Eucla is in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, right at the border with South Australia. Its twin is Border Village, 12 km to the east on the South Australian side of the border.

Eucla is the easternmost town in Western Australia, although "town" may be an overly generous description: the population is under 50 people. Once an important stop on the telegraph line, it is now a scenic Nullarbor roadhouse at the point where the coastal cliffs move inland and the Eyre Highway drops down onto the Roe Plains. Border Village is even smaller, consisting solely of the roadhouse.

Unlike the rest of WA/SA, both Eucla and Border Village use UTC +8:45 and not UTC +8:00. This was designed to prevent the large time difference gap between border communities and thus, one of only two inhabited places in the world (the other being Nepal) to have their time zone with a +x:45.

Eucla is roughly at the halfway point of the Eyre Highway between Port Augusta and Norseman. The nearest (barely) inhabited places are Nullarbor Roadhouse (190 km east) and Madura Roadhouse (180 km west).

When driving from SA to WA, there is an agricultural inspection checkpoint immediately after Border Village where all plants, fruits, vegetables etc must be declared: see the list of what's allowed and what's not.

Eucla has a basic airstrip, but it's only used for occasional medical evacuations.

• -31.71369128.8860471 Old Telegraph Station (4km down a well-signposted road next to the caravan park, past the airport. Good quality dirt road). The telegraph station building is half-filled with sand dunes, which along with other occasional bricks visible above the sand, gives a tantalising glimpse of the old town now buried under the sand. (updated Apr 2015)
• -31.722382128.8869032 Beach (follow the paths from the Old Telegraph Station through the dunes for 500m. If you have a 4WD, you might be able to find the paths that go all the way there). Desolate beach where you might be the only one there to enjoy the views to Antarctica. The ruins of the old jetty are to the west. To the east are several nice large sand dunes. (updated Apr 2015)
• -31.678919128.8787443 Traveller's Cross and Eyre Memorial, next to the caravan park. Memorials that offer good views down towards the beach. (updated Apr 2015)
• Bunda Cliffs. Between Eucla and Nullarbor, the highway runs close to dramatic sea cliffs. Several popular viewing spots are signposted (and usually visible by the gaggle of caravans) but there are also other roads (short, decent dirt roads) leading to the cliffs. Be very careful as the cliffs are unstable. Note that closer to Nullarbor, the cliffs steeply overlook the sea, but close to Eucla, the cliffs roll down to a lower level. Therefore, it's worthwhile to visit all the lookouts. (updated Apr 2015)

• Swimming it's easy to forget that Eucla is a coastal town, and all coastal towns have one thing in common; Water.

Petrol is 50c/litre more than Perth or Adelaide, but 10c cheaper than the Nullarbor Roadhouse.

Both the Eucla Motel and the Border Village Roadhouse offer patchy pub food at high prices and have beer on tap to wash it down.

• -31.676954128.8838551 Eucla Motel, ☏ +61 8 9039 3468. This complex includes basic motel rooms for $125 single (extra for more people), "Budget Motel" rooms, and a caravan park. . (updated May 2025)

• -31.63847129.0036882 Border Village Roadhouse, ☏ +61 8 9039 3474. Motel rooms, cabins and a caravan park. Amenities include a pool and Rooey the Border Kangaroo, who's holding a jar of Vegemite to max out Aussie points. $160. (updated May 2025)

Telstra has service, but others do not. Wifi via Starlink is surprisingly speedy.

Take your pick: west or east.