Noosa to 1770/ Agnes Water road trip: Distance, drive time & stops
The best stops on a Noosa to 1770 road trip itinerary include Rainbow Beach, K’gari and Mon Repos. The distance from the Noosa to 1770 is 382km, with a driving time of around 4h47m.
Planning a perfect Noosa to 1770 road trip itinerary
A Noosa to 1770 road trip takes you from the jewel of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast to one of the most underrated spots on Australia’s east coast. For many travellers, this will be a leg on a longer Brisbane to Cairns road trip.
Noosa offers Everglades nature cruises, beginners’ surfing lessons and marine life-viewing on a speedboat. For Noosa accommodation deals, track down the best offers here.
Get the best out of Noosa – 6 sensational experiences to look into
- Cruise the mirror-like waterways of the Noosa Everglades – a glorious glide through stunning natural landscapes.
- 4WD along the beaches – AND kayak with dolphins on a day tour full of easy adventure.
- Take a dolphin-watching safari down the Noosa River.
- Have a go at kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding or waterbiking.
- Take a tasting tour of the local craft breweries and distilleries – find out how the locals have devoted themselves to quality.
- Get standing on your board by the end of a beginners’ surfing lesson.
Things to do in 1770 and neighbouring town Agnes Water include sunset cruises, fishing charters, amphibious vehicle tours to Bustard Head Lighthouse and spotting wildlife on a hired scooter. For 1770 and Agnes Water accommodation, hunt here.
Five reasons why a day tour to Lady Musgrave Island should top your wish list
A Lady Musgrave Island day trip is usually the highlight of a visit to 1770/ Agnes Water. Here’s why it’s so special.
- The Great Barrier Reef is in excellent condition here – it hasn’t received the bleaching damage that other spots further north have.
- This is stinger and crocodile-free territory – perfect for a summer trip.
- Lady Musgrave has the only navigable lagoon on the Great Barrier Reef – the water colours are extraordinary.
- That lagoon makes the water really, really calm for swimming and snorkelling.
- You’re almost certainly going to see turtles.
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This guide should help you plan your perfect Noosa to 1770 road trip itinerary.
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Noosa to 1770 distance and driving time
By car, the distance from the Noosa to 1770 is 382km. This makes for an approximate Noosa to 1770 driving time of four hours and 47 minutes.
Leave Noosa along the Cooroy-Noosa Road, passing close to Mount Tinbeerwah and the Noosa Botanic Gardens on Lake MacDonald. Keep going on State Route 6, and you’ll join the Bruce Highway just after passing through Cooroy.
12 fantastic Sunshine Coast experiences to book now
- Taste coffee and ginger, do rainforest walks, and visit the best lookouts on a highlight-packed hinterland tour.
- Take a serene Noosa Everglades cruise along the mirror-like waterways – or canoe through the Everglades.
- Learn to surf at a Sunshine Coast surf school – or try paddleboarding instead.
- Combine sight-seeing and thrills on a fast boat tour.
- Go e-mountain biking on the downhill trails of Tewantin National Park.
- Kayak with dolphins as part of a beach 4WD tour.
- Explore the Sunshine Coast from above on a seaplane flight.
- Take an indigenous cultural tour – with bush tucker tasting.
- Visit the region’s best craft breweries and distilleries on a drinks tasting tour.
- Go jetskiing through the gorgeous Pumicestone Passage.
- Taste wines, cheeses and chocolates on a hinterland food tour.
- Watch migrating humpbacks on a whale-watching cruise.
The next town to the north is Gympie, which brings the Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum and rides on the Mary Valley Rattler steam train.
Highly rate Gympie accommodation includes the Gympie Muster Inn and the Shady Rest Motel.
Noosa to 1770 road trip: Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach
This is also where you take the turn-off for Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach.
5 brilliant Rainbow Beach experiences you should book in advance
- Kayaking with dolphins – including a 4WD beach driving adventure.
- Beginner surfing lessons – you’ll be standing on the board by the end.
- Stand-up paddleboarding and 4WD tour combo – great value day out.
- Fraser Island day tour – visiting the island’s main highlights.
- Fraser Island three day tour – covering parts of the island most visitors miss.
Rainbow Beach is best known as where you get the barge to Fraser Island, but there’s a lot more to this emerging holiday town than that. Top Rainbow Beach activities include a two hour surfing lesson, kayaking with dolphins or stand-up paddleboarding.
Pick the best K’gari/ Fraser Island tour for you
- HIGHLIGHTS PACKAGE: One day coach tour from Hervey Bay.
- FROM THE SOUTH: One day 4WD tour from Rainbow Beach.
- PACK MORE IN: Two day tour, staying at K’gari Beach Resort.
- BEACHY: Boat cruise with west coast beach stops.
- BACKPACKERS: Three day, drive-yourself camping adventure from Hervey Bay. Or similar from Rainbow Beach.
- MORE LUXURIOUS: Three day adventure, staying at the Kingfisher Bay Resort.
If Fraser Island is the goal, there are multiple tour options available. Choose between a one day Fraser Island coach tour, a two day bus trip or a three day tagalong trip. If you want to have a go at driving yourself, pick the latter.
Rainbow Beach accommodation possibilities include backpacker joint Pippies Beach House, the more glamorous Plantation Resort and the Ocean Palms Resort, which has sea view balconies.
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