Moree to Roma road trip: Distance, driving time & best stops

Moree to Roma road trip: St George

Otherwise continue to St George on the Balonne River. St George has a golf course and a small airport, but visitors are more likely to be interested in wine-tasting at the Riversands Winery, walking along the banks of the river or taking a scenic drive through the surrounding cotton fields.

Where to stay in St George

The top St George accommodation choices are:

For a good motel with a pool and gardens: Jacaranda Country Motel.
For great value: Balonne River Motor Inn.
For a four star with restaurant and pool: Riverland Motor Inn.

Moree to Roma drive: Surat and Roma

Between St George and Roma, the only settlement of any size is Surat, a fairly uneventful agricultural hub town. It has a racecourse, sports ground and a couple of places to stay. These include the Cobb and Co Country Motel and Surat Cabins and Caravan Park.

The Surat New Royal Hotel will do the job for food and a couple of beers, while the Surat Riverwalk makes for a nice stroll along the Balonne River.

Continuing north along the Carnarvon Highway, you’ll go past the Yalebone State Forest and Brucedale State Forest.

Tick off 9 Australian bucket list experiences

Take Blue Mountains day tour from Sydney – with kangaroo-feeding at a wildlife park, Scenic World tickets and a Parramatta River cruise.
Snorkel or dive on the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns.
Do Australia’s most spectacular drive on a Great Ocean Road day tour from Melbourne.
Drive along the beach on a 4WD day tour of Fraser Island, the world’s biggest sand island.
Have a dune-top barbecue dinner and stargazing session in the shadow of Uluru.
See penguins on Phillip Island – and more native wildlife at the Moonlit Sanctuary – on a day trip from Melbourne.
Go snorkelling, sandboarding and kayaking on Moreton Island from Brisbane.
Meet gloriously cute quokkas on Rottnest Island near Perth with a ferry and bike hire package.
Kayak with dolphins in Byron Bay.

Moree to Roma road trip: Roma attractions

That’s pretty much your lot until you reach Roma, a town that effectively forms the last frontier between country Queensland and the outback.

Things to do in Roma include seeing the Three Dimensional Mural inside the Roma Cultural Centre and walking the 1.7km Adungadoo Pathway through the gum trees along Bungil Creek.

You can also visit the Big Rig, a museum devoted to Australia’s oil and gas industry – of which Roma was the birthplace.

The most memorable Roma experience, however, is watching the bewildering cattle auctions at the enormous Roma Saleyards.

Roma's Largest Bottle Tree. — Roma’s Largest Bottle Tree. It’s a big bottle tree, you have to give it that. Photo courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland.

Where to stay in Roma, Queensland

Accommodation in Roma, Queensland, costs from $80 a night.
The Best Western Bungil Creek is the best bet for business travellers. The Mandalay Motel has the best central location.
For best overall quality, the winner is arguably the Roma Explorers Inn. And the Roma Motel hits the sweet spot of convenient location, good value for money and a pool.