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

Distance between Cairns and Darwin is 1680 kilometers (1042 miles).
Driving distance from Cairns to Darwin is 2766 kilometers (1715 miles)

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Routes from cairns-queensland to darwin-northern-territory
Cheapest
Car
28h 24m
2766 km
cost $553
Fastest
Truck
28h 24m
price $553
Others
Bike
6d 3h 51m
distance 2373 km
Walk
21d 3h 46m
distance 2538 km

4 Ways from Cairns (Australia/Queensland) to Darwin (Australia/Northern Territory)

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Cheapest
Car
28h 24m
2766 km
cost $553
Fastest
Truck
28h 24m
price $553
Others
Bike
6d 3h 51m
distance 2373 km
Walk
21d 3h 46m
distance 2538 km

Route instructions

1. Continue 78 m
2. Turn left onto Sheridan Street 570 m
3. Continue onto Sheridan Street 1.16 km
4. Turn left onto Draper Street 365 m
5. Turn right onto Comport Street 3.46 km
6. Keep left onto Bruce Highway Onramp 1.23 km
7. Continue onto Bruce Highway, A1 16.72 km
8. Turn sharp right onto Riverstone Road, 52 976 m
9. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Gillies Highway, 52 39.24 km
10. Turn left onto Malanda Lake Barrine Road 12.13 km
11. Turn sharp left onto Patrick Street, 25 19.41 km
12. Turn right onto East Evelyn Road, 24 10.70 km
13. Turn left onto Kennedy Highway, 1 421.95 km
14. Turn sharp right onto Sircom Street, 1 147.57 km
15. Turn sharp left onto Burke Developmental Road, 83 372.90 km
16. Turn right onto Barkly Highway, 83, A2 119.13 km
17. Keep right onto Grace Street, A2 635.41 km
18. Keep right onto Barkly Highway, 66 18 m
19. Turn right onto Stuart Highway 945.61 km
20. Keep right onto Tiger Brennan Drive, A15 17.19 km
21. Keep right onto Garramilla Boulevard 858 m
22. Turn left onto Cavenagh Street 33 m
23. Arrive at destination 0 m
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