Melbourne to Shepparton road trip: Distance, drive time & stops
The Melbourne to Shepparton drive covers a 190km distance in around 2h13m. The best road trip stops along the way are Tallarook, Seymour and Nagambie.
Planning a Melbourne to Shepparton road trip itinerary
A road trip from Melbourne to Shepparton passes through Victoria’s Goulburn Valley to the area’s hub town. 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. For a great range of Melbourne tours and experiences, explore here. To track down the best value Melbourne accommodation, come this way.
Shepparton is a place of parks and gardens. To sort out your Shepparton accommodation, book here.
Melbourne to Shepparton distance and driving time
The distance from Melbourne to Shepparton is 190km. You can expect a driving time of around two hours and 13 minutes.
The main road trip stops along the route are Seymour and Shepparton.
14 fantastic experiences that make the most of your free time in Melbourne
- 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 Shepparton 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 Shepparton drive: Nagambie attractions
It’s another 81km from Seymour to Shepparton, 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.
Top Nagambie accommodation options
The best places to stay in Nagambie are:
- For a luxurious winery hotel: Mitchelton Hotel Nagambie.
- For a good quality lakeside motel: Nagambie Waterfront Motel.
- For a budget stay: Nagambie Caravan Park and Motel.
Goulburn Weir is a pretty place to hang out a little further up, too. Stick to the freeway, however, and the Goulburn River K48 Streamside Reserve is the most easily accessible slice of riverbank prettiness.
Melbourne to Shepparton road trip: Goulburn River to Shepparton
Continuing towards Shepparton, the Melbourne to Shepparton road trip passes the Aldebaran Park stud farm and the Calder Woodburn Rest Area. Near the later, you can branch off to another scenic spot on the Goulburn River – the Arcadia Streamside Reserve. There’s a children’s playground here if the kids are getting restless in the back.
Before entering Shepparton from the south, you’ll pass the Museum of Vehicle Evolution in Kialla. This is essentially a fancy name for a big collection of old cars.
The best things to do in Shepparton, Victoria, include Aquamoves near Victoria Park Lake, the Shepparton Art Museum and the Lower Goulburn National Park.
Shepparton accommodation recommendations
These are the best places to stay in Shepparton.
- For grandeur and lake view rooms: Carrington Hotel.
- For a holiday park with lots of kid-friendly facilities: Big4 Shepparton Park Lane Holiday Park.
- For high quality apartments: Quest Shepparton.
- For a good value motel with a pool: Peppermill Inn Motel.
👇 7 great day trips while you’re in Melbourne 👇
- 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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