Albury to Parkes road trip: Distance, drive time & best stops
The best stops on an Albury to Parkes road trip itinerary are The Rock, West Wyalong and Forbes. By car along sealed roads, the distance from Albury to Parkes is 403km, with a 4h32m driving time.
An Albury to Parkes road trip connects two of the most attractive inland cities in New South Wales.
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This guide should help you plan your perfect Albury to Parkes road trip itinerary.
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Albury to Parkes distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Albury to Parkes is 403km. This makes for a driving time of around four hours and 32 minutes.
Things to do in Albury include the Yindyamarra Sculpture Trail, Murray River kayaking tours and the genuinely fascinating Bonegilla Migrant Experience.
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.
Albury to Parkes road trip: Albury to the Olympic Highway
The quickest route from Albury to Parkes – and there’s only five minutes in it if you decide to go via Wagga Wagga instead – starts along the Hume Highway.
At Table Top, you can take a short detour east to the shore of Lake Hume. The Table Top Reserve by the lake has a playground and picnic area.
You can also have a beer Table Top Hotel – aka the Ettamogah Pub. This is a pub based on a cartoon and full of often absurd Australiana.
Then you branch down the Olympic Highway, or A41, just north of Table Top.
Albury to Parkes drive: Yerong and The Rock
The Olympic Highway goes through the small settlements of Gerogery, Culcairn, Henty and Yerong.
Aside from some water tower art in Yerong, there’s nothing to get excited about in any of these.
A little further along, The Rock Nature Reserve – also known as the Kengal Aboriginal Place – has a picnic area, walking trail and lookout. If you’re more interested in the Indigenous cultural element, Aboriginal guided tours are available.
Albury to Parkes road trip: The Rock to Coolamon
In the village of The Rock, branch off up The Rock-Collingullie Road. You’ll briefly join the Sturt Highway.
The Berry Jerry section of Murrumbidgee Valley National Park is just to the east, but the quickest route heads north up Mundowy Lane. Head east along the Old Narrandera Road, then north again up Millwood Road.
The next town on the Albury to Parkes road trip route is Coolamon, best known for the Coolamon Cheese Shop.
Click through to the next section: Barmedman and Wyalong.