Bourke road trips

Bourke road trips

The New South Wales town of Bourke is generally regarded as the start of the outback. It’s a long way from anywhere else.

It is, however, a town that you may pass through on an Australian road trip.

Distances and driving times to Bourke for road trips starting or ending in Bourke are listed below.

Mount Oxley near Bourke, New South Wales
Mount Oxley near Bourke, New South Wales. Photo courtesy of Destination NSW.

Bourke distances and driving times

Bourke to Broken Hill: Distance 617km, driving time 6h26m.

Bourke to Charleville: Distance 453km, driving time 4h49m. (More Charleville road trips).

Bourke to Cunnamulla: Distance 257km, driving time 2h44m.

Bourke to Moree: Distance 445km, driving time 4h4m. (More driving times to Moree).

Cobar to Bourke: Distance 160km, driving time 1h36m. (More Cobar road trips).

Dubbo to Bourke: Distance 370km, driving time 3h57m.

Top Bourke accommodation options

There’s not a great array of accommodation in Bourke, but these are the best bets in order of preference: