Melbourne to Eden road trip: Best stops, distance & drive time
The best stops on a Melbourne to Eden road trip include Lakes Entrance, Cape Conran and Mallacoota. The Melbourne to Eden drive covers a 554km distance in a driving time of around 6h23m.
A Melbourne to Eden road trip takes you from Victoria’s capital to the southernmost town on the New South Wales coast. You can, of course, tackle this drive through Gippsland as quickly as possible by sticking to the Princes Highway. But it’s far better done over several days, making a series of road trip stops along the way.
Before leaving, you may want to tick Melbourne Cricket Ground tours, Yarra River dinner cruises and cross-city hot air balloon flights off your Melbourne wish list. For a great range of Melbourne tours and experiences, explore here. To track down the best value Melbourne accommodation, come this way.
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Melbourne to Eden distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Melbourne to Eden is 554km. This makes for a driving time of around six hours and 23 minutes. Obviously, this gets longer if you add in a few beach detours.
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- Great Ocean Road tour – with koalas 🐨.
- Brighton Beach, Moonlit Sanctuary and Phillip Island tour – with penguins 🐧.
- Yarra Valley wine tour – with gin, cider and cheese 🍷.
- Grampians National Park tour – with bushwalks and LOADS of kangaroos 🦘.
- Mornington Peninsula tour – with hot springs bathing 🛀.
- Wilsons Promontory tour – with all manner of native wildlife 🦘🐨.
- Dandenong Ranges steam train ride – plus wildlife at Healesville Sanctuary and chocolate-tasting in the Yarra Valley.
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First up, you need to slog through suburban Melbourne to the Princes Highway towns of Gippsland.
Warragul hosts the Brandy Creek Estate and Wild Dog Winery , while you can go walking in the nearby Mount Worth State Park
For Warragul accommodation, try the family-friendly Warragul Gardens Holiday Park or the Comfort Inn and Suites.
