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Distance from Needles, TAS to Barunga, NT

Distance

3,895 km

Time

1 day 23 hours

Gas Cost

$292 - $760

There are 3,281.80 km (2,039.22 miles) from Needles to Barunga in northwest direction and 3,894.61 km (2,420 miles) by car and ferry, following the A87 route.

Needles and Barunga are 1 day 23 hours far apart, if you drive non-stop for 1 day 14 hours and take a ferry for 9 hours .

This is the fastest route from Needles, TAS to Barunga, NT.

Please note the time difference between Needles, TAS and Barunga, NT is 1 hours and 30 minutes. The current time in Needles is 5:07 am and the current time in Barunga is 3:37 am.

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Lowest Price Rental Cars in Needles, TAS

Planning on renting a car to go from Needles, TAS to Barunga, NT? Here there are some offers to rent a car in Needles, TAS

Small

From $14

Intermediate

From $18

Full-size

From $24

SUVs

From $28

Vans

From $40

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Gas Consumption and Emissions

A car with a fuel efficiency of 10.8 l/100 km will need 420.66 liters of fuel to cover the route between Needles, TAS and Barunga, NT.

The estimated cost of fuel to go from Needles to Barunga is $630.99.

During the route, an average car will release 10,062.16 kilograms of CO₂ to the atmosphere. The carbon footprint would be 2.58 kilograms of CO₂ per kilometer.

Average Australia gas price used for calculation is $1.50 per liter of regular gas. Price last updated on March 7, 2026.
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Halfway Point Between Needles, TAS and Barunga, NT

If you want to meet halfway between Needles, TAS and Barunga, NT or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are -30.482591 and 135.347996, or 30º 28' 57.3276" S, 135º 20' 52.7856" E. This location is 1,210.12 miles away from Needles, TAS and Barunga, NT and it would take approximately 23 hours 50 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.

Distance conversions

Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Needles, TAS and Barunga, NT in this table:

Distance type	Miles	Kilometers	Nautical miles
Straight line distance	2,039.22 mi	3,281.80 km	1,772.03 nautical mi
Driving distance	2,420 mi	3,894.99 km	2,103.13 nautical mi

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