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

Distance between Sydney and Cairns is 1961 kilometers (1216 miles).
Driving distance from Sydney to Cairns is 2415 kilometers (1497 miles)

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Routes from sydney-new-south-wales to cairns-queensland
Cheapest
Car
28h 7m
2415 km
cost $483
Fastest
Truck
28h 7m
price $483
Others
Walk
20d 6h 20m
distance 2439 km
Bike
6d 4h 52m
distance 2522 km

4 Ways from Sydney (Australia/New South Wales) to Cairns (Australia/Queensland)

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Cheapest
Car
28h 7m
2415 km
cost $483
Fastest
Truck
28h 7m
price $483
Others
Walk
20d 6h 20m
distance 2439 km
Bike
6d 4h 52m
distance 2522 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto Market Street 260 m
2. Turn right onto Clarence Street 762 m
3. Keep right 55 m
4. Keep left onto Bradfield Highway 2.35 km
5. Continue onto Warringah Freeway, M1 83 m
6. Keep right onto Warringah Freeway, M1 63 m
7. Keep right onto Warringah Freeway, M1 4.64 km
8. Keep left onto Gore Hill Freeway, M1 925 m
9. Keep right onto Pacific Highway Offramp, M1 14.11 km
10. Keep right onto Pacific Motorway Onramp, M1 30 m
11. Continue onto Pacific Motorway Onramp, M1 116.56 km
12. Keep left onto Newcastle Link Road Offramp 728 m
13. Keep left onto Hunter Expressway Onramp 101.30 km
14. Keep left onto New England Highway, A15 4.54 km
15. Turn right onto Lorne Street 326 m
16. Turn right onto Bridge Street, A15 200 m
17. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bridge Street, A15 58.74 km
18. Continue onto Salisbury Street, A15 26.00 km
19. Keep left onto Kamilaroi Highway, B51 146 m
20. Continue onto Kamilaroi Highway, B51, 25 14.03 km
21. Turn left onto Fitzroy Street 817 m
22. Turn left onto Kamilaroi Highway, B51 77.73 km
23. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Oxley Highway, B51, B56 798 m
24. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Boundary Road 115 m
25. Continue onto Bloomfield Street 1.94 km
26. Turn right onto Chandos Street 1.34 km
27. Turn left onto Old Blue Vale Road 5.71 km
28. Turn sharp left onto Blue Vale Road 1.38 km
29. Turn right onto Kamilaroi Highway, B51 31.54 km
30. Turn right onto Wee Waa Street, B51 36.65 km
31. Turn right onto Turrawan Road 19.89 km
32. Turn right onto Spencer Street 139 m
33. Turn left onto Barwan Street 1.66 km
34. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Barwan Street, A39 101.02 km
35. Turn left onto Boggabilla Road, B76 716 m
36. Turn sharp right onto Carnarvon Highway 118.06 km
37. Turn left onto Short Street 266 m
38. Turn right onto Barwon Street 408 m
39. Turn left onto St George Street 113.89 km
40. Turn right onto Salmon Road 6.14 km
41. Turn right onto Carnarvon Highway, A55, 49 109.55 km
42. Turn right onto Burrowes Street, A55 73.06 km
43. Turn left onto Warrego Highway, A2 5.93 km
44. Keep right onto Bowen Street, A2 84 m
45. Turn right onto Quintin Street, A7 263.60 km
46. Turn left onto Dawson Highway, A7 70.40 km
47. Turn right onto Eclipse Street, A7 66.10 km
48. Keep left 371 m
49. Continue onto Capricorn Highway, A4, A7 760 m
50. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Clermont Street, A4, A7 872 m
51. Turn right onto Ruby Street, A7 1.73 km
52. Continue onto Gregory Highway, A7 104.32 km
53. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Gregory Highway, A7, 70 2.93 km
54. Keep left 76 m
55. Turn slight left onto Blair Athol Mine Road 10.45 km
56. Turn right onto Old Blair Athol Mine Road 5.98 km
57. Turn left onto Gregory Developmental Road, A7 348.87 km
58. Turn right onto Flinders Highway, A6 7.58 km
59. Turn right onto Flinders Highway, A6 119.90 km
60. Keep left onto Stuart Drive 3.61 km
61. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stuart Drive 514 m
62. Keep left 4.27 km
63. Keep right onto The Ring Road, A1 165.06 km
64. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Victoria Street, A1 93.77 km
65. Keep right onto Bruce Highway 54 m
66. Turn left onto River Avenue 1.03 km
67. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ernest Street, A1 81.75 km
68. Keep left 4.26 km
69. Keep left onto Comport Street 411 m
70. Turn right onto Kenny Street 1.30 km
71. Continue onto Sheridan Street 526 m
72. Continue onto Sheridan Street, A1, 1 14 m
73. Make a U-turn onto Sheridan Street, A1, 1 27 m
74. Continue onto Sheridan Street 105 m
75. Turn left 78 m
76. Arrive at destination 0 m
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