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

Distance between Mackay and Cairns is 591 kilometers (366 miles).
Driving distance from Mackay to Cairns is 735 kilometers (456 miles)

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Routes from mackay-queensland to cairns-queensland
Cheapest
Car
9h 12m
735 km
cost $147
Fastest
Truck
9h 12m
price $147
Others
Walk
6d 8h 37m
distance 763 km
Bike
44h 18m
distance 773 km

4 Ways from Mackay (Australia/Queensland) to Cairns (Australia/Queensland)

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Cheapest
Car
9h 12m
735 km
cost $147
Fastest
Truck
9h 12m
price $147
Others
Walk
6d 8h 37m
distance 763 km
Bike
44h 18m
distance 773 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto Ninth Lane 129 m
2. Turn left onto Wood Street 64 m
3. Turn right onto Gordon Street 1.20 km
4. Turn right onto Bruce Highway, A1 6.17 km
5. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bruce Highway, A1 291.06 km
6. Continue onto Bruce Highway, A1 898 m
7. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bruce Highway, A1 332 m
8. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen Street / Bruce Highway, A1 586 m
9. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Queen Street / Bruce Highway, A1 238 m
10. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Queen Street / Bruce Highway, A1 239 m
11. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bruce Highway, A1 118 m
12. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bruce Highway, A1 495 m
13. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bruce Highway, A1 85.51 km
14. Keep right onto The Ring Road, A1 165.06 km
15. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Victoria Street, A1 93.77 km
16. Keep right onto Bruce Highway 54 m
17. Turn left onto River Avenue 1.03 km
18. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ernest Street, A1 81.75 km
19. Keep left 4.26 km
20. Keep left onto Comport Street 411 m
21. Turn right onto Kenny Street 1.30 km
22. Continue onto Sheridan Street 526 m
23. Continue onto Sheridan Street, A1, 1 14 m
24. Make a U-turn onto Sheridan Street, A1, 1 27 m
25. Continue onto Sheridan Street 105 m
26. Turn left 78 m
27. Arrive at destination 0 m
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