Fuel prices on the Oodnadatta Track

I think you find William Creek may be a bit dearer due to the fact that their base operating costs are much higher than Marree and Oodnadatta, they operate solely by Generator the same as Mt Dare and have to transport in all of their water were the other two towns have water on tap and power.

Maybe we should all support these guys that give it a go in the outback because if we dont it will be 550kms between fuel stops instead of 200.

David

G'day Eric,

on 10 May, we paid $2.11 at the Pink Roadhouse. We have been going to these places quite a bit over the last few years and are very grateful for the services available. I agree with David above and will continue to support them. A few cents either way per litre on our trip made no real difference and we saw some wonderful sights. If you get to Mt Dare, make sure you also have a feed and a beer at the Hotel - they do it very well.

Cheers

John

Hi there.
I'm with you Bill. It always amazes me when poeple ask how much fuel will cost them, for a particular remote area. Really, if you are on that tighter budget, what do you plan to do if something goes wrong?
Mechanical failure, emergency trip home or other?
As part of the cost of a "big trip", does a couple of bucks really factor into it? There must be too many accountants out there travelling our great land.

Steve

Gidday

Well said. And maybe a top up at a high price may just help a remote area operator stay in business for a time when you might really need it.

Cheers

hi all
while I except your comments above and agree that a few dollars here and there extra on fuel is basicly irrelevant to the trip as a whole
I think Alex R
is just asking the question as part of pre-trip planning over-all
i don't see anything wrong with that
its a sensible thing to do
not everyone has a bank account that allows them to leave home without doing a pre-trip budget
which is something I have always done
regardless of my financial position over the past many years of travelling
good luck to all those who can travel regardless of the costs
but we are not all that fortunate
cheers and happy travelling

and then before turning the pumps on.......raise the price a wee bit

Yes , bruceb2 , makes me laugh when I hear tourists on the UHF drive from 1 servo to the next in tourist [or as we call them 'terrorists'] season comparing prices when the price variation is less than .02 cents per lt between the 3 service stations in town,,,,,,

Very good advice David. In remote areas never pass up an opportunity to top up both fuel and water.

That happened at Innaminka too, as soon as we got into town in the arvo we headed straight for the Trading Post filled up & had some much needed showers. We had enough fuel to get to Lyndhurst as we filled up @ Windorah but we support the local areas as much as I can afford

Following morning heading out there was a line up - the bowsers had stopped working.

I have never objected to paying the going rate out there, as I said to Dave from Mt Dare once - beats pushing the damn thing.

I too do the rough calculations for any trip that I am preparing for including estimated costs why, to make sure that I have enough coin to pay for it plus any incidentals and like to support those out there.

Cheers