PortloreAll ports

AdelaideCruise port guide for Adelaide

Ships dock at Adelaide Passenger Terminal (Outer Harbor), about 20 km from central Adelaide. These are the stops worth the trip, timed on foot from the city centre.

Plan my day in Adelaide

Free. Tell us when all aboard is and get a day that fits.

Photo: Patrick McLachlan, Pexels

Where ships dock

One cruise terminal, about 20 km from central Adelaide.

  • Adelaide Passenger Terminal (Outer Harbor)

Walkable from the centre

Walk times from central Adelaide.

  1. 1min

    Victoria Square

    Adelaide's central civic square designed by Colonel William Light

  2. 2min

    Bean Bar

    Eco-conscious coffee shop serving toasties, melts, and snacks

  3. 3min

    Adelaide Visitor Information Centre

    Official central city tourist assistance and map centre

  4. 4min

    Adelaide Central Markets

    Southern Hemisphere's premier undercover fresh produce and food market

  5. 4min

    Skala

    Award-winning artisan bakery crafting fresh breads, pastries, and cakes

  6. 5min

    Veggie Vie

    Adelaide CBD cafe and restaurant with a 100% vegan menu

  7. 6min

    Blackebyes Old Sweet Shop

    Confectionery shop offering boiled sweets, fudge, toffee, and imported candies

  8. 6min

    Elementary Coffee

    Hip industrial roastery serving precision pour-overs and flat whites

  9. 6min

    Louca's

    Relaxed restaurant serving modern seafood made with fresh seasonal ingredients

  10. 6min

    Wasai Japanese Kitchen

    Family-owned Japanese kitchen serving sushi, tempura, udon, and hotpots

  11. 7min

    Haigh's Chocolates

    Australian chocolatier offering fine truffles, chocolate frogs, and gift collections

  12. 7min

    City Cross Arcade

    Convenient pedestrian shopping mall off Rundle Mall

  13. 7min

    National Pharmacies

    Convenient central pharmacy and health essentials store

  14. 8min

    Adelaide Arcade

    Splendid 1885 Victorian shopping arcade with glass dome ceiling

  15. 8min

    T'Arts

    Artist-run cooperative gallery in historic Gay's Arcade

  16. 8min

    Mexican Society

    Award-winning Mexican restaurant and cocktail bar at Hindmarsh Square

  17. 8min

    Astonish Patisserie

    Dessert cafe on King William Street in Adelaide

  18. 8min

    SOHO Coffee Roasters

    Boutique coffee outpost tucked in Addie Place laneway

  19. 9min

    Adelaide Central Plaza

    Central department store and retail mall on Rundle Mall

  20. 9min

    Rerun Records & Photography

    Independent record store in Adelaide CBD stocking new and secondhand vinyl

  21. 10min

    My Kingdom for a Horse

    Specialty coffee roastery celebrating local South Australian producers

  22. 10min

    Cafe Brunelli

    Lively East End cafe serving wood-fired pizzas and desserts

  23. 11min

    South Australian Museum

    Natural history museum boasting extensive Aboriginal cultural artifacts

  24. 11min

    Adelaide Metro InfoCentre

    Public transit information desk on North Terrace

  25. 11min

    Phonatic Restaurant

    Vibrant Vietnamese eatery famed for fragrant bowls of pho

  26. 11min

    San Giorgios

    Italian restaurant on Rundle Street serving pizza, steaks, and pasta

  27. 12min

    Art Gallery of South Australia

    South Australia's premier visual arts museum on cultural North Terrace

  28. 12min

    Migration Museum South Australia

    Engaging social history museum charting South Australia's diverse settlers

  29. 12min

    Veale Gardens

    Ornamental garden celebrated for extensive rose beds and watercourses

  30. 13min

    MOD.

    Futuristic museum blending science, art, and innovation

  31. 13min

    Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Centre

    Prominent cultural institute celebrating First Nations art and heritage

  32. 14min

    Ayers House - National Trust

    Grand North Terrace mansion of a colonial South Australian premier

  33. 14min

    Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden

    Quiet memorial garden dedicated to pioneering South Australian women

  34. 14min

    Blue Gum Park

    Green parkland with native trees in the southern belt

  35. 17min

    Palm House

    Historic German glasshouse preserving desert and arid flora

  36. 18min

    Rymill Park

    East Park Lands recreation hub with an ornamental lake

  37. 19min

    Adelaide Botanic Gardens

    Sprawling 51-hectare historic botanical sanctuary in the Park Lands

  38. 19min

    Adelaide Oval

    Iconic world-famous cricket and sports stadium beside the river

  39. 20min

    National Wine Centre of Australia

    Interactive showcase celebrating South Australia's famed wine regions

  40. 21min

    Bicentennial Conservatory

    Futuristic glass conservatory housing an indoor tropical rainforest

  41. 22min

    Adelaide Zoo

    Australia's second-oldest zoo set beside the River Torrens

  42. 23min

    Botanic Park

    Lush parkland famed for century-old Moreton Bay fig trees

See all 47 stops in the planner

Hidden gems

Worth finding if you have an hour spare.

  1. 7min

    Maybe Mae

    Subterranean Art Deco cocktail lounge hidden off Peel Street

  2. 9min

    Two-Bit Villains

    Plant-based diner in Adelaide Arcade featuring handcrafted craft sodas

  3. 14min

    Adelaide Himeji Japanese Garden

    Peaceful walled traditional Japanese garden gifted by sister city Himeji

  4. 19min

    Museum of Economic Botany

    Australia's only surviving Victorian-era economic botany collection

  5. 23min

    Adelaide Gaol

    South Australia's first permanent prison, operational from 1841 to 1988

More ports nearby: Kangaroo Island, Geelong, Melbourne, Eden (New South Wales), Port Kembla.