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DRIVING IN AUSTRALIA

Distance between Australian
cities and driving time taken

Airport Tranfers/Shuttle Service by bus for a quick, relaxing, direct and inexpensive trip between Sydney Airport and your hotel, or to any address in the city. Book in advance. Competitively priced to your hotel door.

Australia is roughly the size of continental USA but with a population of greater Los Angeles with most of that population located on the eastern sea board. So be prepared for long distances across open country with little population in-between.

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Distance in kilometres

Location	Adel	Alice	Bris	Cairns	Canb	Darwin	Melb	Perth	Syd
Adelaide	-	1533	2044	3143	1204	3042	728	2725	1427
Alice	1533	-	3100	2500	2680	1489	2270	3630	2850
Brisbane	2044	3100	-	1718	1268	3415	1669	4384	1010
Cairns	3143	2500	1718	-	2922	3100	3387	5954	2730
Canberra	1204	2680	1268	2922	-	3917	647	3911	288
Darwin	3042	1489	3415	3100	3917	-	4045	4250	3991
Melbourne	728	2270	1669	3387	647	4045	-	3430	963
Perth	2725	3630	4384	5954	3911	4250	3430	-	4110
Sydney	1427	2850	1010	2730	288	3991	963	4110	-

Time taken in hours by road

Location	Adel	Alice	Bris	Cairns	Canb	Darwin	Melb	Perth	Syd
Adelaide	-	16	23	38	16	24	9	30	14
Alice	16	-	37	30	32	18	24	40	32
Brisbane	23	37	-	21	16	44	19	53	11
Cairns	38	30	21	-	35	37	40	75	32
Canberra	16	32	16	35	-	43	7	43	3
Darwin	24	18	44	37	43	-	55	49	43
Melbourne	9	24	19	40	7	55	-	39	9
Perth	30	40	53	75	43	49	39	-	44
Sydney	15	32	11	32	3	43	9	44	-

Please note that times and distances are approximations and will vary depending upon road conditions and time of year. It is suggested that you should check with local authorities before travelling in remote areas. (Multiply by 0.621 for Mile equivalent).