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Australia

A weekend in Canberra

Friday evening to Sunday afternoon in Canberra, planned around the fact that you arrive tired and leave in a hurry.

  • 2 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Canberra trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

3 days

Day 1

Arrival day

7 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    The Alby

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    45 Furzer St, Phillip

  3. 14:3017:00

    National Portrait Gallery

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art gallery in Canberra, Australia

    King Edward Terrace, Parkes

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Assembly

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Lonsdale Street 11

  6. 20:3022:00

    Cypher Brewing Co

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Local experiences

    Hinder Street 35

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue 11:00–21:00 · Wed–Sun 11:00–23:00

Day 2

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Tilley Devine's Cafe

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    café in Lyneham in Canberra, Australia

    cnr Brigalow St & Wattle St, Lyneham

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue 07:30–16:30 · Wed 07:30–20:30 · Thu–Fri 07:30–21:00 · Sat 08:00–21:00 · Sun 08:00–15:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Australian War Memorial

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    national war memorial and museum in Canberra, Australia

    Treloar Crescent

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    The Dock

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    7/81 Giles Street, Kingston Foreshore

  6. 14:3017:00

    National Gallery of Australia

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    National art museum in Canberra, Australia

    Parkes Place

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Street of Asia

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Shop G15, South.Point

  9. 20:3023:00

    Canberra Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

    Civic Square, London Cct

Day 3

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Space Kitchen

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    12 Furzer St., Phillip

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    National Dinosaur Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    dinosaur museum in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia

    cnr Gold Creek Road and Barton Highway, Nicholls

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–17:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    OTIS Dining Hall

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Kingston · Jardine Street 29, 2604

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sat 18:00–00:00 · Sun closed

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

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