Driving times to Parkes, New South Wales

Driving times to Parkes, New South Wales, can be surprisingly large. It’s best to be aware of distances from other NSW towns before setting off.

Parkes is one of the most appealing towns in inland New South Wales. It’s home to the radio telescope that transmitted the images of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and hosts an annual music festival.

If going for a road trip around country New South Wales, Parkes is well worth adding to the itinerary.

Planning a road trip to Parkes, New South Wales

But such a trip requires careful planning. Distances and driving times can be intimidatingly large. Towns need connecting in the right order. And you need to have a fair idea of how long it will be until the next stop.

Australia Travel Questions has collated driving times to Parkes from the towns and cities you might realistically be coming from. These are put together using estimated distances and times from Google Maps. Of course, traffic conditions may alter these times, but with a fair run, this is roughly how long the drive will take.

Distances and driving times to Parkes, New South Wales

Albury to Parkes: Distance 403km, driving time 4h32m. (More Albury road trips).

Bathurst to Parkes: Distance 156km, driving time 1h53m.

Canberra to Parkes: Distance 289km, driving time 3h21m.

Condobolin to Parkes: Distance 102km, driving time 1h6m.

Coonabarabran to Parkes: Distance 263km, driving time 3h1m.

Cowra to Parkes: Distance 105km, driving time 1h11m.

Dubbo to Parkes: Distance 120km, driving time 1h17m.

Forbes to Parkes: Distance 33km, driving time 24m.

Goondiwindi to Parkes: Distance 607km, driving time 6h50m. (More Goondiwindi driving times).

Melbourne to Parkes: Distance 720km, driving time 7h43m.

Mudgee to Parkes: Distance 204km, driving time 2h19m.

Newcastle to Parkes: Distance 477km, driving time 5h33m.

Orange to Parkes: Distance 99km, driving time 1h8m. (More driving times from Orange)

Sydney to Parkes: Distance 355km, driving time 4h38m.

Tamworth to Parkes: Distance 430km, driving time 4h54m. (More Tamworth road trips).

West Wyalong to Parkes: Distance 138km, driving time 1h34m.