Melbourne to Wagga Wagga road trip: Distance, drive time & stops
Melbourne to Wagga Wagga road trip: NSW leg
From Albury to Wagga Wagga, you branch off the Hume Highway and onto the Olympic Highway. You may as well power straight through as there’s nothing much to see.
Wagga Wagga is on the Murrumbidgee River. It has plenty of wineries around it, and Wagga Beach has been called the best inland beach in Australia.
For Wagga Wagga accommodation, Quest has high quality apartments and the Charles Boutique Hotel plumps for style and charm.
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.
More Wagga Wagga road trips
Canberra to Wagga Wagga: Distance 245km, driving time 2h47m
Melbourne to Wagga Wagga: Distance 453km, driving time 4h50m.
Griffith to Wagga Wagga: Distance 182km, driving time 2h6m.
Gundagai to Wagga Wagga: Distance 80km, driving time 56m.
Junee to Wagga Wagga: Distance 36km, driving time 28m.
Wagga Wagga to Albury: Distance 128km, driving time 1h28m.
Wagga Wagga to Sydney: Distance 461km, driving time 5h3m. (More Sydney road trips).
Wagga Wagga to Young, NSW: Distance 139km, driving time 1h43m.