How to get from Tennant Creek to Cairns by car, truck, bike, walk

Distance between Tennant Creek and Cairns is 1260 kilometers (781 miles).
Driving distance from Tennant Creek to Cairns is 1827 kilometers (1133 miles)

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Routes from tennant-creek to cairns-queensland
Cheapest
Car
19h 39m
1827 km
cost $365
Fastest
Truck
19h 39m
price $365
Others
Bike
4d 15h 18m
distance 1780 km
Walk
15d 2h 49m
distance 1814 km

4 Ways from Tennant Creek (Australia) to Cairns (Australia/Queensland)

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Cheapest
Car
19h 39m
1827 km
cost $365
Fastest
Truck
19h 39m
price $365
Others
Bike
4d 15h 18m
distance 1780 km
Walk
15d 2h 49m
distance 1814 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto Memorial Drive 22 m
2. Turn left onto Paterson Street, 87 1.13 km
3. Continue onto Stuart Highway, 87 23.45 km
4. Turn sharp right onto Barkly Highway, 66 638.08 km
5. Continue onto Barkly Highway, 83, A2 116.35 km
6. Keep left 148 m
7. Turn slight left onto Burke Developmental Road, 83 181.25 km
8. Keep right onto Burke Developmental Road, 83 191.56 km
9. Turn sharp right onto Normanton Croydon Road, 1 147.57 km
10. Turn sharp left onto Samwell Street, 1 421.95 km
11. Turn right onto East Evelyn Road, 24 10.70 km
12. Turn left onto Millaa Millaa Malanda Road, 25 19.41 km
13. Turn sharp right onto Malanda Lake Barrine Road 12.13 km
14. Turn right onto Gillies Highway, 52 39.21 km
15. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Riverstone Road, 52 982 m
16. Keep left onto Gillies Highway, 52 17.13 km
17. Keep left 4.26 km
18. Keep left onto Comport Street 411 m
19. Turn right onto Kenny Street 1.30 km
20. Continue onto Sheridan Street 526 m
21. Continue onto Sheridan Street, A1, 1 14 m
22. Make a U-turn onto Sheridan Street, A1, 1 27 m
23. Continue onto Sheridan Street 105 m
24. Turn left 78 m
25. Arrive at destination 0 m
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