# Road trips from Sydney

> 5 road trips that start in or near Sydney, from 2 to 9 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-sydney-au-nsw/

5 road trips that start in or near Sydney, from 2 to 9 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

- [Grand Pacific Drive: Sydney to Kiama](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-grand-pacific-drive/): 2 days, 138 km – A two-day coastal run south of Sydney through Royal National Park, over the Sea Cliff Bridge and past Wollongong to the blowhole at Kiama.
- [Hunter Valley to Port Macquarie](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-hunter-valley-to-port-macquarie/): 4 days, 505 km – From Sydney through wine country, Newcastle and Port Stephens to the koala hospital and lighthouse beaches of Port Macquarie.
- [Blue Mountains and the Central West](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-blue-mountains-central-west/): 5 days, 459 km – Cliff lookouts and caves in the Blue Mountains, then west over the range to the heritage towns, wine country and old goldfields of the Central West.
- [Sydney to Melbourne: the Princes coast out, the Hume home](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-hume-and-princes-sydney-melbourne/): 6 days, 1,669 km – A loop between Australia's two biggest cities: about 1,030 km on the coastal Princes Highway south, then about 880 km back on the faster inland Hume Highway, with Big Things and historic stops.
- [Sydney to Cairns by the Pacific and Bruce Highways](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-pacific-bruce-highway-sydney-cairns/): 9 days, 2,626 km – Australia's east-coast drive, about 2,900 km from Sydney through Coffs Harbour and Brisbane to the tropical north, with Big Things, rum, caves, rainforest and the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips from Sydney?**
Popular routes starting in or near Sydney: Grand Pacific Drive: Sydney to Kiama, Hunter Valley to Port Macquarie, Blue Mountains and the Central West, Sydney to Melbourne: the Princes coast out, the Hume home and Sydney to Cairns by the Pacific and Bruce Highways.

**Is there a short road trip from Sydney?**
The shortest is Grand Pacific Drive: Sydney to Kiama: 2 days, about 138 km.

**What is the longest road trip from Sydney?**
The longest is Sydney to Cairns by the Pacific and Bruce Highways: 9 days, about 2,626 km with 11 stops.