Bendigo to Mildura drive time & distance: What are the best road trip attractions?
The Bendigo to Mildura drive time is around 4h22m. The best attractions on a Bendigo to Mildura road trip include Lake Tyrrell and the Murray Sunset National Park.
The Bendigo to Mildura leg of the Melbourne to Mildura drive is both considerably longer and less interesting than the Melbourne to Bendigo leg.
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Mildura is on the cusp of several excellent outback national parks, and offers winery and wetland tours. Book the best value Mildura accommodation before setting off.
Getting to the north-western corner of Victoria is not exactly a scenic road trip. There’s a lot of agricultural land to pass through and not all that much in the way of attractions to break the journey.
Bendigo to Mildura distance and drive time
Many will be tempted to tackle the full Bendigo to Mildura distance – 401km – in one stint up the Calder Highway. The Bendigo to Mildura driving time is around four hours and 22 minutes. There aren’t too many obvious attractions to break up this drive through regional Victoria, either.
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.
You might be able to pass an hour or so in the Wychitella Nature Conservation Reserve near Wedderburn. But the main Bendigo to Mildura road trip attraction is Lake Tyrrell, one of Australia’s increasingly famous pink lakes. Even if the lake isn’t pink when you visit, the mirror-esque reflections in the water make for great salt lake photography.
The nearest Lake Tyrrell accommodation is in the town of Sea Lake, just to the south of the lake.
Bendigo to Mildura road trip attractions
Further along the Bendigo to Mildura drive are more pink lakes in the Murray Sunset National Park. The access roads to Victoria’s biggest national park are near the workaday town of Ouyen. You’ll also find bounding red kangaroos in the Murray Sunset National Park.
There’s more wildlife to the east in the Hattah-Kulkyne National Park. You’ll find grey kangaroos, emus and plenty more among the complex system of lakes.
The Ouyen to Mildura drive takes just over an hour. Near Mildura, you can divert to the Red Cliffs lookout on the banks of the Murray River.
Your Mildura checklist
- Find the best accommodation.
- Book a half day visit to the Trentham Estate Winery and Mildura Wetlands…
- … Or a nature-focused Hattah Lakes 4WD tour.