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

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

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Routes from cairns-queensland to alice-springs-northern-territory
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 Cairns (Australia/Queensland) to Alice Springs (Australia/Northern Territory)

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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 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 16.72 km
8. Turn sharp right onto Riverstone Road, 52 976 m
9. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Gillies Highway, 52 39.24 km
10. Turn left onto Malanda Lake Barrine Road 12.13 km
11. Turn sharp left onto Patrick Street, 25 19.41 km
12. Turn right onto East Evelyn Road, 24 10.70 km
13. Turn left onto Kennedy Highway, 1 421.95 km
14. Turn sharp right onto Sircom Street, 1 147.57 km
15. Turn sharp left onto Burke Developmental Road, 83 372.90 km
16. Turn right onto Barkly Highway, 83, A2 119.13 km
17. Keep right onto Grace Street, A2 635.44 km
18. Turn slight left onto Stuart Highway, A87 25.73 km
19. Continue onto Stuart Highway, 87 506.27 km
20. Turn left onto Parsons Street 60 m
21. Turn right onto Railway Terrace 3 m
22. Turn left onto Parsons Street 137 m
23. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Parsons Street 116 m
24. Arrive at destination 0 m
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