Melbourne to Merimbula road trip: Best stops, distance & drive time
The best stops on a Melbourne to Merimbula road trip include Lakes Entrance, Cape Conran and Eden. The Melbourne to Merimbula drive covers a 580km distance in a driving time of around 6h45m.
Planning a Melbourne to Merimbula road trip itinerary
A Melbourne to Merimbula road trip takes you from Victoria’s capital to one of the most popular holiday towns on the New South Wales South Coast. The drive is a long slog if you tackle it in one hit along the Princes Highway, so it is much better tackled as a road trip over a few days. Handily, there are plenty of excellent stops to make 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.
Merimbula, meanwhile, offers whale-watching cruises or dolphin-spotting ocean and wildlife tours. To bag the best Merimbula accommodation in advance, book here.
This guide should help you plan your perfect Melbourne to Merimbula road trip itinerary.
Melbourne to Merimbula distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Melbourne to Merimbula is 580km. This makes for a driving time of around six hours and 45 minutes.
Obviously, you might want to add time for 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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The initial part of the drive takes you through south-western Melbourne and Gippsland’s Princes Highway towns.
Warragul hosts the Wild Dog Winery and Brandy Creek Estate, while the walks of the Mount Worth State Park are nearby.
For Warragul accommodation, plump for the child-friendly Warragul Gardens Holiday Park or the Comfort Inn and Suites.
Next section: Gippsland towns.