Forster road trips

Forster road trips

Forster is an underrated beach town on the Barrington Coast of New South Wales between Newcastle and Port Macquarie.

There are several excellent beaches to check out here, including Tuncurry Beach, One Mile Beach and Burgess Beach.

You can also hire a boat and explore Wallis Lake.

Forster plays a part in several road trip itineraries.

Distances and driving times for road trips starting or ending in Forster are listed below. Times are estimates created using Google Maps. Click through for full road trip guides.

Forster distances and driving times

Forster to Coffs Harbour: Distance 250km, driving time 2h38m. (More Coffs Harbour road trips).

Newcastle to Forster: Distance 165km, driving time 2h. (More Newcastle road trips).

Forster to Port Macquarie: Distance 110km, driving time 1h16m. (More Port Macquarie driving distances).

Sydney to Forster: Distance 313km, driving time 3h35m. (More road trips from Sydney)

Taree to Forster: Distance 37km, driving time 34m. (More Taree driving times).

The mouth of the Coolongolook River dividing Forster and Tuncurry
The mouth of the Coolongolook River divides Forster and Tuncurry. Photo courtesy of Destination NSW.

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