Perth to Sydney

Try this one:

http://www.outbackway.org.au/

You obviously don't need to go to Cairns - but an alternative.

Chris

I'm not sure if you want to tackle truly remote travelling, so here's a suggested Perth to Sydney driving itinerary that gets you out on the dirt but not too remote:

Perth to Kalgoorlie.
Kalgoorlie to Leonora; along the way, visit the Lake Ballard sculptures.
From Leonora, head east on the Great Central Road to Yulara; along the way are caves near Tjukayiria Roadhouse, Giles Weather Station, Lasseter's Cave, etc.
Yulara: Kata Tjuta and Uluru, AKA The Olgas (highly recommend the Valley of the Winds walk) and Ayers Rock.
Yulara to Kings Canyon (Watarrka Nat'l Park).
Kings Canyon to Alice Springs via the Mereenie Loop Road and Namatjira Drive; I recommend the West Macdonnel range gorges you can visit along this drive.
There are various things to see and do around Alice Springs.
Alice Springs to Coober Pedy; I recommend seeing the Breakaways north of Coober Pedy, and there are things to see and do in Coober Pedy.
South from there to Adelaide then east to Sydney (I don't have any personal experience with the countryside east of Adelaide, but obviously there would be plenty to see/do in Sydney!).

I'm sure others here will either recommend a completely different route, or point out some other sights to see along the way!

Hi Andy,

The time of year will influence which route you you might take, also whether you need accommodation along the way (cabins, motels etc) or are self sufficient for bush camping. The fact that you are hiring a 4wd suggests you want to get off the bitumen which means there are a few options.
Sounds like a real adventure.

Cheers,

Val.

"Are there any forums where we can get some suggested route options for a journey of this length?"

The site I use for route planning is - Google Maps. In the top LH corner you will see a link "Get Directions."

Andy, not sure if I'm going blind but I can't see any reference to When?

Would certainly make a difference to my plans

I did the trip glasgow to london and onto Southampton by train and from south hampton to Fremantle melbourne and onto Sydney

20 pound s

I was 12 not sure if the kids had to pay but mum and dad were ten pound migrants way back in 1967

Amazing trip Perth to sydney so much to see and do

I have done it many times by car bus and train and ship

A web site of a German couple who did the trip Perth to queensland via great central hwy

some good images sorry but it is all in German but you will get a idea

Thanks for all your very helpful suggestions.

The journey time we have allocated is approximately 3 weeks from Perth commencing mid-October 2014.

Regards,
Andy

I note several of the tracks under consideration require permits. Is there a single permit to give access to all areas or do we apply for each separately? Can the application be done on line and how long does it take?

Also, note some areas are min 2 vehicles - this does not work for us as we will be travelling solo.

Andy

one thing I did forget to say is after some research for some one else who were coming from over seas I found out many over seas road service companies have got a joint agreement with Australian road companies RAA for example in perth it is RAC

I know you will be hiring but I am not sure what road service they offer but once you get out of the city the basic service offered is almost worthless due to some serious Ks between towns

some thing to look at saves a lot of heart ache in the end

few weeks ago some of the people were discussing costs of major breakdowns and some were fully covered and paid nothing others well some very expensive