How to get from Adelaide to Cairns by car, truck, bike, walk

Distance between Adelaide and Cairns is 2125 kilometers (1318 miles).
Driving distance from Adelaide to Cairns is 2968 kilometers (1840 miles)

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Routes from adelaide-south-australia to cairns-queensland
Cheapest
Car
34h 20m
2968 km
cost $593
Fastest
Truck
34h 20m
price $593
Others
Bike
7d 1h 30m
distance 2573 km
Walk
21d 13h 32m
distance 2587 km

4 Ways from Adelaide (Australia/South Australia) to Cairns (Australia/Queensland)

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Cheapest
Car
34h 20m
2968 km
cost $593
Fastest
Truck
34h 20m
price $593
Others
Bike
7d 1h 30m
distance 2573 km
Walk
21d 13h 32m
distance 2587 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto Reconciliation Plaza 72 m
2. Make a U-turn onto Reconciliation Plaza 1.20 km
3. Turn right onto West Terrace 679 m
4. Keep left 788 m
5. Keep left 94 m
6. Keep right onto Port Road 90 m
7. Keep right onto James Congdon Drive, R1 2.37 km
8. Turn right onto South Road 132 m
9. Keep right onto North South Motorway Onramp 46.78 km
10. Keep left onto A32 666 m
11. Keep left onto A32 86 m
12. Turn left onto Horrocks Highway, A32 106.27 km
13. Turn left onto Copperhouse Road 3.97 km
14. Turn slight left onto Barrier Highway, A32, B64 95.37 km
15. Continue onto Barrier Highway, A32 255.11 km
16. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Galena Street 1.16 km
17. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Blende Street 241 m
18. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Blende Street 708 m
19. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Blende Street 1.44 km
20. Turn right onto Bagot Street 137 m
21. Turn left onto Argent Street, A32 455.06 km
22. Turn left onto Frederick Street 486 m
23. Continue onto Bourke Road, B87 158.97 km
24. Turn right onto Anson Street, B71 231 m
25. Turn left onto Glen Street 584 m
26. Turn right onto Mitchell Street, B71 462 m
27. Turn left onto Warraweena Street, B71 5.52 km
28. Turn right onto Mitchell Highway, B71 249.06 km
29. Turn right onto Mary Street, A71 275.62 km
30. Turn left onto Landsborough Highway, A2 330.46 km
31. Turn right onto Oak Street, A4 231 m
32. Turn left onto Willow Street North, 19 66.89 km
33. Turn left onto Booker Street, 19 21.92 km
34. Turn right onto Aramac Torrens Creek Road 247.16 km
35. Turn right onto Flinders Highway, A6 161.74 km
36. Turn right onto Flinders Highway, A6 119.90 km
37. Keep left onto Stuart Drive 3.61 km
38. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stuart Drive 514 m
39. Keep left 4.27 km
40. Keep right onto The Ring Road, A1 165.06 km
41. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Victoria Street, A1 93.77 km
42. Keep right onto Bruce Highway 54 m
43. Turn left onto River Avenue 1.03 km
44. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ernest Street, A1 81.75 km
45. Keep left 4.26 km
46. Keep left onto Comport Street 411 m
47. Turn right onto Kenny Street 1.30 km
48. Continue onto Sheridan Street 526 m
49. Continue onto Sheridan Street, A1, 1 14 m
50. Make a U-turn onto Sheridan Street, A1, 1 27 m
51. Continue onto Sheridan Street 105 m
52. Turn left 78 m
53. Arrive at destination 0 m
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