Melbourne to Nagambie road trip: Distance, drive time & stops

The Melbourne to Nagambie drive covers a 137km distance in around 1h35m. The best road trip stops along the way are Tallarook and Seymour.

A road trip from Melbourne to Nagambie takes you from Victoria’s capital into the Goulburn Valley. This drive can form part of a longer road trip – perhaps from Melbourne to Griffith, or even Melbourne to Cairns.

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. To track down the best Melbourne accommodation rates, head here.

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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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Melbourne to Nagambie distance and driving time

The distance from Melbourne to Nagambie is 137km. You can expect a driving time of around one hour and 35 minutes.

The main road trip stops along the route are Tallarook and Seymour.

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Get the very best views – on a hot air balloon flight over the city.
See the changing colours of the river – on a sunset kayaking tour – with dinner. (Highly recommended ✅)
Feast and see the sights at the same time – on a four course dinner cruise along the Yarra River.
A genuinely excellent street art tour, led by prominent street artists. (Highly recommended ✅)
The also superb Aboriginal heritage, plants and bush food tour in the Botanic Gardens. (💲 Great value 💲)
Best of Melbourne bike tour – you can see more on two wheels than walking.
Hidden laneways bar crawl OR foodie discovery tour OR chocolate and dessert tour.
Combo ticket for Australian Sports Museum and MCG tour.
Hassle-dodging advance tickets for the Melbourne Skydeck, Melbourne Zoo, the Ice Bar (with cocktails) and Sea Life Aquarium.

Melbourne to Nagambie road trip: Hume Freeway to Seymour

On the way out of Melbourne, the Mount Ridley Lookout in Craigieburn is a good place to see the suburban give way to the rural. A little further on, you can see Ned Kelly’s childhood home in Beveridge. It is in the process of being restored and opened to the public. The Hume Freeway then skirts Wallan. The walking trails of Mount Disappointment are a short detour to the east.

The Melbourne to Seymour leg of the drive continues past Heathcote Junction and Wandong. Keep going, and you’ll reach Tallarook, which has an outdoor pool and – perhaps more interestingly – a few nearby wineries. The Trawool Estate is open to visitors.

Seymour is just to the north of Tallarook.

Things to do in Seymour include the surprisingly moving Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk and the grizzled old trains of the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre.

Seymour accommodation options include the family-focused Big4 Holiday Park and the highly-rated New Crossing Place Motel and Apartments.

Melbourne to Nagambie drive: Nagambie attractions

It’s another 81km from Seymour to Nagambie, mainly along the Goulburn Valley Freeway.

The freeway skirts Nagambie, which plays host to several wineries. Of these, the Mitchelton Winery is most impressive – it offers a pool, Aboriginal art gallery and day spa. While in Nagambie, you can also stay by the Nagambie Lakes and taste craft beers at the Nagambie Brewery.

Goulburn Weir is a pretty place to hang out a little further up, too.