Buderim to Mooloolaba drive: Distance, drive time & stops

By car along the quickest route, the distance from Buderim to Mooloolaba is 8.3km. Expect a driving time of around 14 minutes, with Wirreanda Peak the most interesting potential stop on the journey.

The short Buderim to Mooloolaba drive connects two appealing parts of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Buderim is home to Buderim Falls and Buderim Forest Park, although the famous Buderim Ginger Factory is actually in nearby Yandina.

Mooloolaba, meanwhile offers whale-watching cruises, land-and-water tours on the Aquaduck and adrenalin-packed adventure rafting. To find Mooloolaba accommodation deals, head this way.

Buderim to Mooloolaba distance and driving time

By car, the distance from Buderim to Mooloolaba is 8.3km. That makes for a driving time of around 14 minutes.

The quickest route from Buderim to Mooloolaba leaves Buderim along Main Street, then King Street. You’ll pass Wirreanda Peak before joining Mooloolaba Road.

12 fantastic Sunshine Coast experiences to book now

Taste coffee and ginger, do rainforest walks, and visit the best lookouts on a highlight-packed hinterland tour.
Take a serene Noosa Everglades cruise along the mirror-like waterways – or canoe through the Everglades.
Learn to surf at a Sunshine Coast surf school – or try paddleboarding instead.
Combine sight-seeing and thrills on a fast boat tour.
Go e-mountain biking on the downhill trails of Tewantin National Park.
Kayak with dolphins as part of a beach 4WD tour.
Explore the Sunshine Coast from above on a seaplane flight.
Take an indigenous cultural tour – with bush tucker tasting.
Visit the region’s best craft breweries and distilleries on a drinks tasting tour.
Go jetskiing through the gorgeous Pumicestone Passage.
Taste wines, cheeses and chocolates on a hinterland food tour.
Watch migrating humpbacks on a whale-watching cruise.

Buderim to Mooloolaba drive: Quickest route

This then goes past the Buderim Crematorium and Memorial Gardens and the Elizabeth Daniels Sports Ground before crossing the Sunshine Motorway.

On the other side of the motorway, this becomes Buderim Avenue, which takes you to the coast. Central Mooloolaba and Mooloolaba Beach are a short drive to the south.

What to pre-book in Mooloolaba

A sunset cruise along the palm-lined waterways
The Aquaduck tour – it’s a bus tour, and then it’s a cruise, all in the same amphibious vehicle.
A canal cruise – on a historic wooden ferry.
Sealife aquarium tickets – visit the biggest aquarium on the Sunshine Coast.
In season, a whale-watching cruise – get close to the migrating humpbacks.
Your accommodation.