Bundaberg road trips

Bundaberg is one of the top places to stay in Central Queensland. You can use it as a base for day trips to Lady Musgrave Island or take tasting tours at the famous Bundaberg rum distillery.

Bundaberg is also a logical stop on a road trip up or down the Queensland coast.

6 Bundaberg experiences to make the most of your free time

(Highly recommended ✅) Tour – with tastings – at the Bundaberg rum distillery.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Day trip to Lady Musgrave Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
Fly out to Lady Elliot Island for a day on the reef.
See migrating humpbacks – on a four hour whale watching cruise with lunch.
Brewery tasting tour – including the famous Bundaberg ginger beer.
Farm life experience at Splitters Farm.

Distances and driving times for road trips starting or ending in Bundaberg are listed below. Times are estimates created using Google Maps. Click through for full road trip guides.

Bundaberg distances and driving times

Brisbane to Bundaberg: Distance 361km, driving time 4h13m. (More Brisbane road trips).

Bundaberg to 1770: Distance 129km, driving time 1h30m.

Bundaberg to Airlie Beach: Distance 769km, driving time 8h22m.

Bundaberg to Cairns: Distance 1,351km, driving time 15h10m. (More Cairns road trips).

Bundaberg to Emerald: Distance 549km, driving time 5h54m. (More Emerald road trips).

Bundaberg to Gladstone: Distance 186km, driving time 2h10m. (More Gladstone road trips).

Bundaberg to Mackay: Distance 623km, driving time 7h. (More Mackay road trips).

Bundaberg to Rockhampton: Distance 288km, driving time 3h8m. (More Rockhampton road trips).

Bundaberg to Townsville: Distance 1,005km, driving time 11h10m. (More Townsville road trips).

Bundaberg to Yeppoon: Distance 332km, driving time 3h44m. (More Yeppoon road trips).

Caboolture to Bundaberg: Distance 318km, driving time 3h31m.

Caloundra to Bundaberg: Distance 289km, driving time 2h31m.

Childers to Bundaberg: Distance 53km, driving time 40m.

Gin Gin to Bundaberg: Distance 50km, driving time 36m.

Gold Coast to Bundaberg: Distance 440km, driving time 4h52m.

Gympie to Bundaberg: Distance 194km, driving time 2h13m. (More driving times from Gympie).

Hervey Bay to Bundaberg: Distance 110km, driving time 1h17m. (More Hervey Bay road trips).

Maryborough to Bundaberg: Distance 111km, driving time 1h18m.

Noosa to Bundaberg: Distance 261km, driving time 3h10m.

Sydney to Bundaberg: Distance 1,274km, driving time 14h21m. (More road trips from Sydney).

Toowoomba to Bundaberg: Distance 403km, driving time 4h44m. (More Toowoomba road trips).

Woodgate to Bundaberg: Distance 56km, driving time 41m.

Bundaberg streetscape — Bundaberg is one of the largest cities in Central Queensland. Photo courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland.

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