L at 273.9¢ | $203.55 |
| 2,276 km | Fill to full | 72 L at 260.0¢ | $186.22 |
| 2,590 km | Fill to full | 75 L at 257.9¢ | $194.63 |

## Legs

| Leg | Span | Wind | Altitude | L/100 km towing | Burn |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 0-9 km | -1% light | -0% | 19.2 | 2 L |
| 2 | 9-305 km | -1% light | -0% | 19.2 | 57 L |
| 3 | 305-464 km | -1% light | -0% | 19.2 | 31 L |
| 4 | 464-776 km | -1% light | -0% | 19.2 | 60 L |
| 5 | 776-928 km | -4% behind | +2% | 19.1 | 29 L |
| 6 | 928-1,269 km | -4% behind | +1% | 18.9 | 64 L |
| 7 | 1,269-1,606 km | -3% behind | +5% | 20.0 | 68 L |
| 8 | 1,606-1,977 km | -3% behind | +5% | 20.0 | 74 L |
| 9 | 1,977-2,276 km | +27% against | -4% | 24.1 | 72 L |
| 10 | 2,276-2,384 km | +27% against | -4% | 24.1 | 26 L |
| 11 | 2,384-2,607 km | +27% against | -4% | 24.1 | to destination |

## Questions people ask about this run

### How much does fuel cost from Adelaide to Perth towing a caravan?

About $1,330.27 for a Defender 110 towing a 3.2-tonne off-road caravan, planned against the official prices and the wind forecast on 4 September 2026: 525 L over 2,607 km at roughly 20.2 L/100 km.

### How many fuel stops from Adelaide to Perth?

10 towing and 5 solo on this plan, with an 89 L tank starting a quarter full. The longest run between stops towing is 371 km.

### Does the wind matter on Nullarbor?

On 10 September it cost the caravan run $30.99 (+12.2 L). FuelOracle checks the forecast wind on each leg for the day you leave, so the same road can price differently on a different day.

### What would filling up at every servo cost on this run?

$1,629.55 towing. FuelOracle's plan saves $105.51 by choosing where to fill and how much to buy, not by driving further or filling less than it needs.

Fuel burn is modelled for this rig: the van behind it, the speed it holds, the climbs and the wind on every leg. The model is checked against the rig's real fill-ups and tuned over time. Old-school is the same driver with no planning: fill to full at every stop, and whenever the next servo is out of reach.

These plans were generated once, on a fixed date, to show how FuelOracle helps you plan better and save time and money. Prices, opening hours and wind have all changed since, and every price and saving shown is a guide, not a guarantee. Do not use them to plan a real trip: [plan your own](https://fueloracle.app/register?utm_source=fueloracle.com.au&utm_medium=examples&utm_campaign=notice) and FuelOracle will plan it on today's prices and forecast.

Example plans use official state fuel price feeds and Open-Meteo wind forecasts, captured once on 4 September 2026. Coastline from Natural Earth.

Based on or contains data provided by the State of South Australia (Office of Consumer and Business Services 2021-2023). Copyright of the State of South Australia.

Data provided by the Western Australian FuelWatch

FuelOracle is an independent app. It does not represent a government entity, and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or authorised by any government entity or any of the agencies whose data it displays. Prices are indicative only and may differ from the price at the bowser.

## See how a plan like these is built

Two short videos: planning a trip from the first stop to the total cost, and the outback version with jerry cans.

- [Plan a road trip with fuel stops](https://fueloracle.com.au/tutorials#plan-a-trip) (2:54): A trip in four steps, then the plan: every fuel stop, the price, how much to put in and what the trip will cost.
- [Outback trips, jerry cans and unlisted fuel](https://fueloracle.com.au/tutorials#outback-trips) (2:02): Marree to Birdsville with the van: unsealed roads, a stretch too long for the tank, jerry cans and roadhouses that aren't in any price feed.

[All six tutorials](https://fueloracle.com.au/tutorials)

## Know your fuel stops before you hit the road.

Put in your rig and your route. FuelOracle plans them against live prices and the forecast for the day you leave.

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