Road Trips
There’s nothing like packing up the car and hitting the road to travel around Australia’s coastal and country towns.
Road Trips
If you are the sort of person who likes to plan your road trip, you’ll love our premade itineraries. Each one comes with manageable drive times, carefully selected destination towns, accommodation suggestions, restaurants and activities.
You can follow these day-by-day, or use as the basis to craft your own itinerary by staying longer at each location, adding in nearby destinations or swapping out towns. Within each road trip page, you’ll find our suggestions for tailoring the itinerary based on the time you have available.
All road trips start from Sydney.
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Road Trip Itineraries
Within each road trip, you’ll find a downloadable PDF version of the day-by-day itinerary, overview route map, accommodation links, restaurant recommendations and planning tips.
CAN’T DECIDE?
Our guide to our favourite 6 road trips from Sydney will give you an overview of 6 fantastic road trips and help you choose the perfect one for you.
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NSW Villages Road Trip (5 days)
5 days
4 nights
332 km
Loop
Bowral, Kangaroo Valley, Berry
Country towns, valley views and coastal hinterland sit close together on this 5-day loop through Bowral, Kangaroo Valley and Berry.
GET THE GUIDE →: NSW Villages Road Trip (5 days)
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NSW Coastal Dining Road Trip (4 days)
4 days
3 nights
473 km
Return
Killcare, Terrigal, Port Stephens
A 4-day NSW coastal dining-focused road trip linking Killcare, Terrigal and Port Stephens, with standout restaurants, beach walks and relaxed stays.
GET THE GUIDE →: NSW Coastal Dining Road Trip (4 days)
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Coast & Hunter Valley Road Trip (5 days)
5 days
4 nights
467 km
Loop
Terrigal, Port Stephens, Hunter Valley
This northern NSW loop from Sydney pairs Terrigal beach time with Port Stephens wildlife, oysters and coastal walks, then finishes with Hunter Valley cellar doors and long lunches.
GET THE GUIDE →: Coast & Hunter Valley Road Trip (5 days)
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South Coast Road Trip (6 days)
6 days
5 nights
712 km
Return
Kiama, Mollymook, Narooma, Huskisson
A longer South Coast return trip from Sydney through Kiama, Mollymook, Narooma and Huskisson, with coastal walks, seafood, wildlife tours, beaches and manageable daily drives.
GET THE GUIDE →: South Coast Road Trip (6 days)
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Sydney to Melbourne Road Trip (4 days)
4 days
3 nights
890 km
One-way
Sydney, Bowral, Gundagai, Albury, Melbourne
Country towns break up the Sydney to Melbourne drive on this one-way route, with overnight stops in Bowral, Gundagai and Albury.
GET THE GUIDE →: Sydney to Melbourne Road Trip (4 days)
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South Coast Road Trip (4 days)
4 days
3 nights
300 km
Return
Kiama, Gerringong, Berry
For an easy long weekend away from Sydney, this shorter South Coast loop keeps driving light between Kiama, Gerringong and Berry.
GET THE GUIDE →: South Coast Road Trip (4 days)
