The distance between Melbourne and Cairns is about 2,797 kms (1,737 miles), travelling through the interior of NSW to Cobar, then up through the central Queensland town of Aramac. This is the quickest route. Expected travel time is 35 hours without breaks - therefore, it is a trip best undertaken over 4-5 days at least, in order to take necessary regular breaks.
The road distance between Cairns and Gladstone is about 1174 km. The flight distance is around 959 km.
The road distance between Melbourne and Darwin is around 3752 kilometres. The journey would take approximately 45 hours, so would best be undertaken over a minimum of 5 days. The air distance is 3140km and takes between 4 hours and 4 hrs 40 mins.
1,596.5 miles / 2769km by road.
The distance from Maryborough to Cairns by road is 1450 km.
The road distance between Cairns and Townsville is about 350km, and takes four and a half hours to travel.
200 road miles.
500 miles or 806km by road.
The driving distance from Melbourne VIC, Australia to Sydney NSW, Australia is 545mi / 880km
85 road miles.
The road distance between Brisbane and Cairns is 1,681 km. Travel time, without breaks is an estimated 22 hours, meaning it is a trip best spread over three days, to allow for plenty of rest stops.
2542 miles
450 miles / 725km by road.