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

Distance between Cairns and Brisbane is 1389 kilometers (861 miles).
Driving distance from Cairns to Brisbane is 1709 kilometers (1060 miles)

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Routes from cairns-queensland to brisbane-queensland
Cheapest
Car
20h 56m
1709 km
cost $341
Fastest
Truck
20h 56m
price $341
Others
Bike
4d 10h 8m
distance 1794 km
Walk
15d 4h 31m
distance 1822 km

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

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Cheapest
Car
20h 56m
1709 km
cost $341
Fastest
Truck
20h 56m
price $341
Others
Bike
4d 10h 8m
distance 1794 km
Walk
15d 4h 31m
distance 1822 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 105.23 km
15. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bruce Highway, A1 499 m
16. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bruce Highway, A1 135 m
17. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Queen Street / Bruce Highway, A1 263 m
18. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Queen Street / Bruce Highway, A1 237 m
19. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Queen Street / Bruce Highway, A1 594 m
20. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bruce Highway, A1 324 m
21. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bruce Highway, A1 2.05 km
22. Continue onto Bruce Highway, A1 289.88 km
23. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Mackay Ring Road 8.88 km
24. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Mackay Ring Road 2.55 km
25. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Bruce Highway, A1 16.90 km
26. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bruce Highway, A1 299.16 km
27. Keep left onto Yaamba Road (Bruce Highway), A1 7.79 km
28. Continue onto Musgrave Street 4.05 km
29. Turn left onto George Street (Bruce Highway), A1, ACW 781 m
30. Continue onto Gladstone Road (Bruce Highway), A1, ACW 3.04 km
31. Keep left onto Bruce Highway, A1, ACW 165.49 km
32. Keep left 25.28 km
33. Turn right onto Tableland Road 26.98 km
34. Turn left onto Lowmead Road 47.40 km
35. Turn right onto Quinns Road 1.19 km
36. Turn sharp right onto Bucca Road 11.44 km
37. Turn left onto Birthamba Road 11.34 km
38. Turn right onto Gin Gin Road, 3 16 m
39. Turn left onto Hill End Road 3.35 km
40. Turn left onto Cedars Road 5.82 km
41. Turn sharp right onto Childers Road, 3 15.56 km
42. Turn left onto Logging Creek Road 2.74 km
43. Turn right onto Farnsfield Road 3.84 km
44. Turn left onto Knockroe Road 303 m
45. Turn right onto North Isis Road 3.45 km
46. Turn left onto Stockyard Road 3.23 km
47. Turn right onto Goodwood Road 3.42 km
48. Keep left onto Lucketts Road 1.46 km
49. Turn left onto Bruce Highway, A1 285.63 km
50. Keep right onto Gympie Arterial Road, M3 13.24 km
51. Keep right onto Airport Link, M7 712 m
52. Keep right onto Airport Link, M7 2.61 km
53. Keep right onto M7 1.89 km
54. Keep right onto Water Street 1.75 km
55. Turn right onto Adelaide Street 306 m
56. Arrive at destination 0 m
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