Charleville to Barcaldine road trip: Distance, drive time & best stops

The distance from Charleville to Barcaldine is 409km, with a driving time of 4h22m. The best road trip stops along the quickest Charleville to Barcaldine driving route are Tambo and Blackall.

Planning a Charleville to Barcaldine road trip itinerary

A Charleville to Barcaldine road trip connects two of the more interesting outback towns in Queensland. For most travellers, this will be a leg on a longer journey. The epic road trips from Perth to Cairns and Melbourne to Port Douglas pass along this route.

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This guide should help you plan your perfect Charleville to Barcaldine road trip itinerary.

If you need to hire a car, find the best rental deals. And don’t forget to do all your pre-road trip shopping.

Charleville to Barcaldine distance and driving time

By car along sealed roads, the distance from Charleville to Barcaldine is 409km. Without stopping, that makes for a Charleville to Barcaldine driving time of around four hours and 22 minutes.

The best things to do in Charleville include venturing into the secret World War II air base and exploring the heavens at the Charleville Cosmos Centre and. The Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Centre and Charleville Historic House are also worth a look.

The best accommodation in Charleville

Of the Charleville accommodation options, these are the best bets…

For heritage and personality: Hotel Corones.
For best value: Charleville Waltzing Matilda Inn.
For central location: Rocks Motel.
For gardens and pool: Mulga Country Motel Inn.

Charleville to Barcaldine drive: Charleville to Tambo

The drive north quickly meets the Landsborough Highway just south of Augathella. In Augathella, you can admire the murals along the main street and be somewhat puzzled by the Giant Meat Ant Statue.

If planning to stop overnight, Augathella accommodation ideas include the Augathella Palms Motel and Augathella Motel and Caravan Park.

The next town is Tambo, where there’s a bird-watching hide at Tambo Lake, and a surprisingly successful outback teddy-making business.

Tambo Teddies began as a way of using excess wool from the local wool industry.

Charleville to Barcaldine road trip: Tambo to Barcaldine

You can learn more about that wool industry in the Blackall Wool Scour, a museum devoted to the subject.

There are also are installations and sculptures all around Blackall, which regards itself at the Art Capital of the Outback.

The most tempting attraction, however, is the Blackall Aquatic Centre. Here, the heated outdoor pool is fed by an artesian bore.

The Oasis Motor Inn is easily the best place to stay in Blackall.

The Landsborough Highway continues to Barcaldine, where the top attractions are the Australian Workers’ Heritage Centre and the Tree of Knowledge. The latter is generally accepted as the birthplace of the Australian Labor Party.

For Barcaldine accommodation, try the solid Barcaldine Country Motor Inn.