Best Route from Melbourne to Brisbane

Fitzy

Newell would be the quickest and easiest I reckon. A lot of open stretches with less towns.

The Newell so much easier. Straight up the highway, turn left after Albury, continue through Wagga Wagga to West Wyalong, and then follow the road to Brisbane.
Don't worry about the trucks. ( I prefer to travel with them)Towns are pretty straight forward to get through.

Going up through Sydney, at 3am is fine, but if the sun is up, expect a lot of traffic.

If you are not in a hurry, like pretty places and don't like traffic: Albury/Bathurst/Bylong Valley Way/Muswelbrook/New England

Fitzy, if going up the Newell, there is a short cut from Dubbo to Coonabarabran via Mendooran, about 20k's shorter and no hills and limited trucks. Height restricted bridge at Mendooran. You go thru Dubbo and follow the signs to Mendooran North of the town, when you get to Mendooran, follow the signs right after the bridge to Coonabarabran. Fairly easy to follow. Have a great trip. John

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Take the Newell ... its an easy run.

As mentioned above ... The shortcut through Mendooran is a pleasant alternative ... At Brocklehurst, when heading north - Turn right at the Terramungamine fire truck shed.

Watch out for Emus in the first half ... and Roos sfter Mendooran.

Theres also interesting things to do on the Newell ..... like ...

Pondering the logic of those great big, overly reflective signs ... that ask you whether you have tired eyes ..

or .....

After miles and miles of looking at expensive and unnescessary, Stop, Revive, Survive every 2hrs, signs ... You can wonder why,

... In spots like the short 1hr section, between Coonabarabran and Narrabri ... There are 6 rest areas ??? ...