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News12 August 2026 · 4 min read

South Australia is live: Adelaide lanes now booking

SA joins the network: Melbourne↔Adelaide (3× weekly, overnight) and Sydney↔Adelaide (weekly) now price instantly with the same published per-m³ rates, $20,000 insurance and fixed quotes as every other lane. Here's what's live, what it costs, and which SA areas quote automatically.

2
new corridors, 4 directions
$109/m³
MEL ↔ ADL, either way
3× weekly
Melbourne ↔ Adelaide
5
states + territories live
In short
South Australia is live. From today, Melbourne↔Adelaide (728 km, three trucks a week, overnight transit) and Sydney↔Adelaide (1,376 km, weekly, two days) price instantly in the quote tool — same fixed per-m³ model, same $20,000 goods-in-transit insurance, same published rate card as every lane we run. Melbourne↔Adelaide lands at $109/m³ inc GST in both directions, the same rate as the Hume corridor. That makes five jurisdictions live — VIC, NSW, the ACT, QLD and SA — and it happened because Melbourne–Adelaide was the most-requested corridor on the waitlist. That list is not decoration; it's the roadmap.

What's live from today

Every SA rate is on the public rate card alongside the rest of the network, and the Adelaide backloading guide covers the lanes, timing and regional reach in detail.

How far the instant quote reaches

Adelaide metro — Gawler down to the Fleurieu edge — quotes instantly, and the Adelaide Hills count as metro: Stirling, Aldgate, Hahndorf and Mount Barker carry no feeder fee. The Barossa, Clare Valley, Murray Bridge and Victor Harbor price automatically with a short feeder leg on top of the lane rate, and going flexible on dates makes that leg cheaper too (it can ride a truck already passing). Beyond roughly 250 km from Adelaide — Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln — we price by hand within a business day instead of guessing.

One honest limit stated at launch was that Adelaide↔Brisbane and Adelaide↔Canberra had no scheduled run. The Brisbane corridor earned its place in August 2026 and now prices instantly — exactly the path we said it would take. Adelaide↔Canberra still routes to a manual quote.

The whole network, one model

With SA live, the network is five jurisdictions — Victoria, New South Wales, the ACT, Queensland and South Australia — fourteen interstate lanes, and one pricing engine behind all of them: real diesel, distance, fill rates and demand, a published per-m³ rate, GST and $20,000 insurance in every number, 10% off for a ±1 week window. The same engine prices this page, the rate card, every route page and your actual quote, so none of them can disagree.

WA, Tasmania and the NT: you're next in line, in whatever order the waitlist says. Register on the route page for your corridor and you'll hear the moment it opens.

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Common questions.

How much does a move between Adelaide and the east coast cost?
Melbourne↔Adelaide prices at $109/m³ inc GST both directions — about $2,000 for a 1-bedroom apartment, $3,050 for a 2-bedroom home. Sydney→Adelaide is $147/m³ (2-bed about $4,150) and Adelaide→Sydney $169/m³ (about $4,750) — the Adelaide-out leg carries less return freight and the rate card says so plainly. All prices include $20,000 goods-in-transit insurance; flexible dates take 10% off.
Which South Australian areas can be quoted instantly?
All of Adelaide metro from Gawler to the Fleurieu edge, with the Adelaide Hills (Stirling, Hahndorf, Mount Barker) counting as metro — no feeder fee. The Barossa, Clare Valley, Murray Bridge and Victor Harbor quote automatically with a short feeder leg on top of the lane rate. Whyalla, Port Augusta and Port Lincoln are beyond auto-quote reach and get a hand-priced confirmation within a business day.
Can I move from Adelaide to Brisbane or Canberra?
Adelaide↔Brisbane prices instantly as of August 2026 — it's the longest lane on the card (1,940 km, about three days in transit under fatigue law), and the dearest per cubic metre, which is what that market genuinely clears at. Adelaide↔Canberra still has no scheduled run, so it goes to our ops team as a manual quote rather than getting a made-up instant price — enter your addresses and we'll come back within a business day.
Which state is next?
The waitlist decides. South Australia opened because Melbourne–Adelaide was the most-requested corridor on the list. Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory remain waitlist-only — register on the Perth, Hobart or Darwin route pages and you'll be emailed the moment a lane opens.

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