Port Macquarie to Canberra road trip: Distance, drive time & stops
Goulburn and Canberra
You turn off the Hume for Canberra at Goulburn, home of the Big Merino, the Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre and the Goulburn Historic Waterworks.
Best places to stay in Goulburn
The top Goulburn accommodation choices are:
- For good quality, business traveller-friendly apartments: Quest Goulburn.
- For a cheap, decent motel for a no-fuss one night stay: Black Sheep Motel.
- For road-tripper convenience next to the Hume Highway: Mercure Goulburn.
- For free parking in the city centre: Heritage Motor Inn.
It’s 91km from Goulburn to Canberra, with the Lerida Estate winery and Weereewa Lookout by Lake George the best stops along the way.
Once in Canberra, there’s loads to do. Suggestions include…
- Go hot air ballooning across the city.
- Learn how the city was designed at the National Capital Exhibition.
- Taste local drinks on a winery and distillery tour.
- Putter around Lake Burley-Griffin on a GoBoat or a lake cruise.
- Let the kids loose at interactive science museum Questacon.
- Discover the wealth of artworks at Australia’s Parliament House.
- Learn about the first Australians on a special tour of the National Museum of Australia.
- Take an Aboriginal-guided tour at the National Arboretum.
- See wildlife at the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.
- Discover Australia’s role in space research at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
The top Canberra accommodation picks
There is a large selection of Canberra accommodation options. But these are particularly good choices…
- The one with the highest guest rating: A By Adina Canberra.
- For something cool and stylish: East Hotel and Apartments.
- The one where the VIPs stay: Hyatt Hotel Canberra.
- For high quality apartments: Quest Canberra City Walk.
- For something much cheaper and family-focused: Alivio Tourist Park.
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