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

Distance between Cairns and Sydney is 1961 kilometers (1216 miles).
Driving distance from Cairns to Sydney is 2417 kilometers (1499 miles)

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Routes from cairns-queensland to sydney-new-south-wales
Cheapest
Car
28h 8m
2417 km
cost $483
Fastest
Truck
28h 8m
price $483
Others
Walk
20d 6h 20m
distance 2439 km
Bike
6d 4h 25m
distance 2517 km

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

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Cheapest
Car
28h 8m
2417 km
cost $483
Fastest
Truck
28h 8m
price $483
Others
Walk
20d 6h 20m
distance 2439 km
Bike
6d 4h 25m
distance 2517 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 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 100.97 km
62. Keep left onto Hunter Expressway, M15 117.14 km
63. Keep right onto Pacific Motorway, M1 881 m
64. Keep left onto Pacific Motorway Offramp, M1 291 m
65. Continue onto Pacific Motorway Offramp, M1 5.35 km
66. Continue onto Pacific Highway, A1 58 m
67. Turn right onto Pacific Highway Exit 3.88 km
68. Keep left onto M2 Hills Motorway Onramp, M2 5.30 km
69. Keep right onto Lane Cove Tunnel, M2 4.70 km
70. Keep right onto Warringah Freeway, M1 1.11 km
71. Keep left onto Warringah Freeway 295 m
72. Keep right onto Warringah Freeway 2.76 km
73. Keep right 381 m
74. Keep right onto York Street 599 m
75. Turn left onto King Street 340 m
76. Turn right onto Castlereagh Street 185 m
77. Turn right onto Market Street 106 m
78. Arrive at destination 0 m
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