Road Trip Guide
Epic Australia Road Trips
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South Australia
Adelaide
Clare Valley
Port Augusta
Coober Pedy
Explorers Way: Gateway to the Red Centre
848 km
9 hours driving time
South Australia
Adelaide
McLaren Vale Wine Region
Willunga
Penneshaw
Jervis to Island: Ferry Crossing Run
110 km (to Cape Jervis) + 16 km Ferry
2-3 days
South Australia
Adelaide
McLaren Vale Wine Region
Port Willunga
Victor Harbor
Fleurieu Peninsula: The Southern Ocean Run
120 km
2-3 days
South Australia
Adelaide
Ardrossan
Port Vincent
Marion Bay
Yorke Peninsula: The Coastal Foot Loop
310 km
4-5 days
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Albany
Albany Historic Whaling Station
Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve
Bremer Bay
Great Southern: Whale Watcher's Run
185km
2.5 to 3 hours driving time
Western Australia
Albany
The Historic Heart of Albany
Torndirrup National Park
Walpole
Rainbow Coast: Albany to Walpole
125 km
3-4 days
New South Wales, Victoria
Albury
Albury & The Murray River
Chiltern: The Town Time Forgot
Beechworth
Kelly Country: Outlaw History Loop
220 km
3-4 days
Northern Territory
Alice Springs
Alice Springs & The Desert Park
Standley Chasm (Angkerle Atwatye)
Yulara
The Red Centre: Alice to Ayers Rock
450 km direct (approx. 1,100 km with detours)
4-6 days
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Bairnsdale
Lakes Entrance
Orbost
Mallacoota
Far East Gippsland: The Wilderness Run
250km
4-5 days suggested
New South Wales
Ballina
Lennox Head
Broken Head
Byron Bay
Northern Rivers: Surf & Rainforest Loop
85km
3-5 days
South Australia
Adelaide
Gumeracha: The Adelaide Hills Gateway
Williamstown: The Whispering Wall
Nuriootpa
Barossa Valley: The Epicurean Way
85km
2 days recommended
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Batemans Bay
Batemans Bay & The Clyde River
Pebbly Beach (Murramarang NP)
Kiama
Shoalhaven Way: South Coast Coastal
175 km
3 days recommended
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Gold Coast, Queensland
Nerang State Forest
Canungra Township
Binna Burra Mountain Lodge, Lamington National Park
Binna Burra: Scenic Rim Rainforest Loop
115 kilometers
2.5 to 3 hours driving time (excluding stops)
New South Wales
Sydney
Glenbrook
Leura
Lithgow
Blue Mountains: The Greater Blue Mountains Drive
150 kilometers
3 to 4 days recommended
Queensland
Brisbane
Wild Horse Mountain Lookout
Mount Ngungun Summit
Noosa
Sunshine Coast: The Glass House Mountains Way
165 km
3-4 days
Western Australia
Broome
Beagle Bay
Middle Lagoon
Cape Leveque
Dampier Peninsula: Red Dirt & Blue Sea
220 km
3-5 days
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Bundaberg
Mon Repos & Bundaberg East
Elliott Heads
Hervey Bay
Fraser Coast: Humpback & Turtle Trail
120 kilometers
2 to 4 days
Queensland
Cairns
Babinda Boulders
Josephine Falls
Atherton
Waterfall Circuit: Tropical Tablelands Escape
280 km (Full Circuit)
2-3 days
Queensland
Cairns
Palm Cove
Rex Lookout
Cape Tribulation
Cairns to Cape Tribulation: Great Barrier Reef Run
140 km
3 to 5 days (recommended)
ACT, New South Wales
Canberra
Bungendore
Braidwood
Jervis Bay
Capital to Coast: Canberra to Jervis Bay
200 km
3-4 days
ACT, New South Wales
Canberra
Bredbo
Cooma
Thredbo
Monaro Highway: High Country Crossing
235km
3 hours 15 minutes driving time
Western Australia
Carnarvon
The Carnarvon Fascine & One Mile Jetty
Quobba Blowholes
Coral Bay
Ningaloo Coast: The Outback Reef Trail
240 km
3-5 days
Queensland
Charters Towers
The World: Charters Towers Heritage District
Pentland and the Burra Range
Hughenden
Flinders Highway: Gold to Fossil Trail
250 km
2-3 days
Queensland
Cloncurry
Cloncurry Heritage & Mining Hub
Quamby: The Lone Sentinel
Normanton
Gulf Development Road: Savannah Savannah
380 km
2-3 days
Queensland
Cooktown
Grassy Hill Lookout
Black Mountain (Kalkajaka) National Park
Lakeland
Mulligan Highway: Cape York Gateway
84 km
1-2 days
Western Australia
Perth
Cervantes & The Pinnacles Desert
Geraldton
Exmouth
Coral Coast: Perth to Exmouth Adventure
1,250 km
10-14 Days
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Darwin
Adelaide River
Katherine & Nitmiluk
Kununurra
Victoria Highway: Top End Crossing
820 km
4-6 days
New South Wales
Dubbo
Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo
Narromine Aviation Museum
Parkes
The Dish Trail: Central West NSW
120 km
2-3 days
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Esperance
Cape Le Grand National Park
Esperance Great Ocean Drive
Albany
South Coast WA: The Great Southern Run
485km (Direct) / 750km (Scenic)
5-7 Days
Western Australia
Exmouth
Cape Range National Park
Bullara Station
Karratha
North West Coastal Highway: Pilbara Run
552 km
3-4 days
South Australia
Whyalla
Whyalla
Cowell
Ceduna
Eyre Peninsula: The Seafood Frontier
approx 650km
5-7 days
Western Australia
Fitzroy Crossing
Danggu Geikie Gorge
Mimbi Caves
Halls Creek
Great Northern: Into the Heart of Kimberley
290 km
2-3 days
New South Wales
Forbes
Forbes Historical Precinct
Gum Swamp Wildlife Refuge
Condobolin
Lachlan Valley: Birdwatcher's Paradise
105 km
2-3 days
Western Australia
Fremantle
Fremantle Maritime Hub
Coogee Maritime Trail
Mandurah
Indian Ocean South: Shipwrecks & Dolphins
75km
3-4 hours driving time, but best experienced over 2 days
Victoria
Geelong
Geelong Waterfront
Curlewis & The Wine Region
Queenscliff
Bellarine Way: Victoria's Other Coast
55 km
1-2 days
Western Australia
Geraldton
Geraldton: The Gateway
Hutt Lagoon: The Pink Lake
Monkey Mia
World Heritage Drive: Dolphins & Stromatolites
500 km
4-5 days
Western Australia
Derby
Windjana Gorge National Park
Bell Gorge (Silent Grove)
Kununurra
Gibb River Road: The Kimberley Outback Challenge
660km (main road only, excluding detours)
10-14 days
New South Wales
Sydney
Royal National Park
Stanwell Tops & Sea Cliff Bridge
Nowra
Grand Pacific Drive: Sydney to Wollongong
140 km
3 - 5 days recommended
Victoria
Bairnsdale
Bruthen
Omeo
Wangaratta
Great Alpine Road: Bairnsdale to Wangaratta
308 km
3-5 days
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Orford
Orford
Swansea
St Helens
Great Eastern Drive: Tasmania's Sunny Coast
205 km
3-5 days recommended
Queensland
Townsville
Ingham & Tyto Wetlands
Cardwell & Hinchinbrook Lookout
Cairns
Great Green Way: Townsville to Cairns
350 km
4-6 days
Victoria
Melbourne
Torquay
Lorne
Allansford
Great Ocean Road: The Surf Coast Drive
243 km
3-5 days recommended
Tasmania
Hobart
Kempton
Oatlands
Launceston
Heritage Highway: The Sandstone Trail
200 km
2-3 days
Tasmania
Hobart
Richmond Village
Dunalley
Port Arthur
Tasman Peninsula: Convict Trail
100 km
1-2 days
New South Wales
Newcastle
Wallsend and the Heritage Trail
Kurri Kurri
Pokolbin
Hunter Valley: Wine & Horse Country
75km
1.5 hours of driving time, excluding stops
South Australia
Penneshaw
Penneshaw: The Gateway
American River: The Marine Sanctuary
Kingscote
Kangaroo Island: Coastal Safari Loop
160km (Direct) / 320km (Full Loop)
3-5 Days Recommended
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Katherine
Nitmiluk Gorge (Katherine Gorge)
Victoria River Roadhouse
Lake Argyle
Victoria River Way: NT to WA Border
515 km
7-9 hours driving time, recommended 3-4 days
Tasmania
Launceston
Deloraine
Sheffield
Stanley
Tasmania North West: The Nut Trail
230 km
3-4 days
New South Wales
Sydney
The Central Coast & Bouddi National Park
Port Stephens & The Stockton Dunes
Brisbane
Legendary Pacific Coast: Sydney to Brisbane
925 km
7-10 days recommended
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Adelaide
Meningie & The Coorong
Kingston SE
Mount Gambier
Limestone Coast: The Ultimate Adelaide to Mount Gambier Road Trip Guide
450km
3-5 days recommended
Queensland
Longreach
The Qantas Founders Museum
Ilfracombe Machinery Mile
Winton
Matilda Way: Dinosaur Capital Run
180 km
3-4 days
Victoria
Lorne
Teddy's Lookout
Sheoak Falls
Apollo Bay
The Great Ocean: Otway Rainforest Crossing
45 km
1-2 days
Queensland
Mackay
Mackay's Bluewater Quay
Cape Hillsborough National Park
Airlie Beach
Whitsunday Coast: The Sugar & Sand Run
150 km
3-4 days
Queensland
Mackay
Marian and the Pioneer Valley
Finch Hatton Gorge
Eungella
Pioneer Valley: Clouds & Platypus Run
95 kilometers
1.5 to 2 hours of driving time (best done over 2 days)
Western Australia
Busselton
Busselton & Geographe Bay
Yallingup & Ngilgi Cave
Augusta
Margaret River: Caves & Cabernet Trail
110km
3-5 days
Victoria
Melbourne
Heathcote Wine Region
Nagambie Lakes
Echuca
River Red Gum Drive: Murray River Run
230 km
3-4 days
Victoria
Melbourne
Bacchus Marsh
Ballarat
Halls Gap
The Grampians: Gariwerd Peaks Run
260km
4 hours driving time (recommended over 3 days)
Victoria
Melbourne
Koonwarra
Meeniyan
Tidal River
Prom Country: Melbourne to Tidal River
225 km
3-4 days
New South Wales
Merimbula
Merimbula Boardwalk & Lake
Pambula Village & Wetlands
Eden
Sapphire Coast: Killer Whale Trail
35km (Direct) / 110km (With Detours)
1-3 Days
Victoria, New South Wales
Mildura
Wentworth: The Junction City
The Great Darling Anabranch
Broken Hill
Silver City Highway: Into the Outback
297 km
3 days
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Mildura
Chaffey Landing
Merbein Common
Wentworth
The Murray Mouth: Silver & Sand Run
35km
45 minutes driving time, though best enjoyed over 2 days
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Frankston
Mount Eliza & Canadian Bay
Mornington & Main Street
Sorrento
Mornington Peninsula: Bays & Back Beaches
65km
2 days recommended
Queensland
Mount Isa
Mount Isa City Lookout
Lake Moondarra
Cloncurry
Barkly Highway: Rugged Ranges Drive
121 km
2 days
Northern Territory
Darwin
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
Ubirr Rock Art & Nadab Floodplain
Darwin
Nature's Way: Darwin to Kakadu & Litchfield
900 km
5-7 days
Queensland
Normanton
Krys the Savannah King
Burke and Wills Camp 119
Karumba
Karumba Run: The End of the Road
71 km
1-2 days
South Australia, Western Australia
Ceduna
Penong: The Town of 100 Windmills
Nullarbor Roadhouse & Head of Bight
Norseman
The Nullarbor: Across the Great Australian Bight
1,200 km
3-5 days
New South Wales
Orange
Orange: The Volcanic Start
Millthorpe: The Living Museum
Bathurst
Central Tablelands: Gold Rush Circuit
165 km (including scenic loops)
3-4 days
Queensland
Brisbane
Noosa & The Sunshine Coast
Hervey Bay: The Whale Capital
Cairns
Pacific Coast Way: Brisbane to Cairns
1,680 km
10-14 days
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Perth
York: The Historic Gateway
Quairading: Nature and Nostalgia
Hyden
Pathways to Wave Rock: Wheatbelt Drive
340 km
4 hours direct, 2-3 days recommended
Western Australia
Perth
Mundaring Weir
Northam
Kalgoorlie
Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail
566 km
3-5 days
Western Australia
Perth
Mandurah
Bunbury
Margaret River
Bussell Highway: Coastal Escape
270km
3 to 5 days
Western Australia
Perth
Lancelin
Cervantes & The Pinnacles
Geraldton
Indian Ocean Drive: Perth to Geraldton
420 km
3-4 days
Victoria
Cowes
Cowes Esplanade
The Nobbies & Seal Rocks
San Remo
Phillip Island: Grand Prix & Penguins
65 km
2 days
Victoria
Port Fairy
Port Fairy Historic Wharf
Logan's Beach Whale Nursery
Port Campbell
Shipwreck Coast: The Twelve Apostles Run
100 km
2 days
Western Australia
Port Hedland
De Grey River
Sandfire Roadhouse
Broome
Great Northern Highway: Coastal Desert Run
610km
7-9 hours (driving time only)
South Australia
Port Lincoln
Port Lincoln Marina
Whaler's Way Wilderness Area
Coffin Bay
Whaler's Way: Southern Eyre Peninsula
145 kilometers
2 to 3 days recommended
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Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie Coastal Hub
Crescent Head Surf Reserve
South West Rocks
Legendary North: Trial Bay Escape
120km
2 days
Northern Territory
Alice Springs
West MacDonnell Ranges (Tjoritja)
Kings Canyon (Watarrka)
Alice Springs
Red Centre Way: Uluru & Kings Canyon Loop
1,135 km
5-7 days
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Renmark
Renmark Riverfront
Chowilla Game Reserve
Loxton
Riverland: The Mighty Murray Loop
125km
3 Days
Queensland
Rockhampton
Rockhampton: The Beef Capital
Mount Morgan: The Golden Mount
Longreach
Capricorn Highway: Central Highlands Run
685 km
7 hours 30 minutes driving time
Victoria
Sale
The Port of Sale
Stratford-on-Avon
Lakes Entrance
Gippsland Lakes: Waterland Odyssey
125 km
2-4 days
Northern Territory
Katherine
Mataranka & Bitter Springs
Roper Bar
Normanton
Savannah Way: The Gulf Country Run
1,250 km
6-8 days
Victoria
Shepparton
Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) & Victoria Park
The Volcanic Slopes of Dookie
Yarrawonga
Goulburn Valley: Orchard to Lake Run
145 km
2-3 days
New South Wales
Coffs Harbour
Urunga Boardwalk
Bellingen
Armidale
Waterfall Way: Coffs Harbour to Armidale
185 km
2-3 days
New South Wales
Canberra
Cooma
Jindabyne
Khancoban
Snowy Mountains: Alpine Way Crossing
340km
5 hours of driving time (best spread over 2-3 days)
Western Australia
Perth
Margaret River
Pemberton
Esperance
South West Edge: Perth to Esperance
1,200km
9-12 Days
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Strahan
Strahan: The Port of the West
Henty Dunes
Cradle Mountain
Tasmania West: Into the Wilderness Peak
140 km
3 hours driving time (2 days recommended)
Northern Territory, South Australia
Adelaide
Port Augusta
Coober Pedy
Darwin
Stuart Highway: Adelaide to Darwin Explorer
3,027 km
10-14 days
Victoria
Swan Hill
Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement
Nyah-Vinifera State Forest
Mildura
Murray Valley Highway: Pioneer Trail
230 km
2-3 days
New South Wales
Sydney
Royal National Park & Wattamolla
The Sea Cliff Bridge & Clifton
Batemans Bay
Grand Pacific South: Sea Cliff Bridge Trail
280 km
4 days recommended
New South Wales
Sydney
Royal National Park & Wattamolla
Stanwell Park & Sea Cliff Bridge
Huskisson
South Coast Passage: Sydney to Jervis Bay
195 km
2-3 days
New South Wales
Sydney
Katoomba
Blackheath
Mudgee
Blue Mountains to Mudgee: The Tablelands Trail
270km
4-5 hours of pure driving time, recommended over 3 days
New South Wales
Tamworth
Tamworth
Uralla
Glen Innes
New England Highway: High Country Loop
275km
4 hours driving time excluding stops
Tasmania
Hobart
Orford and Triabunna
Freycinet National Park & Coles Bay
Launceston
Tasmania's East Coast: Bay of Fires Run
450km
4-6 Days
Tasmania
Launceston
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Strahan and Macquarie Harbour
Hobart
Tasmania West: The Wilderness Frontier
585 kilometers
6 to 8 days
Nationwide
Sydney
Byron Bay, New South Wales
Airlie Beach & The Whitsundays, Queensland
Sydney
The Big Lap: Australia's Full Circle Odyssey
15,800 km
3 to 6 months
Victoria
Torquay
Torquay: The Surf Capital
Jan Juc: The Local's Edge
Anglesea
Surf Coast: Bells Beach Odyssey
25 km
1-2 days
Queensland
Townsville
Charters Towers
Hughenden
Mount Isa
Overlander's Way: Outback Reef to Rock
900km
4-6 days recommended
New South Wales
Wagga Wagga
The Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens
Oura Beach Reserve
Gundagai
Riverina Highway: Dog on the Tuckerbox Trail
95 km
1-2 days
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Wangaratta
Wangaratta
Milawa
Bright
Snowy Mountains North: Ovens Valley Run
80 kilometers
1 hour 15 minutes direct, 2 days recommended
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