Busselton to Yallingup road trip: Distance, drive time & best stops

The best stops on a Busselton to Yallingup road trip are Dunsborough and Ngilgi Cave. By car, the distance from Busselton to Yallingup is 35km, with a 32 minute driving time.

Planning a Busselton to Yallingup road trip itinerary

A Busselton to Yallingup road trip connects two of the most attractive spots in the south west of Western Australia. For many travellers, this drive will be part of a longer Perth to Yallingup road trip.

Busselton offers a high ropes and zipline course, plus whale-watching cruises and nocturnal wildlife tours. To pick the best Busselton accommodation, look here. For a wide range of Busselton experiences and activities, browse here.

Yallingup brings surf beaches, ocean-carved natural pools, Margaret River wineries and the mesmerising Ngilgi Cave. For Yallingup accommodation deals, look here.

Busselton to Yallingup distance and driving time

By car, the distance from Busselton to Yallingup is 35km. That makes for a Busselton to Yallingup driving time of around 32 minutes.

The top attraction in Busselton is the absolutely enormous Busselton Jetty. Get to the end of it, and you can do an ocean floor walk while wearing an emormous diving helmet.

Other things to do in Busselton include whale-watching cruises on Geographe Bay, a high ropes and zipline adventure and spotting woylies on a nocturnal wildlife tour.

Busselton accommodation costs from $132 a night.

5 Busselton experiences worth booking in advance

See ultra-cute, rare marsupials on an after-dark visit to a private wildlife sanctuary.
Taste wines, beers, ciders and gins on a tour of the Margaret River region.
See whales up close on a whale-watching cruise.
Tackle ziplines and a ropes course in an adventure through the forest.
Discover hidden spots on a coast and wildlife tour.

Top Busselton accommodation choices

The best places to stay in Busselton are:

For resort villas surrounded by parkland: Bayview Geographe Resort.
For a solid quality, relatively cheap motel: Busselton Ithaca Motel.
For more a more luxurious stay with a large pool: Sebel Busselton.
For family-friendly facilities: Big4 Breeze Holiday Park.

Busselton to Yallingup road trip: Busselton to Dunsborough

It’s another 25km from Busselton to Dunsborough. You’ll go past the Sandy Bay Holiday Park and Abbey Beach Resort on the way to Abbey Beach, then continue along Caves Road. Options before reaching Dunsborough include the Locke Nature Reserve, Flametree Wines is in Marybrook and Dunsborough Jetski Tours in Quindalup.

Things to do in Dunsborough include whale-watching tours on Geographe Bay, paddleboarding at Meelup Beach and brewery tasting experiences in neighbouring Eagle Bay. Tour options with Dunsborough pick-ups include Margaret River beer and wine tours, coastal sightseeing trips and nocturnal wildlife-viewing sessions.

The Wise Winery is also here, while the glamorous Pullman Bunker Bay Resort is round the coast towards Cape Naturaliste.

Once at the cape, the walk from Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse to Sugarloaf Rock shows off plenty of impressive coastline.

For Dunsborough accommodation within an easy walk of the central shops and restaurants, try the Bay Village Resort and Spa.

Busselton to Yallingup drive: Dunsborough to Yallingup

From Dunsborough, continue along Caves Road. This heads past Bussell Vineyards and the Big Rock Reserve. The latter is a solid spot for bushwalking and wildlife-spotting.

From here, you enter Yallingup, which is realistically more of an area than a town.

Top things to do in Yallingup include the Yallingup Maze and tours of Ngilgi Cave. The coastline is the real star, though. Try swimming in Yallingup Lagoon at Yallingup Beach or surfing at Smiths Beach. The go snorkelling at the Aquarium, Yallingup and watch the waves crash into the rock pool at Injidup Natural Spa.

Yallingup wineries include Aravina Estate, Wills Domain, Voyager Estate, Marq Wines and Windows Estate.

There are plenty of Yallingup accommodation options available. These range from the Yallingup Caves Holiday Park to plusher options such as Seashells Yallingup, the Empire Spa Retreat and the Injidup Spa Retreat.