Lakes Entrance to Merimbula road trip: Distance, time & stops

The best stops on a Lakes Entrance to Merimbula road trip itinerary include Cann River, Mallacoota and Eden. The distance from Lakes Entrance to Merimbula is 267km, with a driving time of around 3h10m.

Planning a Lakes Entrance to Merimbula road trip itinerary

The drive from Lakes Entrance to Merimbula takes you from the primary holiday town in East Gippsland, Victoria, to one of the best spots on the Sapphire Coast in New South Wales.

Merimbula, meanwhile, offers whale-watching cruises or dolphin-spotting ocean and wildlife tours. To bag the best Merimbula accommodation in advance, book here.

For many, this will be a leg on a longer road trip from Melbourne to Merimbula, or Melbourne to Sydney via the coast.

The best road trip stops to add to a Lakes Entrance to Merimbula driving itinerary include Cann River, Mallacoota and Eden.

Lakes Entrance to Merimbula distance and driving time

By car, the distance from Lakes Entrance to Merimbula is 267km. This makes for a driving time of around three hours and 10 minutes.

Things to do in Lakes Entrance include nature-focused lake cruises with Lonsdale Eco Cruises and playing in the waves at Lakes Entrance beach.

For wallet-friendly Lake Entrance accommodation, try the Lakeside Motel Waterfront the NRMA Eastern Beach holiday park or the Cunningham Shore Motel.

Lakes Entrance to Merimbula road trip: Lakes Entrance to Lake Tyers

The first leg of the drive from Lakes Entrance to Mallacoota gets pretty rural, pretty quickly. And there are considerable rewards for occasional diversions off the Princes Highway.

Lake Tyers Beach is the first possibility. It’s another beach town, but quieter and more relaxed than Lakes Entrance. The drive then slips north of the Lake Tyers State Park and the Ewing Morass Wildlife Reserve.

Next section: Marlo and Cape Conran.