Getting to Bendleby from Brisbane
Take the ultimate Road Trip from Brisbane to Bendleby Ranges, and make it a real adventure! We’ve taken the hassle out of planning the adventure – all you need to do is make the trip!
Brisbane to Moree
- 474km
- 5hrs 29 min driving time
- Toowoomba
From Brisbane, Head West to your first stop in Toowoomba for a Coffee to recharge and then continue South West.
Things to do in Toowoomba
- Visit Laurel Bank Park
- Check out Picnic Point Lookout and cafe
- Stop at the Cobb and Co Museum
- Goondiwindi
Your second stop will be in Goondiwindi, where you can grab lunch at the Victoria Hotel.
Things to do in Goondiwindi
- Grab lunch at the Victoria Hotel
- Visit the Botanic Gardens
- Moree
From here, you’ll make the final leg to Moree, where there are a range of accommodation options.
Things to do in Moree
- Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre
- Bank Art Museum
Moree to Cobar
- 581km
- Approx 6 hrs 28 min driving time
- Walgett
From Moree, you continue South West to your first stop at Walgett.
Things to do in Walgett
- Visit Walgett Artesian Baths
- Check out the Water Tower Art
- Grab a Coffee at Stone's Throw Cafe
- Nyngan
Things to do in Nyngan
- Visit Mid-state Shearing Museum
- Get a photo with the Big Bogan
- Check out Nyngan Museum
- Cobar
From there, you continue West to Cobar where you can check out the lookout, grab a photo in front of the Cobar sign, and then get a bite to eat at one of the many Cafes (or the pub).
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Things to do in Cobar
- Grab a picture at the Cobar sign
- Visit the Fort Bourke Lookout and Open Cut Mine site
- Visit the Sound Chapel (you’ll need to book and get the key from the Cobar Museum and leave a bond)
- Grab Lunch at the Pub or one of the many Cafes
Cobar to Broken Hill
- 566km
- Approx 6 hrs driving time
- Willcannia
Get on the road and head to Willcannia for your first stop. From here, you can head out to Menindee Lakes, or North to White Cliffs to visit the opal fields, before making your way on towards Broken Hill.
Things to do in Willcannia
- If you can make extra time, go checkout Menindee Lakes (great camping spot too)
- Take a walk along the river
- Head North to White Cliffs for a visit to Australia’s oldest commercial opal Fields. Check out the Underground Hotel too.
- Broken Hill
At Broken Hill, stop past the Line of Lode Miners Memorial before heading to the Supermarket for your last big shop, and then settling into your accommodation. Avoid Fruit and Veg until you cross the border tomorrow given the border restrictions.
Broken Hill to Bendleby Ranges
- 370km
- Approx 4 hrs driving time
- Yunta
From Broken Hill, continue West. Your first stop is Yunta, where you can stop at the pub for a refreshment and a yarn, before you continue onward.
- Ororoo
Just under 90 minutes later, you’ll hit Ororoo, the last town before Bendleby. Fill up with fuel, grab last minute groceries from the local IGA, and your meat fix from the local butcher before a nice 45 minute drive along the best dirt road in the country to hit Bendleby, where the real adventure begins!
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