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Centre for Road Safety

  1. NSW Centre for Road Safety
  2. Staying safe
  3. Fatigue
  4. Trip Time Calculator

Trip Time Calculator

To display the Distance and Driving Time (under ideal conditions) between two NSW population centres, choose them from the drop down lists and click on the 'Show Details' button.

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The resulting page shows:

  • The Distance between the two population centres over commonly 'preferred' routes.

  • The Driving Time shown between the two population centres is for cars driven by experienced drivers travelling in daylight and in favourable weather. The time does not include rest breaks - additional journey time must be planned for rest breaks.

Trip time calculator results show:

  • The distance between the two population centres over commonly preferred routes.
  • The driving time shown between the two population centres is for cars driven by experienced drivers travelling in daylight and in favourable weather. The time does not include rest breaks – additional journey time must be planned for rest breaks.

Where to stop for breaks

The Transport for NSW website has online rest area maps showing roadside locations throughout NSW. If you cannot find your trip destination here, please visit Google Maps for estimated trip times between any two locations in Australia. Estimated times will be under ideal conditions and will not include stops for rest breaks. Additional journey time must be planned for rest breaks.