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Canberra is an easy 3 hours drive from Sydney and 7 hours drive from Melbourne. Driving directions are included below.

Sydney to Canberra

• Direct driving route

Leave Sydney via the M5 Motorway, connecting to Hume Highway 31. Turn off after Goulburn onto the Federal Highway.

Trip time: 3 hours

• Scenic driving routes

Follow the coast road to Batemans Bay. Turn onto the Kings Highway and head to Canberra via the historic towns of Braidwood and Bungendore.

Trip time: 5 hours

Take the Mittagong exit from the F5 Freeway and follow the Old Hume Highway through the picturesque Southern Highlands towns of Mittagong, Bowral, Moss Vale and Sutton Forest. Rejoin the F5 to continue to Goulburn and Canberra.

Trip time: 4 hours

Melbourne to Canberra

• Direct driving route

Follow the CityLink toll road to the Western Ring Road, connecting to the Hume Highway. Near Yass, take the Barton Highway turn off to Canberra.

Trip time: 7 hours

• Scenic drive routes

Follow the coast road through Genoa, Bairnsdale and Eden to Batemans Bay. Turn onto the Kings Highway and head to Canberra via the historic towns of Braidwood and Bungendore.

Trip time: 10.5 hours

Take an inland drive through Bendigo, Echuca and Albury-Wodonga, then travel direct to Canberra or take a scenic detour through the Snowy Mountains and visit Khancoban, Tumut, Jindabyne, Thredbo and Cooma.

Trip time: 10.5 hours

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