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Distance from Nelson, VIC to Goolwa, SA

Distance

463 km

Time

5 hours 49 mins

Gas Cost

$35 - $90

There are 346.81 km (215.50 miles) from Nelson to Goolwa in northwest direction and 463.49 km (288 miles) by car and ferry, following the A66 route.

Nelson and Goolwa are 5 hours 49 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop for 5 hours 44 mins and take a ferry for 5 minutes .

This is the fastest route from Nelson, VIC to Goolwa, SA.

Please note the time difference between Nelson, VIC and Goolwa, SA is 30 minutes. The current time in Nelson is 1:46 pm and the current time in Goolwa is 1:16 pm.

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Lowest Price Rental Cars in Nelson, VIC

Planning on renting a car to go from Nelson, VIC to Goolwa, SA? Here there are some offers to rent a car in Nelson, VIC

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 50.01 liters of fuel to cover the route between Nelson, VIC and Goolwa, SA.

The estimated cost of fuel to go from Nelson to Goolwa is $75.01.

During the route, an average car will release 1,196.13 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 11, 2026.
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Halfway Point Between Nelson, VIC and Goolwa, SA

If you want to meet halfway between Nelson, VIC and Goolwa, SA or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are -36.125027 and 140.344208, or 36º 7' 30.0972" S, 140º 20' 39.1488" E. This location is 143.85 miles away from Nelson, VIC and Goolwa, SA and it would take approximately 2 hours 54 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.

Distance conversions

Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Nelson, VIC and Goolwa, SA in this table:

Distance type	Miles	Kilometers	Nautical miles
Straight line distance	215.50 mi	346.81 km	187.26 nautical mi
Driving distance	288 mi	463.01 km	250.01 nautical mi

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