Noosa to Eumundi drive: Distance, driving time & route

The drive from Noosa to Eumundi covers a 20.5km distance in a driving time of 20 minutes. However, there are mini bus transfers available if you’re planning to visit the Eumundi Markets.

How to get to the Eumundi Markets from Noosa

The main reason to tackle the Noosa to Eumundi drive is that you’re staying in Noosa, and visiting the justifiably revered Eumundi Markets. Every Wednesday and Saturday morning, the small Sunshine Coast town of Eumundi is overtaken by hundreds of stalls, dozens of food options and plenty of live entertainers.

If you don’t have your own car, it is possible to book a mini bus transfer from Noosa to the Eumundi Markets on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. These return transfers cost $45, and can be booked online.

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.

Noosa to Eumundi distance and driving time

By car, the distance from Noosa to Eumundi is 20.5km, with a driving time of around 20 minutes. The quickest route from Noosa Heads to Eumundi leaves via Rees Street, quickly joining Eenie Creek Road then Walter Hay Drive.

Keep going down Walter Hay Drive, then swing a right down Emu Mountain Road. This will bring you to the Eumundi-Noosa Road, and no prizes for guessing where that ends up. Turn left, and follow it into Eumundi.

On the outskirts of Eumundi, turn off down Caplick Way, then turn left along Napier Road. This is where you’ll find the main car park for the Eumundi Markets.

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.

What else to do in Noosa

Other things to do in Noosa include shopping on Hastings Street, surfing at Little Cove or spotting koalas in Noosa National Park.

If I can do just one thing in Noosa, what should it be?

The Great Beach Drive – a four wheel drive adventure up Teewah Beach towards Double Island Point – is fantastic on its own. To go kayaking with dolphins as part of the same trip makes for a genuinely superb day out.

Take it as a massive personal recommendation – the Great Beach Drive plus Kayaking With Dolphins day tour should be at the top of your Noosa wishlist.

For more activities, try taking a cruise through the Noosa Everglades, a whale-watching tour, a beginners’ surfing lesson or viewing aquatic life from a speedboat.

You can get great views from the Laguna Lookout and Boiling Pot Lookout.