The big drive (bit of info needed)
Submitted by tailor marc on Mon, 2011-05-30 14:38
Hi Guys just need to know if my calculations are correct on time it takes to drive perth - exmouth.
Doing the speed limit and stopping for the usual like fuel, food etc
Roughly 13 hours drive?
If so looks like getting up at 3am to leave to get there for 4.30pmish???
Got the full day after that swimming with whalesharks etc then off to Karratha.
Exmouth to karratha 5-6 hours?
Im going to be buggerd lol
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Mitch300491
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I thought it was around
I thought it was around 15-17hrs from here to Exmouth. But i havent driven there before so i couldnt say...
crasny1
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Spot on ish Marc
Living in Kcity 17hrs to Perth nonstop.
Perth to Exmouth 11-12 would be a good gestimate. Exxy to Kcity 5-6hrs. The reason it doesnt add up is driving down the Exmouth Rd to Burkitt Rd and across takes about 1.5 hrs.
Neels
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mullows
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Done it in 14.5 hrs sans kids
Done it in 14.5 hrs sans kids and mrs, sure you would have done it in less when you had the wrx Neels
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crasny1
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LOL Mullows
I (we) still have the WRX, its just I get to drive the Cruiser now, and boss gets the rex.
No further comments about the done it in less????!!!!
Neels
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mullows
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The 14.5 hrs for me was from
The 14.5 hrs for me was from Ktown to Perth...not exmouth to Perth
or vice versa. Just the one stop at carnarvon for fuel, pee and food. Was following a guy at times who was flying but had to keep stopping for fuel but he overtook me near Wooramel and luckily he got pegged by the Highway patrol and not me.
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crasny1
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. I would keep that to
Neels
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tailor marc
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Gee im going to be stuffed.
Gee im going to be stuffed. Got a weeks hardcore fishing K-town then strait from k-town to kalbarri for 2 nights there on the way back. I will need a week to get over this trip lol
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Mitch300491
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Im going up to Exmouth in
Im going up to Exmouth in November... would stopping at Kalbarri for a day or 2 on the way up and back be a good idea? lol never driven 13hrs before...
tailor marc
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Just stoppin at kalbarri on
Just stoppin at kalbarri on the way back to break up the drive :)
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Mitch300491
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Never even gone 3 hours
Never even gone 3 hours driving before let alone 15 haha. Sounds like a huge drive, but at the same time i wanna spend more time fishing up at Exmouth.. so idk what to do when i go lol
merman
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Did K-town to Exmouth a
Did K-town to Exmouth a coupla days ago and took me 5 hours 15 mins but sat on about the 115 to 118 mark!! Thats with one stop for a piddle on the side of the road but no other stop.
Perth to Exmouth if doing in one hit allow 15 hours basically 1300 clicks but gotta allow for a bit of fuel, piddle and food, stretch stops.
scottland
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i did the k town to perth
took us 35 hours to get to carnarvon a forced week in carnarvon 9 hours back to karratha and a 2 and bit hour flight XD haahahah mind you that was during the floods XD
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The_Wanderer
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If your not towing a boat
If your not towing a boat 13.5-14 hours. Towing aboat 14-25 hours depending on size.
just dhu it
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15 hrs
we normally leave NOR river 4 am and arrive in exy town 7pm total 15 hrs travel try to maintain 95 to 100ks but we are towing a boat
due to car pigging the free gas we stop every 300 ks or so , but we do a bathurst pit stop as you just add to much time to the trip. if we didint have the boat i would probably do in 14hrs
Feral
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from busso to exmouth its
from busso to exmouth its about 18 hours from memory .. i usually stop the night at gero with mates as for me thats about half way .. its a nice drive Marc so dont worry .. just heads up for the roo's - last time i went i hit 2 but thankfully they was little fellas
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Geez lads you all must have
Geez lads you all must have weak bladders, only driven it once not towing, but did Duncraig - Exxy in bang on 12 hours in the Prado - granted 180l fuel tank helped, sat on 115 the whole way very easy drive. When we tow up we bank on out of the driveway by 4, steak ordered and first beer down by 7 at the potshot but everyone is one bathurst pitstops. Last time we stopped at Carnarvon because we had to pick someone up at the airport and it made for a much more relaxing start to a holiday.
Nelly
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About 11 hours last trip for
About 11 hours last trip for me.Only stopped in carnarvon and dongara did about 120 the whole way home....
Sammut
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from perth just under 13
from perth just under 13 hours for me sitting on 112kph. stopped at geraldton and carnarvon for fuel.
tailor marc
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Cheers guys . Yep looks like
Cheers guys . Yep looks like an early one the night before and get up 3am ish. I will keep a good eye out for roos till well after sun up. Will sit on a lowwer speed to avoid hitting any
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Fuel stop
You might lose a bit of time in Carnarvon as we are down to two servo's for a while with the Caltex being rebuilt. Both are NOT 24hr, Peak shuts at 8.00pm and reopens at 0600 and KCD'S is open fron 0700 through till 6.00pm
Last time I did the run south it took exactly 8 hours from here to Yanchep turnoff with only a quick piss stop and no refuelling. Saw 3 goats and a fox for the whole round trip over two days, three weeks back so you should have too worry about roos as there's heaps of feed allowing them to get well away from the main highway