Canberra to Wollongong road trip: Distance, drive time & best stops

Canberra to Wollongong Road trip: Picton Road

The Canberra to Wollongong drive peels off the Hume Highway at Wilton, then continues down the Picton Road towards Wollongong. The road threads between Lake Cataract and Lake Cordeaux, then joins the Princes Motorway. You’ll pass the Mount Keira Lookout and Illawarra Rhododendron Gardens on the way into Wollongong.

Wollongong accommodation options include the Adina apartments, the sizable Novotel Northbeach and the golf-centric Best Western City Sands.

Wollongong beaches in the Australian Beaches Guide include Thirroul Beach, Austinmer Beach, Corrimal Beach, Stanwell Park Beach, North Wollongong Beach and Windang Beach.

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Canberra road trips: To New South Wales

Albury to Canberra: Distance 338km, driving time 3h47m.

Bathurst to Canberra: Distance 253km, driving time 3h13m.

Canberra to Batemans Bay: Distance 148km, driving time 2h.

Canberra to Bega: Distance 228km, driving time 2h41m.

Canberra to Bowral: Distance 170km, driving time 2h.

Canberra to Braidwood: Distance 87km, driving time 1h7m.

Canberra to Cowra: Distance 189km, driving time 2h23m.

Canberra to Cooma: Distance 116km, driving time 1h17m.

Canberra to Dubbo: Distance 399km, driving time 4h45m.

Canberra to Jindabyne: Distance 179km, driving time 2h3m.

Canberra to Merimbula: Distance 246km, driving time 3h.

Canberra to Narooma: Distance 224km, driving time 3h.

Canberra to Orange: Distance 279km, driving time 3h17m.

Canberra to Wagga Wagga: Distance 245km, driving time 2h47m

Canberra to Wollongong: Distance 244km, driving time 2h40m.

Canberra to Young, NSW: Distance 157km, driving time 1h50m.

Goulburn to Canberra: Distance 91km, driving time 1h5m.

Gundagai to Canberra: Distance 160km, driving time 1h48m.

Sydney to Canberra: Distance 286km, driving time 3h5m.

Yass to Canberra: Distance 60km, driving time 52m.

Canberra road trips to other states

Adelaide to Canberra: Distance 1,159km, driving time 12h12m.

Melbourne to Canberra: Distance 663km, driving time 7h7m.