Margaret River Day Trip from Perth
Can you do Margaret River as a day trip from Perth? About 270 km and 3 to 3.5 hours each way: the day tours from Perth, the coach and train, and when to stay a night instead.
Yes, you can do Margaret River as a day trip from Perth, but about six to seven hours of the day is the road. Perth to Margaret River town is roughly 270 km, three to three and a half hours each way without stops, and the wineries are spread out once you get there. A tour from Perth does that driving for you. Staying one night in the region and joining a local wine tour gives you the same wineries with far less time in the vehicle.
How far it is, and how you get there
| Way | Time each way | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | About 3 to 3.5 hours | Kwinana Freeway, then the Forrest Highway after Pinjarra, then the Bussell Highway via Busselton |
| Coach | Around 5 hours | Transwa from Perth; check transwa.wa.gov.au for the timetable and fares |
| Train + coach | Around 5 hours | The Australind train to Bunbury, then a coach on; there is no direct train |
| Day tour from Perth | Pickup in Perth, back in the evening | The driving is done for you, so everyone can taste |
The car is quickest, but the driver cannot taste much: in Western Australia the limit is 0.05 blood alcohol on a full licence and zero for novice drivers. On a wine day that leaves the tour, or a driver who sits out the tastings.
Day tours from Perth
These tours leave from Perth and come back the same evening. Most of them are sightseeing days with tastings rather than wine tours in the strict sense: expect the Busselton Jetty, a cave or a lighthouse alongside the wine.
| Tour | Length | What the day includes | From (Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River and Busselton Jetty Day Trip (Australian Pinnacle Tours) | 12.5 hours | Busselton Jetty, a guided Mammoth Cave tour, Cape Leeuwin lighthouse grounds, wine, beer and cider tastings, lunch | US$189 |
| Margaret River, Chocolate, Wine & Coast Day Trip (Australian Pinnacle Tours) | 12.5 hours | Cowaramup, Busselton Jetty, Canal Rocks, tastings of wine, beer, chocolate, nougat and oils, lunch | US$189 |
| Perth to Margaret River, Wineries and Sightseeing (Unwind Tours) | 12 hours | Hotel pickup, premium tastings at venues such as Vasse Felix, Clairault or Credaro, a three-course winery lunch with wine, Canal Rocks and Busselton Jetty | US$316 |
| Margaret River Scenic Flight & Wine Tasting (Fly Esperance) | 8 hours | A scenic flight each way, 4 wineries, a three-course lunch at Vasse Felix or Flutes at Brookland Valley, back in Perth around 5 pm | US$878 |
Prices as listed on GetYourGuide in October 2026, in US dollars, not a quote. Australian Pinnacle Tours’ jetty day trip has by far the most reviews of the Perth departures; Perth CBD hotel pickup is an option you select at booking. The flight is the one way to give the wine most of the day, at a very different price.
A day tour from Perth, or a night in the region?
Day trip with the Busselton Jetty
Jetty, Mammoth Cave, Cape Leeuwin and tastings, with lunch. 12.5 hours, back in Perth at night.
Check dates →3-Day Margaret River Escape
McLeod Tours from Perth: 2 nights in Margaret River, 2 breakfasts and 3 lunches, wineries, the jetty, Mammoth Cave and the Leeuwin lighthouse.
See the 3-day escape →Prices and review counts as listed on GetYourGuide in October 2026, in US dollars, not a quote. The 3-day price includes the accommodation.
There are 2-day versions too: Unwind Tours’ 2-Day Wine & Sightseeing Tour + Stay (US$878, two three-course winery lunches, Ngilgi Cave, a night’s accommodation) and Tour2Holiday’s Margaret River Escape 2-Day Tour (US$519, Jewel Cave, Cape Leeuwin and the Boranup karri forest, meals not included). Neither had reviews on GetYourGuide when checked in October 2026.
The day tour wins when you have one free day and nowhere to stay down south. Staying over wins on almost everything else: a local full day collects you from your accommodation in the morning (the Bushtucker tour at around 10:15 am), visits three wineries instead of fitting them around the highway, and leaves the next morning for the coast. Margaret River town, Cowaramup, Dunsborough and Busselton all have tours that collect from accommodation; the home page lists who picks up where.
If you only have half a day in Perth
The Swan Valley is Western Australia’s oldest wine region, planted from 1829, and 25 to 30 minutes from the Perth CBD. It is not Margaret River, but it is a real wine region you can do in an afternoon. The Swan Valley vs Margaret River guide compares the two.
Margaret River in a Day from Perth
Australian Pinnacle Tours' day trip leaves Perth for the Busselton Jetty, a guided Mammoth Cave tour, the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse grounds and tastings of wine, beer and cider, with lunch. About 12.5 hours, Perth CBD hotel pickup as an option, rated 4.5 from 275 reviews (October 2026), free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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