Echuca to Yarrawonga drive: Distance, time & best road trip stops

The best stops on the Echuca to Yarrawonga drive are Numurkah and Katamatite. By car, the distance from Echuca to Yarrawonga is 131km, with a 1h26m driving time.

The drive from Echuca to Yarrawonga connects two of the most attractive Murray River towns in Victoria, Australia.

Echuca offers guided e-bike tours and paddlesteamer cruises with winery lunches, plus plenty of history. To fix your Echuca accommodation, look through your options here.

To find suitable Yarrawonga accommodation, hunt here.

Echuca to Yarrawonga distance and driving time

By car, the distance from Echuca to Yarrawonga is 131km. That makes for a driving time of around one hour and 26 minutes. That said, it only adds around 15 minutes to the journey if you’d prefer to go via Cactus Country in Strathmerton and Thompsons Beach in Cobram.

Your Echuca checklist

Combine a one hour Murray River paddlesteamer cruise with lunch at Morrison’s Winery.
Book a nature-focused guided e-bike tour.
Or an extended three hour e-bike tour with a winery visit.
Find the best deals on Echuca accommodation.

The best things to do in Echuca include Murray River paddlesteamer cruises, e-bike tours and the Port After Dark ghost tour run by the Port of Echuca Discovery Centre. The Echuca weather is at its best in April or October.

Book your Echuca accommodation

The best Echuca accommodation options are:

For a solid motel with low rates: Paddlewheel Motel.
For prime position in the historic Port of Echuca: Campapse Lodge.
For apartments with a touch of style: Cocknbull Boutique Hotel.
For a family-friendly holiday park: Discovery Parks Echuca.

Echuca to Yarrawonga road trip: Echuca to Numurkah

The quickest route from Echuca to Yarrawonga heads east along the Murray Valley Highway to Wyuna. It then crosses the Goulburn River at McCoys Bridge on the way north to Kotupna.

It’s mostly uninspiring agricultural land until you leave the highway, although the Skeleton Creek Streamside Reserve is a pleasant spot for a leg-stretch.

Turn right down Walshs Bridge Road, which takes you to Numurkah. The main attractions here are the Numurkah Ornamental Lake and Park, plus the Aquatic Centre.

Echuca to Yarrawonga drive: Numurkah to Yarrawonga

From Numurkah, continue east on the Katamatite-Nathalia Road, which goes past the Goulburn Valley Kart Club on Broken Creek, then enters Katamatite.

Katamatite is hardly the most exciting place in the world, but the Dookie-Katamatite Rail Line Bushland Reserve is fairly pleasant and the giant murals on the grain silos are unquestionably impressive.

Just before Boosey Creek, join the Benalla-Tocumwal Road, which runs through the town centre. The Tin Shed Restaurant, Bar and Bakery is a decent spot for a bite to eat.

Once through Katamatite, the Katamatite-Yarrawonga Road will bring you into Yarrawonga. The town is based around Lake Mulwala on the Murray River, with water sports being the chief attraction.