Gympie to Rockhampton drive: Your free expert road trip guide
The best stops on a Gympie to Rockhampton road trip itinerary include Maryborough, Fraser Island, Childers and the Town of 1770. Skip the detours, and the 466km distance can be covered in a driving time of around 5h20m.
The drive from Gympie to Rockhampton takes you out of South East Queensland to the central point on a Queensland coast road trip. Rockhampton is the biggest city in Central Queensland, and lies on the Tropic of Capricorn.
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Gympie to Rockhampton distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Gympie to Rockhampton is 466km. That makes for a driving time of around five hours and 20 minutes.
Top experiences to book in and around Rockhampton
- (Highly recommended ✅) Great Keppel Island day trip – with lunch.
- Cathedral Cave tour at Capricorn Caves. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- 90 minute Deep Vault Cave and Flower Pot tour at Capricorn Caves.
- Time Safaris walking tour.
It’s a tough but manageable stint in a day. However, there are several excellent road trip stops you can add to the itinerary as detours.
Rainbow Beach is the first of these detours, and to get there, you head north-east out of Gympie past Tin Can Bay rather than north-west. Rainbow Beach is where you can get the barge to the southern tip of Fraser Island.
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