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Build a free day-by-day campervan or motorhome itinerary in about 20 seconds. Choose where you start and finish, how many days you have and what you love, and our campervan trip planner maps out the drive, the stops and where to stay.
Planning a campervan or motorhome trip around Australia or New Zealand starts with a big map and a lot of questions. The trip planner gives you a first draft to work from, so you can spend less time on logistics and more time choosing the places you really want to see.
Answer a few questions and get a free day-by-day campervan or motorhome itinerary.
Tell us where you’re going and we’ll plan it day by day.
Every itinerary is a plan you can actually drive: short days at the wheel, a few good stops and somewhere to park the van each night.
Where you start and finish each day, with the stops in between, paced to the number of days you have.
An estimate of the hours behind the wheel each day, so you can see which days are for driving and which are for exploring.
Highlights for each stop that match your interests, from beaches and national parks to wineries and wildlife.
Ideas for overnight stops, such as holiday parks and campgrounds near each day's destination.
An optional fuel cost range for your vehicle type, with the cost per person when you share the trip.
Download the itinerary to save, print or share, then take it to a campervan search for the same route.
Most online travel planners are built around flights and hotels. This one is built for the road. Tell it where you'll pick up and drop off your campervan or motorhome, how many days you have and what you like doing, and it drafts a campervan itinerary that keeps the driving sensible and ends each day near a campground or holiday park.
Use it as an itinerary generator for your first draft. Run it as many times as you like: try 10 days instead of 14, switch a round trip to a one-way trip, or add surfing and see how the route changes. When it looks right, download it and compare campervans and motorhomes for the same dates.
It's free and there's no sign-up. If you'd rather talk it through, our team in Sydney can check the route for you at no extra cost.
The planner knows the difference between a long day in the Outback and a slow, winding drive through the Southern Alps.
Australia is huge, so the planner keeps each day to a few hours of driving and suggests where to stop on the way. Start from any of our 13 Australian pick-up cities, from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to Cairns, Perth, Darwin and Hobart. The east coast from Sydney to Cairns, the Great Ocean Road and a Tasmania loop are the trips people plan most.
Campervan hire in Australia →New Zealand looks small on a map, but the roads are narrow, winding and slower than you'd expect. The planner paces the trip around that, with routes from Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown across the North and South Islands. Try Christchurch to Queenstown by Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook, or the mountain road from Queenstown to Milford Sound.
Campervan hire in New Zealand →Not sure where to go? Start with one of these campervan and motorhome routes in Australia and New Zealand, then use the trip planner to shape it around your dates and interests.
7 to 10 days on the coast road, with beaches, lakes and small towns
See the route →The classic east coast campervan trip, from the city to the reef and rainforest
See the route →Surf beaches, the Twelve Apostles and rainforest walks from Melbourne
See the route →Noosa, Fraser Coast, the Whitsundays and the far north
See the route →The Coral Coast, the Pinnacles and Ningaloo Reef
See the route →Waterfalls, rock art and wetlands in the Top End
See the route →Hobart, Freycinet, the Bay of Fires and Cradle Mountain
See the route →Lake Tekapo, Mount Cook and the Southern Alps
See the route →Fiordland's mountain road to New Zealand's most famous fiord
See the route →Geothermal parks, Māori culture and the North Island's great lake
See the route →Looking for ideas? See our trip guides to the Great Ocean Road, Byron Bay, Cape Tribulation, Alice Springs, the Flinders Ranges and Fiordland, or browse all campervan hire locations in Australia and New Zealand.
A few things we tell everyone who books with us, whatever route they pick.
Plan for three or four hours at the wheel. A campervan is slower than a car, and the best stops are often the unplanned ones.
Holiday parks fill up in school holidays, at Christmas and at Easter. Book the first and last nights at least, and keep the middle flexible.
The tropical north is best from May to October. The south coast, Tasmania and New Zealand are best from November to April.
Kangaroos and other animals are most active at dawn and dusk. Plan to arrive before dark, especially in the country.
Only stay overnight in holiday parks, campgrounds and approved free camps. Rules change between councils, so follow local signs.
Fuel stations can be hundreds of kilometres apart in the Outback. Fill up whenever you can and carry extra water.
More help before you go: tips for first-time campervan drivers, how to save money on fuel, Outback driving tips, dump points and water and the best national parks to visit by campervan.
Quick answers about the planner and your itinerary.
Our travel team in Sydney can check your route, suggest campsites and compare campervans for your dates, at no extra cost.
Call +61 2 9051 0555WhatsApp usEmail the teamYes. The planner is free to use, with no sign-up and no email needed. Build as many itineraries as you like and change the answers until the route feels right.
Choose the country, your start and finish city, how many days you have, who is travelling, the type of trip and what you love. The planner drafts a day-by-day campervan or motorhome itinerary with the drive for each day, things to see and where to stay overnight. It takes about 20 seconds.
Yes. Pick a different start and finish city in the same country, such as Sydney to Cairns or Christchurch to Queenstown. Many campervan and motorhome companies offer one-way hire, and the fee depends on the route and the time of year, so compare a few vans for your dates.
In Australia you can start or finish in Adelaide, Airlie Beach, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Broome, Cairns, Darwin, the Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney. In New Zealand you can choose Auckland, Christchurch or Queenstown. These are the cities where you can pick up and drop off a campervan with us.
Yes. Choose New Zealand as the country and start or finish in Auckland, Christchurch or Queenstown, our three New Zealand pick-up cities. The planner covers both the North and South Islands.
They are estimates to help you pace the trip, not exact times. Check road conditions before you set off, especially in the Outback and the tropical north in the wet season (about November to April). Most travellers enjoy a campervan trip most with no more than three or four hours of driving a day.
Yes. Once your route appears, download it as a PDF to save, print or share with the people you are travelling with. You can also take it straight to a campervan search for the same start and finish cities.
Yes. Tap Add a fuel estimate, choose the vehicle type and the number of passengers, and the itinerary shows a fuel cost range for the whole trip and the cost per person. It uses national average fuel prices, so prices at the pump will vary.
It depends on the route. Allow about 3 to 5 days for the Great Ocean Road, a week for Sydney to Melbourne along the coast, and two to three weeks for Sydney to Cairns. Australia is big, so it is usually better to see one region well than to rush a long route.
Yes. Our travel team in Sydney can check your route, suggest campsites and compare campervans and motorhomes for your dates at no extra cost. Call +61 2 9051 0555, WhatsApp +61 421 461 412 or email travel@australianbackpackers.net.
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