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

Distance between Cairns and Newcastle is 1879 kilometers (1165 miles).
Driving distance from Cairns to Newcastle is 2293 kilometers (1422 miles)

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4 Ways from Cairns (Australia/Queensland) to Newcastle (Australia/New South Wales)

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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 78.33 km
8. Continue onto Palmerston Drive, A1 2.97 km
9. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto River Avenue, A1 1.09 km
10. Turn right onto Bruce Highway, A1 68.51 km
11. Continue onto Bruce Highway, A1 22.88 km
12. Turn slight left onto Victoria Street, A1 2.43 km
13. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Victoria Street, A1 145.44 km
14. Keep right onto The Ring Road, A1 23.90 km
15. Turn right onto Bowen Road, 17 640 m
16. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Stuart Drive 2.57 km
17. Keep left 986 m
18. Continue onto Flinders Highway, A6 119.99 km
19. Turn left onto New Queen Road, A6 7.58 km
20. Turn left onto Gregory Developmental Road, A7 348.87 km
21. Turn right onto Old Blair Athol Mine Road 5.98 km
22. Turn left onto Blair Athol Mine Road 10.51 km
23. Turn right onto Gregory Highway, A7, 70 2.85 km
24. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Gregory Highway, A7 106.07 km
25. Turn left onto Clermont Street, A4, A7 831 m
26. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Clermont Street, A4, A7 1.16 km
27. Turn right onto Gregory Highway, A7 66.13 km
28. Turn left onto William Street, A7 70.40 km
29. Turn right onto Carnarvon Highway, A7 263.55 km
30. Keep left onto Bowen Street, A7 6.03 km
31. Turn right onto Carnarvon Highway, A55 73.06 km
32. Turn left onto Cordelia Street, A55 109.55 km
33. Turn left onto Salmon Road 6.14 km
34. Turn left onto Carnarvon Highway, A55 113.89 km
35. Turn right onto Barwon Street 408 m
36. Turn left onto Short Street 266 m
37. Turn right onto Yarouah Street 118.06 km
38. Turn sharp left onto Boggabilla Road, B76 735 m
39. Turn right onto Lou Swan Way, A39 100.99 km
40. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Barwan Street 945 m
41. Turn right onto Bowen Street 128 m
42. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Maitland Street 20.63 km
43. Turn left onto Kamilaroi Highway, B51 36.65 km
44. Turn left onto Grantham Street, B51 31.54 km
45. Turn left onto Blue Vale Road 1.38 km
46. Turn sharp right onto Old Blue Vale Road 5.71 km
47. Turn right onto Kelvin Road 1.34 km
48. Turn left onto Bloomfield Street 1.94 km
49. Continue onto Boundary Road 78 m
50. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Oxley Highway 48 m
51. Turn slight left onto Oxley Highway, B51, B56 745 m
52. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Kamilaroi Highway, B51 77.78 km
53. Turn right onto Fitzroy Street 584 m
54. Turn right onto Church Street 229 m
55. Turn left onto Russell Street 225 m
56. Turn right onto Loder Street, B51 13.89 km
57. Turn slight right onto New England Highway, A15 84.79 km
58. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bridge Street, A15 217 m
59. Turn left onto Haydon Street 326 m
60. Turn left onto Maitland Street, A15 4.32 km
61. Keep right onto New England Highway, A15 104.14 km
62. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Newcastle Link Road, A15 2.48 km
63. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Newcastle Link Road, A15 3.07 km
64. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Newcastle Road, A15 1.55 km
65. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Newcastle Road, A15 6.85 km
66. Continue onto King Street 2.11 km
67. Turn left onto Thorn Street 56 m
68. Turn right onto Laing Street 123 m
69. Arrive at destination 0 m
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Information about Stations

All station in Cairns (Australia/Queensland)
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All station in Newcastle (Australia/New South Wales)
Newcastle Airport Newcastle