The total distance between the two locations is 1,504 miles. It will take about 28 hours.
The driving distance between Sydney and Cairns is approximately 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) via the Pacific Highway and Bruce Highway. This journey typically takes around 27-30 hours of driving time without factoring in stops or breaks.
2138 miles
Driving to Cairns QLD from Sydney NSW2,629 km - about 1 day 10 hours
The driving distance from Ballina NSW 2478, Australia to Sydney NSW, Australia is 740km
The driving distance from Melbourne VIC, Australia to Sydney NSW, Australia is 545mi / 880km
There is no "between" Sydney and Australia. Sydney is in Australia.
Car, bus, train, ship and plane
Uh, you can't drive from Australia to England.
The southern end of the Great Barrier Reef begins just northeast of Bundaberg, Queensland, and it is a distance of 1 294 km, or 804 miles from Sydney. However, the Great Barrier Reef then continues north up the Queensland coast, and one of the most popular cities from which to take tours to the Reef is Cairns. The driving distance from Sydney to Cairns is around 2700km.
Brisbane is closer to Cairns.
6 - Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Cairns
The driving distance from Sydney NSW, Australia to Batemans Bay NSW 2536, Australia is 173mi / 278km