Wangaratta

Wangaratta is a city of around 20,000 people in Victoria's High Country.

Get in

By car

Wangaratta lies on the Hume Freeway between Sydney and Melbourne.

By train

Since the standard gauge conversion of the Victorian section of the line, the day and night NSW Trainlink XPT services between Sydney and Melbourne stop at Wangaratta. Two V/Line train services to Albury, together with connecting V/Line bus services to Seymour.

Get around

If you're not driving, the town has a small bus network.

See

The city has some fine buildings including a number of art deco

• Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral. 
• Art Deco Courthouse. 

Do

• Cycling. Wangaratta is at the start of the Murray to the Mountains rail trail. Over 100 km (62 mi) of interesting, sealed, off-road cycling.
• Warby-Ovens National Park (about 10 minutes drive from Wangaratta). The Warby Ranges are a set of small hills near town. Great for bushwalking but can get very hot in summer. The park extends to the Ovens River which flows beside the hills (updated Jul 2024)

Buy

Wangaratta is a major centre for the region, and has a major shopping area, and extensive range of goods.

Eat

There are plenty of cafes in the city centre

• Shelley's Bakery, 67A Reid Street. cafe/bakery serving light lunches. Inexpensive and popular. (updated Jul 2024)

Drink

• There are a dozen wineries within 30 minutes drive of Wangaratta. Some offer food and accommodation.

Sleep

• 1 Wangaratta Motor Inn, Roy St E & Ovens Street, ☏ +61 3 5721 5488. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. (updated Oct 2021)

Go next

Routes through Wangaratta

Albury-Wodonga ← Springhurst ←	N  S	→ Benalla → Melbourne
Albury-Wodonga ← Chiltern ←	N  S	→ Glenrowan → Melbourne