Bathurst to Dubbo road trip: Distance, drive time and best stops

Bathurst to Dubbo drive: Lake Burrendong and Wellington

The Mitchell Highway continues to Dubbo, but the Orange to Dubbo drive is slightly quicker if you go along Burrendong Road.

The main town on the route is Wellington, but before you get there, you’ll go past Lake Burrendong. Created by the Burrendong Dam on the Macquarie River, it’s a good spot for fishing and water sports. There’s also good bushwalking and the Burrendong Botanic Garden and Arboretum.

Attractions in Wellington include the Golden Era Piano Museum and, for walkers, the Mount Arthur Reserve.

It’s not too far from Wellington to Dubbo. Here you can do a safari-style visit to the Taronga Western Plains Zoo – book skip-the-queue tickets here – and enjoy a ghost tour at the Old Dubbo Gaol.

Dubbo accommodation possibilites include the conveniently central Palms Dubbo Inn, kid-friendly Discovery Parks Dubbo and the good value Cattleman’s Country Inn and Serviced Apartments.

More Bathurst distances and driving times

Bathurst to Canberra: Distance 253km, driving time 3h13m.

Bathurst to Cowra: Distance 106km, driving time 1h16m.

Bathurst to Lithgow: Distance 63km, driving time 47m.

Bathurst to Mudgee: Distance 127km, driving time 1h28m.

Bathurst to Orange: Distance 57km, driving time 47m. (More Orange driving times)

Bathurst To Sydney: Distance 200km, driving time 2h30m. (More Sydney road trips)