Hervey Bay to Childers road trip: Distance, drive time & best stops

The Hervey Bay to Childers drive covers a distance of 76km in a driving time of roughly 53 minutes. Road trips stops to add to an itinerary include Vernon Conservation Park, the Burrum River and the Hill of Promise Winery.

The drive from Hervey Bay to Childers can either be a day trip or part of a longer drive up the coast of Queensland. The two towns are fairly close to each other, and Childers has enough of interest to make for a decent day out from the better-known Hervey Bay.

Hervey Bay offers sunset cruises, whale-watching and wildlife cruises in the Great Sandy Strait. To pick out Hervey Bay experiences that pique your interest, look here. For Hervey Bay accommodation, nosy around here.

Book these 8 Hervey Bay experiences now

1. Great Sandy Strait wildlife cruise – with a great chance of spotting dingos or dugongs.
2. All-inclusive Fraser Island day tour – with pick-up at your accommodation.
3. Fraser Island two day tour – see much more.
4. Fun cruise – get close to dolphins and turtles while lounging in the boom netting.
5. Sunset cruise.
6. Dolphin sailing adventure.
7. Whale-watching – this is arguably the best place in Australia to spot humpback whales.
8. Fraser Island west coast cruise – with lunch & kayaking.

Hervey Bay to Childers distance and driving time

By car, the distance from Hervey Bay to Childers is 76km. That makes for a driving time of around 53 minutes. This distance and driving time is taken from the Urangan section of Hervey Bay where many visitors tend to stay.

The Hervey Bay to Childers drive starts off to the south past the Koala Weekend Markets and Hervey Bay Airport. Booral Road then swings round to the west and becomes the Torbanlea-Pialba Road. This goes past Vernon Conservation Park and the Purnella Park Coachhouse wedding venue.

Keep going, and you’ll find the Vernon State Forest to the north.

Hervey Bay to Childers drive: Bruce Highway attractions

The Hervey Bay to Childers drive eventually reaches the Bruce Highway at Torbanlea. It then crosses the Burrum River in Burrum, skirts the edge of Howard and heads into Childers.

Before reaching the town centre, you’ll cross the Isis River and pass the Hill of Promise Winery. It has a cellar door if you fancy a quick burst of wine-tasting.

The Snakes Downunder Reptile Park and Zoo is also on the way into Childers.

Other things to do in Childers include the quirky Childers Pharmaceutical Museum, which delves into old medicine and Australia’s pharmaceutical industry.

There’s also the Flying High Bird Park, where thousands of birds flit around a walk-through aviary.

Childers accommodation options include the centrally-located Childers Oasis Motel and posh camping at the Childers Nature Camp.