Albury to Bright drive: Distance, time & road trip stops

The best road trip stops on the Albury to Bright drive include the Bonegilla Migrant Camp, Pipan Steel Wines and Porepunkah. The distance from Albury to Bright is 103km, with a driving time of around 1h16m.

The drive from Albury to Bright takes you from the largest city on the Murray River to the perhaps the most gorgeous town in the Victoria High Country.

For the best Bright accommodation options, investigate here.

By Australian standards, this is not a long drive, and it can easily be tackled in one stint behind the wheel. But there are a couple of places you may wish to consider stopping at along the way.

Albury to Bright distance and driving time

By car, the distance from Albury to Bright is 103km. That makes for a driving time of around one hour and 16 minutes.

Best Albury accommodation picks

The best places to stay in Albury are:

For a heated pool and spa in a gorgeous location next to a riverside park: Best Western Plus Hovell Tree Inn.
For apartments with kitchenettes in a central location: Mantra Albury.
For a good quality motel next to the train station: Winsor Park Motor Inn.
For a holiday park with lots of facilities for the kids: Big4 Albury Tourist Park.
For a motel with cheap rates and fairly central location: Allawa Motor Inn.

From Albury, the drive crosses the Murray River from New South Wales into Victoria. Twin town Wodonga is on the other side of the river, and there are a few detours worth considering here.

The Huon Hill Lookout offers good views, the Army Museum Bandiana does military equipment and the Kiewa River Walking Track has beautiful waterside scenery. Best of all, the Bonegilla Migrant Experience tells the fascinating story of Australia’s largest migrant camp.

Albury to Bright road trip attractions: Baranduda National Park & Myrtleford Plantation

Keep going down the Yackandandah-Wodonga Road and you’ll go past Baranduda Regional Park, which has a few walking trails going through it.

The route skirts south-east of Yackandandah along Osbornes Flat Road, then passes through Bruarong and Mudgegonga, and goes round the south-eastern edge of the Myrtleford Plantation. Pipan Steel Wines on Carrolls Road is the most convenient of the Myrtleford wineries to visit.

Albury to Bright drive: Porepunkah and Bright

Further south, there are more wineries around Porepunkah. This is where you’ll find the turn-off for the Mount Buffalo National Park and Porenpunkah Pines Holiday Park. Bright is just a seven minute drive away.

The best things to do in Bright include the Bright Splash Park, Canyon Walk and Mystic Mountain Bike Park. There’s also the Bright Brewery, one of the top craft breweries in Australia.