Adelaide is linked with Sydney by the M5, Hume Highway, and Sturt Highways (journey time: around 20 hours); Melbourne by the Great Ocean Road and Prices Highway (journey time: around 8 hours); Perth by the Great Eastern and Princes Highway (journey time: around 34 hours); and Alice Springs by the Stuart Highway (journey time: around 17 hours).

Emergency breakdown service:
The Royal Automobile Association (RAA) (tel: 131 111; website: www.raa.net)

The central bus station is located at 111 Franklin Street (tel: (08) 8415 5533). Greyhound Australia (tel: (08) 8212 5066 or 1300 4739 46863/GREYHOUND; website: www.greyhound.com.au) runs buses between Adelaide and all other state capitals and major towns. The trip time from Melbourne is around 11 hours; from Sydney around 25 hours; and from Alice Springs around 21 hours.