Sydney to Noosa road trip: Distance, driving time & best stops
Sydney to Noosa by road: Sunshine Coast attractions
The Sunshine Coast region offers a wealth of attractions. Dicky Beach, Bulcock Beach, Kings Beach and the Pumicestone Passage may lure you to Caloundra. Mooloolaba, meanwhile, offers submarine tours, HMAS Brisbane wreck dives and the Sea Life Aquarium.
The turn off the Bruce Highway for Noosa, however, comes just after the Aussie World theme park.
There are plenty of possible stops just off the Sunshine Motorway. The Cotton Tree Pool, Mudjimba Beach, Marcoola and Mount Coolum National Park are all tempting.
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.
Turn off the motorway at Peregian Springs, then head along the coast via Peregian Beach, Sunrise Beach and Sunshine Beach into your destination – Noosa Heads.
Things to do in Noosa include shopping on Hastings Street, surfing at Little Cove or spotting koalas in Noosa National Park.
For other activities, try taking a cruise through the Noosa Everglades, a whale-watching tour, a beginners’ surfing lesson or viewing aquatic life from a speedboat.
Top Noosa accommodation choices include Seahaven Noosa, Habitat Noosa and Sofitel Noosa.
