Sydney to Melbourne along the coast with a caravan or motorhome
Sydney to Melbourne along the coast runs 1,060 km from Sydney to Melbourne. With a car and caravan, you're looking at about 18 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 · Nowra · Batemans Bay · Eden · Lakes Entrance · Sale · Melbourne
Is Sydney to Melbourne along the coast 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.
- 9 km of it is steeper than 8%. The steepest kilometre is about 10% downhill on Mount Keira Road, at km 110.
- It keeps you off 27 nearby roads with a signed limit your rig wouldn't clear, like Cowper Wharf Roadway (12 m long), Woodbrook Road (2.5 m high) and York Street (2.8 m high).
The plan, rig by rig
| Car and caravan | Motorhome | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 1,060 km | 1,060 km |
| Driving time | about 18 hours | about 17 hours |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 9 km | 9 km |
| Total climb | 8,876 m | 8,876 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 94 km | 94 km |
| Signed limits it goes round | 27 | 39 |
| 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
- Campbelltown · km 53
- Wollongong · km 112
- Gerringong · km 154
- Bomaderry · km 182
- Milton · km 244
- Moruya · km 329
- Bermagui · km 405
- Merimbula · km 474
- Orbost · km 683
- Bairnsdale · km 778
- Moe · km 925
- Drouin · km 963
- Melbourne · km 1,060
Caravan parks on the way
- Sheralee Tourist Caravan Park · km 14
- Shellharbour Beachside Holiday Park · km 132
- Pine Park Tourist Grounds and Marina · km 171
- Ingenia Holiday Park · km 252
- BIG4 Batemans Bay At East's Riverside Holiday Park · km 301
- BIG4 Moruya Heads East's Dolphin Beach Holiday Park · km 333
- Hobbs Corner · km 448
- Eden Gateway Holiday Park · km 498
- NRMA Eastern Beach Holiday Park · km 739
- Lakes Caravilla Caravan Park · km 746
- Traralgon Park Lane Holiday Park · km 902
- Wicked Campervan Hire · km 1,060
- and 97 more in the app
Free camps on the way
- Bodalla Forest Park Rest Area · km 362 · caravans OK
- Scrubby Creek Forest Rest Area · km 522 · caravans OK
- Brightlight Saddle Rest Area · km 628 · caravans OK
- Bellbird Creek · km 645 · caravans OK
- Newmerella Logging Station Rest Area · km 688 · caravans OK
- Camping Free · km 735
- Rosedale Caravan Park · km 876
National park and other campgrounds
- Cookatoo Island Waterfront Campground · km 3 · fees apply
- Free Camping · km 202
- Termeil Point campground · km 264
- Korners Park · km 301
- Bermaguie creek side camp · km 401
- Hobart Beach campground · km 459
- Wallagaraugh River Retreat · km 554 · fees apply
- Snowy River Rest Area · km 679
- Log Crossing Picnic Area · km 750
- Bunyip Recreation Area · km 980
- and 52 more in the app
Rest areas
- 400m north from Camden Valley Way · km 40
- 3.5km South of Nowra · km 189 · water
- 16km South of Narooma · km 388
- Genoa Camp Park · km 561 · toilets · water
- Lind National Park · km 628
- Hospital Creek · km 710 · water
- Nicholson River · km 768 · toilets · water
- Willow Park · km 872 · toilets · water
- Drouin West · km 971 · toilets · water
- Pakenham Eastbound · km 1,009 · toilets · water
- and 57 more in the app
Dump points
- at Sheralee Tourist Caravan Park · km 14
- at Holiday Haven Shoalhaven Heads · km 169
- at Surf Beach Holiday Park Narooma · km 372
- at NRMA Tathra Beachfront Holiday Park · km 447
- at Discovery Parks - Eden · km 507
- at Orbost Caravan Park · km 684
- at NRMA Eastern Beach Holiday Park · km 739
- at Waters Edge Holiday Park · km 741
Fuel stops
- Coles Express · km 0
- Payless Fuel · km 10
- Metro Bexley North · km 17
- Ampol Foodary Moorebank · km 34
- Ampol Shoalhaven Heads · km 169
- Fuel East Lynne · km 284
- Kiah General Store · km 514
- Mobil Diesel Stop Traralgon · km 893
- Amplify · km 1,000
- BP Clarendon · km 1,060
- and 87 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.
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