Stays · Destination Guide
Shore-access World Heritage reef diving in the land of whale sharks and desert gorges
Accommodation listings are not available for this destination yet. Use the local planning notes to choose your base.
Most visitors fly to Learmonth Airport (LEA), then transfer by road to Exmouth (about 36 km) or Coral Bay (about 120 km). If you are road-tripping from Perth, the drive to Exmouth is roughly 1270 km one-way, and many travelers turn it into a multi-stop Coral Coast itinerary. Coral Bay is about 150 km south of Exmouth, so it is easy to combine both towns in one trip.
A rental car is the default way to move between beaches, gorges, and towns. 2WD is fine for sealed highways and main Cape Range access roads, but some Ningaloo coast tracks and certain Coral Bay snorkel sites can require 4WD and sand-driving skills.