Woodgate to Bundaberg drive: Distance, time & road trip stops

The Woodgate to Bundaberg drive covers a distance of 56km, with a driving time of approximately 41 minutes. The most interesting road trip stop on the route is the Macadamias Australia farm.

The drive from Woodgate to Bundaberg is a relatively short hop along the Queensland coast.

Woodgate Beach is an underrated little holiday town, while Bundaberg offers day trips to Lady Musgrave Island and Lady Elliot Island, rum distillery tours and a blend your own rum experience.

Woodgate to Bundaberg distance and driving time

By car, the distance from Woodgate to Bundaberg is 56km. That makes for a driving time of around 41 minutes.

6 Bundaberg experiences to make the most of your free time

(Highly recommended ✅) Tour – with tastings – at the Bundaberg rum distillery.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Day trip to Lady Musgrave Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
Fly out to Lady Elliot Island for a day on the reef.
See migrating humpbacks – on a four hour whale watching cruise with lunch.
Brewery tasting tour – including the famous Bundaberg ginger beer.
Farm life experience at Splitters Farm.

The quickest route heads out of Woodgate on Woodgate Road, then turns right up Goodwood Road.

This heads past Bingera National Park, which is unfortunately not really set up for visitors.

Burrum Coast National Park lies to the east. Access to the Kinkuna camping zone is via Palm Beach Road off Coonarr Road, but is 4WD only. All the walking trails are in the Woodgate section of the park.

Woodgate to Bundaberg drive: Carina International Speedway and Macadamias Australia

You gradually enter Bundaberg through the southern suburbs, passing the Carina International Speedway and the Macadamias Australia macadamia form. The farm offers tastings and self-guided interactive tours.

Things to do in Bundaberg once you get there include strawberry-picking at Tinaberries, watching turtles at Mon Repos, going to the beach at Bargara and rum-tasting on the Bundaberg Rum distillery tours.