All long weekends in Australia
Sep 26 – 28, 2026

King's Birthday (Western Australia) 2026

Wildflower season at home, or six hours to Bali. WA has the shortest hop north.

Western Australia observes the King's Birthday later than the eastern states, usually on the last Monday of September or the first Monday of October. Some WA regions observe an alternative local date.

  • King's Birthday (Mon 28 Sep) - Western Australia
Flying from
Sydney (SYD) / Melbourne (MEL)
Comfortable range
Up to about 4 hours in the air

Where to go

Good ideas for 3 days off

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Stay in Australia 5 ideas

Gold Coast & Byron Bay
~1.5h

The classic east-coast long weekend.

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Cairns & the Reef
~3h

Warm all winter, reef on the doorstep.

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Tasmania
~1.5h

Food, wilderness and cool-climate wine.

Couple stays →
Uluru & the Red Centre
~3.5h

Best in the cooler months.

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Margaret River
~3.5h

Wine and coast, three hours from the east.

Couple stays →

Head abroad 2 ideas

New Zealand
~3.2h

Three hours, no time-zone shock.

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Fiji
~4h

Four hours to a resort that takes kids seriously.

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Before you book

Worth knowing about this break

  • Confirm your local date - regional WA can differ from Perth
  • Wildflower season peaks along the Coral Coast and at Kings Park
  • Bali is closer from Perth than from anywhere else in Australia

Flights out of Sydney (SYD) / Melbourne (MEL)

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