Port Macquarie road trips

Port Macquarie road trips

Port Macquarie is one of the biggest regional cities in New South Wales, and it is perfectly positioned for an overnight stop on the drive up Australia’s east coast.

Attractions in and around Port Macquarie include the Bago Maze, camel rides on Lighthouse Beach and the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital.

Activities available include food and wine tours plus scenic helicopter flights.

Distances and driving times for road trips starting or ending in Newcastle are listed below. Times are estimates created using Google Maps. Click through for full road trip guides.

Port Macquarie distances and driving times

Albury to Port Macquarie: Distance 928km, driving time 9h25m. (More Albury road trips).

Forster to Port Macquarie: Distance 110km, driving time 1h16m. (More Forster road trips).

Newcastle to Port Macquarie: Distance 244km, driving time 2h39m. (More Newcastle road trips).

Port Macquarie to Ballina: Distance 372km, driving time 3h59m. (More Ballina road trips).

Port Macquarie to Brisbane: Distance 543km, driving time 5h20m. (More Brisbane road trips).

Port Macquarie to Byron Bay: Distance 392km, driving time 4h4m. (More Byron Bay road trips).

Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour: Distance 153km, driving time 1h39m. (More Coffs Harbour road trips).

Port Macquarie to Crescent Head: Distance 70km, driving time 49m.

Port Macquarie to Gold Coast: Distance 472km, driving time 4h50m.

Port Macquarie to Grafton: Distance 244km, driving time 2h37m. (More Grafton road trips).

Port Macquarie to Kempsey: Distance 54km, driving time 38m.

Port Macquarie to Lismore: Distance 359km, driving time 3h47m. (More Lismore road trips).

Port Macquarie to Macksville: Distance 106km, driving time 1h6m.

Port Macquarie to Nambucca Heads: Distance 120km, driving time 1h15m.

Port Macquarie to South West Rocks: Distance 87km, driving time 1h.

Port Macquarie to Yamba: Distance 299km, driving time 3h17m. (More Yamba road trips).

Melbourne to Port Macquarie: Distance 1,253km, driving time 12h14m. (More road trips from Melbourne).

Sydney to Port Macquarie: Distance 384km, driving time 4h6m. (More road trips from Sydney).

Taree to Port Macquarie: Distance 83km, driving time 1h. (More Taree driving times).

Wauchope to Port Macquarie: Distance 20km, driving time 20m.

koala at Billabong Zoo in Sancrox near Port Macquarie
A koala at Billabong Zoo in Sancrox near Port Macquarie. Photo courtesy of Destination NSW.

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