Sydney to Terrigal drive: Distance, time & road trip stops

The Sydney to Terrigal drive covers a 96km distance, with a driving time of around 1h25m. Good road trip stops along the way include the Cumberland State Forest, Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park and Broken Bay Pearl Farm.

The drive from Sydney to Terrigal takes you from the New South Wales capital to the most popular tourist spot on the Central Coast. It’s not an especially long drive by Australian standards. But there are a few road trip attractions if your Terrigal hotel has a late check-in.

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Sydney to Terrigal distance and driving time

By car, the distance from Sydney to Terrigal is 96km. That makes for a driving time of around one hour and 25 minutes if the traffic is kind.

The Sydney to Terrigal drive leaves Sydney on the M1, before connecting to the M2 in Artarmon.

The drive then runs west of Lane Cove National Park then joins the North Connex near the Cumberland State Forest in West Pennant Hills. This joins the Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga. Architecture fans might want to make a slight detour towards the strikingly modernist Rose Siedler House.

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