Whats the quickest way to Main Beach Qld from Scone NSW
Submitted: Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 17:10
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Member - Boo Boo (NSW)
I have check the route planner on the home page and it says to go up to Armidale and turn right, get to the coast and turn left and it will take 9 hrs 21 mins.
I have been a few ways up to Main Beach including the above route. Yet I have found the quickest way is up the
New England Hwy to
Ipswich, turn right and use the motorways to Main Beach.
Has some thing happened in the past few years to make the coast 40 minutes quicker?
Reply By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 17:23
Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 17:23
Only change I know of is the Byron Bay to the Tweed is a lot better in the last few years. New road and dual carriage way most of the way.
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Follow Up By: Hairs & Fysh (NSW) - Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 17:45
Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 17:45
Got agree with you there John.
Also the Brunswick bridge upgrade & also the bypass around the air port &Tugun, they've really made a big difference in travel times.
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Follow Up By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 17:57
Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 17:57
Yeah Jon,
That Tugun bypass around the back (west) of the airport that went in last November has cut another 10 to 20 mins of the
old road past the back of Kirra.
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Reply By: Rodney M - Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 17:30
Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 17:30
Boo Boo
There has been quite a lot of work on the Pacific Hwy in the past few years. Almost all of the smaller towns have been bypassed.
Rodney
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Reply By: MrBitchi (QLD) - Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 17:54
Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 17:54
That's pretty much what I'd do. Brings you out at
Grafton. Otherwise up to
Tenterfield and then down through Casino.
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Reply By: Steve - Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 18:07
Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 18:07
Yep - I'd go the route planner way. Once you come out at
Grafton you've only got a bit of crappy road into
Ballina and then it's freeway all de way. Easy. The other route that Mr Bitchi put forward as an option is v-e-r-y hilly especially if you're towing. The
Grafton route is fairly hilly but no comparison to the other one.
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Follow Up By: guzzi - Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 18:21
Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 18:21
Its roughly 2.5 hrs from
Grafton to Surfers.
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Reply By: Member - Boo Boo (NSW) - Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 20:42
Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 20:42
Thanks fellas
I am going to give it a go. We are now going to take two days so time is not an issue.
But,,, I am still going to see if it is quicker than my way. LOL
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Reply By: Nomadic Navara - Tuesday, Aug 11, 2009 at 01:20
Tuesday, Aug 11, 2009 at 01:20
http://www.whereis.com/?id=9373F432965DCD
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Follow Up By: Member - Boo Boo (NSW) - Tuesday, Aug 11, 2009 at 20:57
Tuesday, Aug 11, 2009 at 20:57
Nomadic Navara
Thanks mate, thats the way I normally go.
Up until 2 yrs ago we went to GC every yr for about 7 yrs and tried a few ways and straight up and turn at
Ipswich was the shortest.
Your repy confirms it.
I am now going to check whereis against a few other
routes and see if there are variations.
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