Coffs Harbour to Tweed Heads road trip: Distance & best stops
Top stops on the Coffs Harbour to Tweed Heads road trip include Evans Head and Byron Bay. The drive covers a 285km distance in a driving time of around 2h53m.
A Coffs Harbour to Tweed Heads road trip takes you from the largest city in New South Wales north of Newcastle to the Queensland border. Tweed Heads shouldn’t be seen as a mere border town, though – there are plenty of things to do in Tweed Heads. These include include crab-catching adventures and Tweed River cruises.
But the main point is that there is an awful lot to keep you interested along the way.
Coffs Harbour to Tweed Heads distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Coffs Harbour to Tweed Heads is 285km. That makes for a driving time of around two hours and 53 minutes.
The road trip starts out following the Pacific Highway along the Coffs Coast. On the way out of Coffs Harbour, you’ll go near the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden and classic gimmick attractions, the Clog Barn and the Big Banana.
6 fab Coffs Harbour experiences to book in advance
- Glide through nature – on a Boambee Creek kayaking tour guided by a marine scientist.
- Jump out of a plane – with tandem skydives that land on the beach.
- Go kayaking and wildlife-spotting – on a coastal adventure.
- Head into the hinterland – on a rainforest and waterfalls day tour.
- Test your nerve and agility – at the Treetops Coffs Harbour adventure course.
- See migrating humpbacks up close – on a whale-watching cruise.
If you take a short detour to the coast, Diggers Beach and the Solitary Islands Aquarium at Charlesworth Bay Beach await. Meanwhile the Forest Sky Pier and Treetops Adventure in Korora are small diversion inland.
Next section: Coffs Coast beaches.