Sydney to Jindabyne road trip: Best stops, distance & drive time

The best stops on a Sydney to Jindabyne road trip include Bowral, Canberra and Cooma. The Sydney to Jindabyne drive covers a 459km distance in a driving time of around 4h58m.

A Sydney to Jindabyne road trip takes you from the New South Wales state capital to the main resort town of the Snowy Mountains.

Sydney’s enormous collection of experiences includes all-inclusive sunset dinner cruises, behind-the-scenes tours of the Opera House and whale-watching cruises. Also worth looking at are helicopter flights over the harbour and coastline, jet boat thrill rides and historic walking tours.

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Jindabyne isn’t exactly on the ski slopes, but it’s the focal point that the likes of Perisher and Thredbo revolve around.

Sydney to Jindabyne distance and driving time

By car, the distance from Sydney to Jindabyne is 459km. If you tackle that in one stint behind the wheel, then it’ll take around four hours and 58 minutes. However, if you’re not desperate to get to the snow as quickly as humanly possible, there are plenty of attractions you can weave into a road trip itinerary.

The fastest Sydney to Jindabyne driving route leaves Sydney via the south-western suburbs along the Hume Motorway. It heads past the Macquarie Links International Golf Club and the Australian Botanic Garden en route to Campbelltown. Here, you can enjoy the Sambar Brown Lookout or the Campbelltown Steam and Machinery Museum.

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