Road trips from Sydney
Whether a short weekend break, or an epic cross-country journey, there are several great road trips from Sydney. Choose your own adventure…
Sydney is one of the greatest cities on earth. It is justifiably a holiday destination in its own right, and if you go nowhere else in Australia, you’ll still have a fantastic time.
But Sydney can also be used as the launch pad for a road trip adventure. Australia is a great country to explore by car, and from Sydney you can making journeys by car, short and long, that stop at some spellbinding attractions and fabulous small towns.
13 brilliant experiences in Sydney you should book
- (💲Great value 💲) Tick off several bucket list items on a highlights-packed Blue Mountains day tour.
- Get perfect views of the world’s most beautiful city on a Sydney Harbour helicopter tour.
- Save money with a multi-attraction pass.
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Enjoy the romance of a tall ship cruise on Sydney Harbour.
- Eat all you can at the Skyfeast at the top of Sydney Tower.
- See migrating humpbacks – on a whale-watching cruise.
- (Highly recommended ✅) Go behind the scenes of Australia’s most famous building on an Opera House tour.
- Dine as the city lights up on sunset dinner cruise around the harbour.
- Combine beers and stories on a historic pubs tour through the convict-era Rocks district.
- Stand on your board and catch waves during Bondi Beach surfing lessons.
- Go to wombat and kangaroo-spotting hotspots on a Southern Highlands tour.
- Enjoy Sydney’s wild side on a Manly snorkelling & nature walk.
- (🥇Top choice in Sydney) And, best of all, paddle to hidden beaches on a harbour kayaking adventure.
Australia Travel Questions is putting together a guide to some of the best road trips in Australia. The road trips from Sydney are listed below. Click through to read in full detail. More road trips from Sydney will be written up and added in the next few months, so check back for extra inspiration.
All of the road trips have been listed with an approximate distance and driving time, as suggested by Google Maps. Of course, you’ll probably want to add a bit of distance and time on for worthwhile stops, but take these figures as a baseline…
Road trips from Sydney: New South Wales
Sydney to Albury: Distance 553km, driving time 5h39m. (More Albury road trips).
Sydney to Ballina: Distance 774km, driving time 8h12m. (More Ballina road trips).
Sydney to Batemans Bay: Distance 280km, driving time 3h38m. (More Batemans Bay driving times).
Sydney to Bathurst: Distance 200km, driving time 2h30m.
Sydney to Bega: Distance 424km, driving time 5h20m.
Sydney to Bellingen: Distance 522km, driving time 5h25m.
Sydney to Berry: Distance 144km, driving time 1h55m.
Sydney to Bowral: Distance 118km, driving time 1h22m.
Sydney to Byron Bay: Distance 759km, driving time eight hours. (More Byron Bay road trips).
Sydney to Campbelltown: Distance 57km, driving time 49m.
Sydney to Cobar: Distance 684km, driving time 8h8m. (More Cobar road trips).
Sydney to Coffs Harbour: Distance 533km, driving time 5h24m. (More Coffs Harbour road trips).
Sydney to Coolangatta: Distance 810km, driving time 8h33m.
Sydney to Cooma: Distance 398km, driving time 4h10m. (More Cooma road trips).
Sydney to Coonabarabran: Distance 448km, driving time 5h37m.
Sydney to Cowra: Distance 305km, driving time 3h59m. (More Cowra road trips).
Sydney to Crescent Head: Distance 435km, driving time 4h33m.
Sydney to Dubbo: Distance 394km, driving time 4h56m.
Sydney to Eden: Distance 477km, driving time 6h. (More Eden road trips).
Sydney to Forster: Distance 313km, driving time 3h35m. (More Forster road trips).
Sydney to Gerringong: Distance 133km, driving time 1h41m.
Sydney to Goulburn: Distance 197km, driving time 2h8m. (More Goulburn road trips).
Sydney to Gosford: Distance 76km, driving time 1h.
Sydney to Grafton: Distance 618km, driving time 6h30m. (More Grafton road trips).
Sydney to Griffith: Distance 574km, driving time 6h17m. (More Griffith road trips).
Sydney to Gundagai: Distance 376km, driving time 3h42m. (More Gundagai road trips).
Sydney to Gunnedah: Distance 429km, driving time 4h59m.
Sydney to Hay: Distance 725km, driving time 7h22m. (More Hay road trips).
Sydney to Holbrook: Distance 491km, driving time 5h9m.
Sydney to Hyams Beach: Distance 224km, driving time 2h41m.
Sydney to Jenolan Caves: Distance 199km, driving time 2h48m.
Sydney to Jervis Bay: Distance 185km, driving time 2h25m.
Sydney to Jindabyne: Distance 459km, driving time 4h58m. (More Jindabyne road trips).
Sydney to Kempsey: Distance 419km, driving time 4h36m.
Sydney to Kiama: Distance 123km, driving time 1h45m.
Sydney to Lightning Ridge: Distance 719km, driving time 8h30m.
Sydney to Lismore: Distance 733km, driving time 7h37m. (More Lismore road trips).
Sydney to Lithgow: Distance 139km, driving time 2h2m. (More Lithgow driving times).
Sydney to Maitland: Distance 167km, driving time 1h58m.
Sydney to Merimbula: Distance 454km, driving time 5h36m.
Sydney to Mollymook: Distance 223km, driving time 2h23m.
Sydney to Moree: Distance 627km, driving time 7h15m. (Moree driving times).
Sydney to Moruya: Distance 356km, driving time 4h36m.
Sydney to Mount Isa: Distance 2,342km, driving time 25m. (More Mount Isa driving times).
Sydney to Mudgee: Distance 264km, driving time 3h20m. (More Mudgee road trips).
Sydney to Muswellbrook: Distance 254km, driving time 2h49m.
Sydney to Nambucca Heads: Distance 487km, driving time 5h30m.
Sydney to Narooma: Distance 356km, driving time 4h36m.
Sydney to Narrabri: Distance 527km, driving time 6h3m.
Sydney to Narrandera: Distance 554km, driving time 5h39m.
Sydney to Nelson Bay: Distance 216km, driving time 2h29m.
Sydney to Newcastle: Distance 170km, driving time 2h6m. (More Newcastle road trips).
Sydney to Nowra: Distance 163km, driving time 2h3m.
Sydney to Nyngan: Distance 553km, driving time 6h47m.
Sydney to Oberon: Distance 191km, driving time 2h55m.
Sydney to Orange: Distance 256km, driving time 3h32m.
Sydney to Parkes: Distance 355km, driving time 4h49m.
Sydney to Perisher: Distance 492km, driving time 5h29m.
Sydney to Port Macquarie: Distance 384km, driving time 4h6m. (More Port Macquarie driving distances).
Sydney to Port Stephens: Distance 216km, driving time 2h25m.
Sydney to Quirindi: Distance 357km, driving time 4h11m.
Sydney to Scone: Distance 284km, driving time 3h14m.
Sydney to Shepparton: Distance 725km, driving time 7h11m. (More Shepparton road trips).
Sydney to Singleton: Distance 208km, driving time 2h11m.
Sydney to South West Rocks: Distance 461km, driving time 4h50m.
Sydney to Tamworth: Distance 407km, driving time 4h45m. (More Tamworth road trips).
Sydney to Taree: Distance 312km, driving time 3h23m. (More Taree driving times).
Sydney to Terrigal: Distance 96km, driving time 1h25m.
Sydney to the Entrance: Distance 107km, driving time 1h24m.
Sydney to Thredbo: Distance 495km, driving time 5h19m.
Sydney to Tweed Heads: Distance 810km, driving time 8h25m. (More Tweed Heads road trips).
Sydney to Ulladulla: Distance 224km, driving time 2h55m.
Sydney to Wagga Wagga: Distance 461km, driving time 5h3m.
Sydney to Wilcannia: Distance 944km, driving time 10h53m.
Sydney to Wollongong: Distance 85km, driving time 1h18m. (More Wollongong road trips).
Sydney to Yamba: Distance 659km, driving time 6h50m.
Sydney to Young: Distance 372km, driving time 4h10m.
Road trips from Sydney: Interstate
Sydney to Adelaide: Distance 1,375km, driving time 14h25m.
Sydney to Airlie Beach: Distance 1,889km, driving time 21h8m. (More Airlie Beach road trips).
Sydney to Alice Springs: Distance 2,773km, driving time 28 hours.
Sydney to Bendigo: Distance 836km, driving time 8h23m. (More Bendigo road trips).
Sydney to Brisbane: Distance 917km, driving time 9h44m. (More Brisbane road trips).
Sydney to Bundaberg: Distance 1,274km, driving time 14h21m. (More Bundaberg road trips).
Sydney to Cairns (inland): Distance 2,415km, driving time 27 hours. (More Cairns road trips).
Sydney to Canberra: Distance 286km, driving time 3h5m.
Sydney to Darwin: Distance 3,942km, driving time 42 hours. (More Darwin road trips).
Sydney to Gold Coast: Distance 846km, driving time 8h57m.
Sydney to Hervey Bay: Distance 1,119km, driving time 13h20m.
Sydney to Longreach: Distance 1,695km, driving time 18h35m.
Sydney to Mackay: Distance 1,743km, driving time 19h14m. (More Mackay road trips).
Sydney to Mildura: Distance 1,014km, driving time 10h30m. (More Mildura road trips).
Sydney to Noosa: Distance 1,055km, driving time 11h3m.
Sydney to Port Douglas: Distance 2,479km, driving time 28h. (More Port Douglas road trips).
Sydney to Rockhampton: Distance 1,407km, driving time 15h41m. (More Rockhampton road trips).
Sydney to Surfers Paradise: Distance 847km, driving time 8h53m.
Sydney to Townsville: Distance 2,070km, driving time 23 hours. (More Townsville road trips).
Sydney to Uluru: Distance 2,841km, driving time 30h. (More Uluru driving times).
Sydney to Wangaratta: Distance 626km, driving time 6h39m. (More Wangaratta road trips).
Sydney to Yass: Distance 281km, driving time 2h52m. (More Yass road trips).