Byron Bay road trips: Distances and driving times

Byron Bay in New South Wales is one of the most attractive holiday towns on the east coast of Australia.

Top Byron Bay activities include brewery tours, art and wine classes and turtle snorkelling tours. You can also try kayaking with dolphins, learn to surf and see glowworms in the hinterland national parks.

8 amazing Byron Bay experiences worth booking today

• Experience the region’s glorious natural landscapes from above – on a hot air balloon ride.
• Go kayaking with dolphins – and get much closer to them than on a boat tour 🐬.
• Learn to surf – on a half day surf lesson 🏄‍♀️.
• Discover the local secrets – let a guide show you the hidden beaches and waterfalls 🏖️.
• Go on a three habitat wildlife safari – spotting koalas, kangaroos and flying foxes 🐨🦘.
• See glowworms light up the World Heritage-listed rainforest.
• Explore the Byron Bay hinterland – including the rainforest walk to Minyon Falls.
• Taste craft beers and spirits – on a tour of Byron’s breweries and distilleries 🍻.
• Also try… Skydives | Sea-kayaking | Whale-watching.

Byron Bay also features in several road trip itineraries. Distances and driving times for road trips starting or ending in Byron Bay are listed below. Times are estimates created using Google Maps. Click through for full road trip guides.

If you can do just one thing in Byron Bay, make it kayaking with dolphins. The scenery’s beautiful, and you can get much closer to the dolphins than you would on a boat tour. BOOK HERE.

Byron Bay distances and driving times

Adelaide to Byron Bay: Distance 1,942km, driving time 21h38m. (More road trips from Adelaide).

Brisbane to Byron Bay: Distance 166km, driving time 1h52m. (More Brisbane road trips).

Ballina to Byron Bay: Distance 34km, driving time 28m. (More Ballina road trips).

Byron Bay to Broadbeach: Distance 90km, driving time 1h7m.

Byron Bay to Hervey Bay: Distance 453km, driving time 5h8m. (More Hervey Bay road trips).

Byron Bay to Lennox Head: Distance 20km, driving time 20m.

Byron Bay to Noosa: Distance 314km, driving time 3h4m.

Byron Bay to Surfers Paradise: Distance 93km, driving time 1h9m.

Byron Bay to Tweed Heads: Distance 66km, driving time 45m. (More Tweed Heads road trips).

Canberra to Byron Bay: Distance 1,034km, driving time 10h41m. (More Canberra driving times).

Coffs Harbour to Byron Bay: Distance 232km, driving time 2h21m. (More Coffs Harbour road trips).

Coolangatta to Byron Bay: Distance 65km, driving time 45m.

Dubbo to Byron Bay: Distance 776km, driving time 8h57m. (More driving times to Dubbo).

Grafton to Byron Bay: Distance 164km, driving time 1h48m. (More Grafton road trips).

Kingscliff to Byron Bay: Distance 62km, driving time 44m.

Lismore to Byron Bay: Distance 45km, driving time 41m. More Lismore road trips).

Melbourne to Byron Bay: Distance 1,625km, driving time 16h45m. (More road trips from Melbourne).

Newcastle to Byron Bay: Distance 617km, driving time 6h33m. (More Newcastle road trips).

Tamworth to Byron Bay: Distance 466km, driving time 5h28m. (More Tamworth road trips).

Port Macquarie to Byron Bay: Distance 392km, driving time 4h4m. (More Port Macquarie driving distances).

Sydney to Byron Bay: Distance 759km, driving time eight hours. (More road trips from Sydney).

Yamba to Byron Bay: Distance 127km, driving time 1h26m. (More Yamba road trips).

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