Sydney to Brisbane on the Pacific Highway with a caravan or motorhome
Sydney to Brisbane on the Pacific Highway runs 961 km from Sydney to Brisbane. With a car and caravan, you're looking at about 16 hours behind the wheel. Our map shows it sealed the whole way.
We planned it on Motocamp's own router for a car and caravan and for a motorhome, at the sizes in the table below, so every number here comes from a real plan, not a guess.
The stops: Sydney · Port Macquarie · Coffs Harbour · Ballina · Brisbane
Is Sydney to Brisbane on the Pacific Highway OK for a car and caravan?
Yes, on our plan. It gets through for a car and caravan without using a road signed too low, too short or closed to caravans. Here's what to keep an eye on.
- 2 km of it is steeper than 8%. The steepest kilometre is about 7% uphill on Pacific Highway, at km 52.
- It keeps you off 21 nearby roads with a signed limit your rig wouldn't clear, like Bulwara Road (2 m high), Thomas Street (7 m long) and Parkland Crescent (2.3 m high).
- Road reports change daily out here. Motocamp checks Queensland Transport and Main Roads for the day you travel.
The plan, rig by rig
| Car and caravan | Motorhome | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 961 km | 961 km |
| Driving time | about 16 hours | about 15 hours |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 2 km | 2 km |
| Total climb | 5,976 m | 5,976 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 50 km | 50 km |
| Signed limits it goes round | 21 | 36 |
| Planned at | 3.1 m high, 14.3 m long and 6.8 t | 3.7 m high, 10 m long and 8.7 t |
Towns on the way
- Sydney · km 0
- Berowra · km 35
- Gosford · km 72
- Awaba · km 129
- Raymond Terrace · km 168
- Tinonee · km 305
- Port Macquarie · km 386
- Macksville · km 487
- Sawtell · km 538
- Grafton · km 628
- Woodburn · km 722
- Lennox Head · km 773
- Brunswick Heads · km 810
- Brisbane · km 961
Caravan parks on the way
- Lane Cove caravan park · km 15
- Reception - Big 4 Myall Holiday Resort · km 237
- Flynn's Beach Caravan Park · km 385
- Nambucca River Tourist Park · km 490
- Reflections Mylestom - Holiday Park · km 526
- Discovery Parks - Emerald Beach · km 565
- Accommodation. Fishing Haven Holiday Park · km 678
- Reflections Shaws Bay - Holiday Park · km 760
- Belongil Fields Caravan Park · km 794
- Kingscliff North Holiday Park · km 852
- Pyramid · km 859
- Brisbane Gateway Resort · km 944
- and 117 more in the app
Free camps on the way
- The Jungo · km 23 · no caravans
- Tunks Ridge Campground · km 28 · no caravans
- Ridge Top Campground · km 37 · no caravans
- Brooklyn Dam campsite · km 46 · no caravans
- Coopernook Forest HQ · km 330 · caravans OK
- New Italy Free Camping · km 710
National park and other campgrounds
- Cookatoo Island Waterfront Campground · km 7 · fees apply
- Camp Knox · km 51
- Rosco Club Incorporated · km 126
- Mountain Park Picnic Area · km 237
- Manning Park Rest · km 295
- Madrigal Farm Camping · km 468
- Nambucca Heads Bowling Club 24 Hr SC RV parking · km 499
- Jabour Park Camping · km 628 · fees apply
- Arts Factory Jungle Camping Retreat · km 792
- Hugh Muntz Campground · km 926
- and 42 more in the app
Rest areas
- 29.4km North start of Pacific Hwy · km 36
- 15.38km from Maitland · km 154 · water
- Station Creek Rest Area · km 209
- 134.1km from Newcastle · km 274 · water
- Tom Cat Creek Rest Area · km 335 · toilets
- Upper Warrell Creek Rest Area · km 478
- Hawthorn Rest Area · km 586
- 67.9km North of Grafton · km 697 · water
- Alex Griffith Park · km 866 · toilets
- Logan river parklands · km 929 · toilets · water
- and 57 more in the app
Dump points
- A2 Laundry/Amenities opp pool · km 15
- at Gumma Reserve · km 492
- Motor Home Blackwater Dump-Ezy · km 518
- at Glenwood Tourist Park · km 627
- at 41.3km North of Grafton rest area · km 670
- at Suffolk Beachfront Holiday Park · km 786
- at Tweed Holiday Parks Fingal Head · km 856
- at Brisbane Gateway Resort · km 944
- and 13 more in the app
Fuel stops
- Coles Express · km 0
- 7-Eleven Killara · km 15
- United · km 83
- Liberty · km 326
- EG Ampol · km 499
- BP Tornik · km 630
- Freedom · km 848
- EG Robina · km 880
- U Go Mount Warren Park · km 926
- 7 Eleven/Mobil · km 956
- and 100 more in the app
Plan this trip for your own rig
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Tell Motocamp what you drive, from an enduro bike to a 25-foot off-road caravan or a 10-metre motorhome, and it plans this trip for that vehicle: the roads it fits, the low bridges and closed roads to steer clear of, and places to stay on the way. The maps keep working where there's no signal.
Plan this trip for your own rig Already have Motocamp AUS? Open it hereCamps, fuel and road limits come from OpenStreetMap and state agencies, and some can be missing or out of date. Distances are along our plan. Always go by the signs on the road.