In my opinion, yes it can be done provided the weather is on your side, however it's very risky and you could very easily end up stuck in DRW with no way home or needing to fork out big dollars to get yourself back home.
As in, it's the same size as Europe, or the USA. That means that to travel from north to south, you'll be taking at least a 4 hour flight. The same goes from Perth to Sydney, another 4 hours + (taking timezone changes into consideration), and you'll cover 3,300 kilometres in that time.
Perth to Sydney: 4h. Sydney to Darwin: 4h25m. Sydney to Gold Coast: 1h20m. Sydney to Hobart: 1h55m.
How far is the big lap around Australia? A simple lap around Australia without any detours is 15.000 kilometres or 9,200 miles. A half trip on each coast is roughly 10.500 kilometres. Any traveler doing the big lap will add between 30-300% kilometres to their trip.
The average flight time from East Coast to West Coast is 3 hours 2 minutes.
Australia is approximately 3860 kilometres long from its most northerly point to its most southerly point in Tasmania, and is almost 4000 kilometres wide, from east to west.
In fact the record for the fastest lap of Australia is currently held by a group of guys called Highway One To Hell who in 2017 drove a brand new 200 Series Landcruiser around Australia following Highway 1 in a total time of 5 days, 13 hours and 43 minutes.
Departing from Australia's Sydney Airport and landing in London's Heathrow Airport in the UK, the ultra long-haul route will cover 10,576 miles aboard an Airbus 350-1000 jet. Before Qantas came in to steal the show, the title of world's longest flight proudly belonged to Singapore Airlines.
Alternatives to a Caravan
A caravan is a great item to have, and it can make your travel much easier and more comfortable (if it matches where you want to go). However, they are absolutely not a necessity, and people travel this big land every day of the year in other setups.
The longest flight in the world, currently flown by Singapore Airlines, is proof. For travelers who want to visit loved ones—not to mention frequent fliers looking for new ways to earn and burn miles and points—this 19-hour journey from John F. Kennedy is a gem in the crown of ultra-long-haul travel.
Then in Australia, we have Perth (west coast) to Gold Coast (east coast) at 1,962 nautical miles (3633 km). This flight travels over the red interior of the continent, and a variety of different airlines operate the route.
The primary reason airplanes don't fly over the Pacific Ocean is because curved routes are shorter than straight routes. Flat maps are somewhat confusing because the Earth itself isn't flat. Rather, it's spherical. As a result, straight routes don't offer the shortest distance between two locations.
Theoretically it is possible but even a supersonic jet would be hindered by factors such as speed restrictions and in-flight refuelling.
Starting in late 2025, Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways will launch the world's longest nonstop route from Australia's Sydney Airport to London's Heathrow Airport, an effort Qantas has dubbed Project Sunrise.
Perth to the Gold Coast flight information
The approximate flight time for flights from Perth to the Gold Coast is 4 hours and 25 minutes.
Finally, we have Qantas' longest flight: A marathon journey between Perth and London Heathrow which began in March 2018. The launch of the service was hailed as the airline's longest flight to date as well as the first regularly scheduled commercial flight linking Australia and Europe non-stop.
For those that may have been following our Highway One to Hell's group progress as they traversed the great Australian outback, we can announce that not only did they make it back Sunday morning safely and without incident, but they also set a new world record for a complete lap of Australia - at 5 days, 13 hours and ...
As the largest source country for international visitors to Australia, Chinese visitors accounted for 15% of all international visitors.
United States is about 1.3 times bigger than Australia.
Australia is approximately 7,741,220 sq km, while United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, making United States 27% larger than Australia. Meanwhile, the population of Australia is ~26.1 million people (311.2 million more people live in United States).
Highway 1 connects all Australian states except for Brisbane and Darwin, and more than 1 million people use it every day. Whether it's for transporting goods, commuting or exploring, Australia's Highway 1 is the never-ending circle of travel possibilities.
After eight months on the road a Sydney grandfather has arrived in Perth, having crossed the entire continent on foot. Dutch national Richard van Pijlen, 68, has been pushing a trolley of supplies for more than 4000 kilometres to raise money for the community bush regeneration group Landcare to plant one million trees.
The sign provides information about Kimba and its location being halfway between Sydney and Perth.
Patrick Malandain (born 1960) ran across Australia from Sydney to Fremantle (Perth) during the 2013 Trans-Continental Run, completing the 3,861 km (2,399 mi)race in 38 days, 12 hours and 58 minutes. He ran average 100.177 km (62.247 mi) per day. He breaks Achim Heukemes's record since 2005.. It's the new world record.