Bendigo to Albury road trip: Distance, drive time & best stops
The Bendigo to Albury drive is 283km in distance, with a driving time of around 3h5m. Top stops along the way include Benalla and Glenrowan.
The Bendigo to Albury drive connects two of the largest inland cities in Australia. Bendigo is the home of Victoria’s biggest gold rush and Albury is the biggest city on the Murray River in New South Wales.
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It’s possible to make a road trip out of the journey, too. There are a few good stops along the way.
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Bendigo to Albury distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Bendigo to Albury is 283km. That makes for a driving time of around three hours and five minutes.
Where to stay in Bendigo
The best Bendigo accommodation options are:
- For good quality, spacious apartments: Quest Bendigo Central.
- For art, liveliness and personality: Mercure Bendigo Schaller.7
- For historic charm: Hotel Shamrock.
- For central location and (usually) cheap rates: City Centre Motel.
The quickest route leaves Bendigo to the north-east, past the Bendigo Botanic Gardens. It then joins the Midland Highway just after Bagshot, then branches off again after Goornong.
Keep going along the Bendigo-Murchison Road, and it’s largely farmland apart from the Runnymede State Forest. Just after Rushworth, you’ll reach the southern end of the Waranga Basin, one of the biggest reservoirs in Victoria. Camping, fishing and boating is permitted here.
The road hits the Goulburn River in Murchison, where the streamside reserve is a good place to hang out. Longleat Wines, meanwhile offers wine-tasting at its cellar door.
Continue along the Murchison-Violet Town Road and you’ll go through the amiable Seven Creeks Streamside Reserve in Miepoll, then join the Hume Freeway in Violet Town.
Click through to the next section: Benalla and Glenrowan.