How to get from Brisbane to Cairns by car, plane, truck, bike, walk

Distance between Brisbane and Cairns is 1389 kilometers (861 miles).
Driving distance from Brisbane to Cairns is 1709 kilometers (1060 miles)

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Routes from brisbane-queensland to cairns-queensland
Cheapest
Car
20h 52m
1709 km
cost $341
Fastest
Plane
2h 20m
price $535.3
Others
Truck
20h 52m
1709 km
price $341
Bike
4d 10h 17m
distance 1794 km
Walk
15d 4h 31m
distance 1822 km

5 Ways from Brisbane (Australia/Queensland) to Cairns (Australia/Queensland)

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Cheapest
Car
20h 52m
1709 km
cost $341
Fastest
Plane
2h 20m
price $535.3
Others
Truck
20h 52m
1709 km
price $341
Bike
4d 10h 17m
distance 1794 km
Walk
15d 4h 31m
distance 1822 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto Adelaide Street 140 m
2. Turn right onto George Street 221 m
3. Turn right onto Turbot Street 451 m
4. Turn left onto Edward Street 1.52 km
5. Keep left onto Brunswick Street, 15 1.02 km
6. Keep left onto M7 255 m
7. Keep right onto M7 2.57 km
8. Keep left onto Airport Link, M7 828 m
9. Keep right onto Airport Link, M7 9.07 km
10. Keep right onto Gympie Arterial Road, M3 33.94 km
11. Turn left 568 m
12. Keep right 71 m
13. Turn left 146.09 km
14. Turn left onto Bruce Highway, A1 109.60 km
15. Turn right onto Lucketts Road 1.46 km
16. Turn slight right onto Goodwood Road 3.42 km
17. Turn left onto Stockyard Road 3.23 km
18. Turn right onto North Isis Road 3.45 km
19. Turn left onto Knockroe Road 303 m
20. Turn right onto Farnsfield Road 3.84 km
21. Turn left onto Logging Creek Road 2.74 km
22. Turn right onto Childers Road, 3 15.56 km
23. Turn sharp left onto Cedars Road 5.82 km
24. Turn right onto Hill End Road 3.35 km
25. Turn right onto Gin Gin Road, 3 16 m
26. Turn left onto Birthamba Road 11.34 km
27. Turn right onto Bucca Road 11.44 km
28. Turn sharp left onto Quinns Road 1.19 km
29. Turn left onto Rosedale Road 47.40 km
30. Turn right onto Tableland Road 26.98 km
31. Turn left onto Fingerboard Road 25.26 km
32. Turn right onto Bruce Highway, A1 165.35 km
33. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Yeppen Crossing, A1, ACW 3.37 km
34. Continue onto Gladstone Road (Bruce Highway), A1, ACW 805 m
35. Turn right onto Fitzroy Street, ACW 4.04 km
36. Continue onto Yaamba Road (Bruce Highway), A1 7.88 km
37. Keep left onto Yaamba Road (Bruce Highway), A1 298.97 km
38. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bruce Highway, A1 16.78 km
39. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Mackay Ring Road 2.56 km
40. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Mackay Ring Road 8.93 km
41. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bruce Highway, A1 290.99 km
42. Continue onto Bruce Highway, A1 898 m
43. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bruce Highway, A1 332 m
44. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen Street / Bruce Highway, A1 586 m
45. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Queen Street / Bruce Highway, A1 238 m
46. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Queen Street / Bruce Highway, A1 239 m
47. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bruce Highway, A1 118 m
48. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bruce Highway, A1 495 m
49. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bruce Highway, A1 85.51 km
50. Keep right onto The Ring Road, A1 165.06 km
51. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Victoria Street, A1 93.77 km
52. Keep right onto Bruce Highway 54 m
53. Turn left onto River Avenue 1.03 km
54. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ernest Street, A1 81.75 km
55. Keep left 4.26 km
56. Keep left onto Comport Street 411 m
57. Turn right onto Kenny Street 1.30 km
58. Continue onto Sheridan Street 526 m
59. Continue onto Sheridan Street, A1, 1 14 m
60. Make a U-turn onto Sheridan Street, A1, 1 27 m
61. Continue onto Sheridan Street 105 m
62. Turn left 78 m
63. Arrive at destination 0 m
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