Childers to Bundaberg road trip: Distance, driving time & best stops

The Childers to Bundaberg drive covers 53km in a driving time of around 40 minutes. Road trip attractions include the Flying High Bird Park and the Cedars Bridge.

The drive from Childers to Bundaberg takes you from one of the most enjoyable towns on the Bruce Highway to Australia’s rum capital. Bundaberg offers rum distillery tours, Lady Musgrave Island day trips, ginger beer brewery tastings and farm experiences

There are several routes from Childers to Bundaberg, and there’s only a few minutes between them. The quickest route, however, starts out along the Bruce Highway, then branches off along Childers Road.

Childers to Bundaberg distance and driving time

On this route, the distance from Childers to Bundaberg by car is 53km, and you can expect a driving time of around 40 minutes. There are a few road trip attractions along the way, however.

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.

First up is just before you turn off the Childers Highway. The Flying High Bird Park reckons it’s the biggest free-flying aviary in Australia.

Childers to Bundaberg road trip stops: Cedars Bridge

Once on Childers Road, it’s mainly rural, but it’s a very short branch-off to the Cedars Bridge, a popular swimming and fishing spot on the Burnett River. You’ll also pass the north-western end of Bingera National Park, although that is not particularly set up for visitors.

Good things to do in Bundaberg include discovering how Bundaberg Rum is made on a distillery tour, whale watching cruises and seeing cute animals at Splitters Farm.

Good quality Bundaberg accommodation options include the Bundaberg Riverside Hotel and the Sugar Country Motor Inn.