How to get from Alice Springs to Cairns by car, truck, bike, walk

Distance between Alice Springs and Cairns is 1450 kilometers (899 miles).
Driving distance from Alice Springs to Cairns is 2335 kilometers (1448 miles)

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Cheapest
Car
24h 14m
2335 km
cost $467
Fastest
Truck
24h 14m
price $467
Others
Bike
5d 11h 39m
distance 1992 km
Walk
16d 16h 50m
distance 2004 km

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

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Cheapest
Car
24h 14m
2335 km
cost $467
Fastest
Truck
24h 14m
price $467
Others
Bike
5d 11h 39m
distance 1992 km
Walk
16d 16h 50m
distance 2004 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto Parsons Street 84 m
2. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Parsons Street 171 m
3. Turn right onto Railway Terrace 242 m
4. Turn left onto Wills Terrace 508.42 km
5. Continue onto Stuart Highway, 87 23.45 km
6. Turn sharp right onto Barkly Highway, 66 638.08 km
7. Continue onto Barkly Highway, 83, A2 116.35 km
8. Keep left 148 m
9. Turn slight left onto Burke Developmental Road, 83 181.25 km
10. Keep right onto Burke Developmental Road, 83 191.56 km
11. Turn sharp right onto Normanton Croydon Road, 1 147.57 km
12. Turn sharp left onto Samwell Street, 1 421.95 km
13. Turn right onto East Evelyn Road, 24 10.70 km
14. Turn left onto Millaa Millaa Malanda Road, 25 19.41 km
15. Turn sharp right onto Malanda Lake Barrine Road 12.13 km
16. Turn right onto Gillies Highway, 52 39.21 km
17. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Riverstone Road, 52 982 m
18. Keep left onto Gillies Highway, 52 17.13 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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