Road trips, costs and the decisions in between

10 guides on hiring and driving a campervan or 4WD in Australia — what the routes actually involve, what drives the price, and which vehicle a trip needs.

Uluru lit red-orange at sunrise, rising out of dry spinifex and low scrub under a clear blue sky.

Alice Springs to Uluru by campervan: 468 km of sealed desert highway The simplest great drive in Australia: 468 sealed kilometres, one park pass, and a fuel plan that takes twenty minutes to work out. Read the guide

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Cairns to Darwin on the Savannah Way: gravel, gulf and the wet season The Gulf route west from Cairns and north to Darwin: what is sealed, what is gravel, and why the calendar matters more than the map. Read the guide One-Way Campervan Hire in Australia: How It Works and Which Routes Are Worth It How one-way campervan hire works in Australia, what the fee is really for, and which routes are worth paying it on. Read the guide Perth to Broome along the west coast: the stops, the distances, the season The west coast run north: 1,250 km to Exmouth on sealed highway, then the Pilbara and Kimberley, where the planning stops being casual. Read the guide Sydney to Brisbane in a campervan: the Pacific Highway, honestly A thousand kilometres of dual carriageway between Sydney and Brisbane, and the four stops that make it worth doing slowly. Read the guide A Tasmanian campervan loop from Hobart, with the numbers attached Hobart to the east coast, across the north and down the west: a 1,220-kilometre loop with the drive times that decide your itinerary. Read the guide Campervan or 4WD for Australia: Choose by Road Surface, Not by Vibe How to decide between a 2WD campervan and a 4WD camper in Australia, based on the roads you will actually drive rather than the trip you imagine. Read the guide Campervan Insurance and Excess in Australia: What You Are Actually Buying Excess, bond and exclusions explained in plain English, plus the walkaround check that protects your deposit before you leave the depot. Read the guide Your First Campervan Trip: What's in the Van and What to Pack A first-timer's guide to campervan setup in Australia: what is supplied, what to pack, and how to keep the fridge, water and battery happy. Read the guide What a Campervan Hire Costs in Australia — and Why the Daily Rate Is Only Half the Story A plain-English breakdown of what drives campervan hire prices in Australia, from season and hire length to one-way fees, bond and excess reduction. Read the guide