Driving Distances In Australia

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In Australia driving distances are huge, no matter where you go. Please keep that in mind when planning your trip around Australia.

I love driving in Australia and can't get enough of it. But some pople don't enjoy driving in itself.

You might find some roads monotonous, and of course, with the long driving distances in Australia fatigue is a big issue.

Below are several tables showing Australia driving distances. The first table shows driving distances between Australian major cities.

If you plan to drive such a big distance make sure you plan enough breaks. Why rush? There definitely is something spectacular to see on the way. You might even consider increasing the distance by taking a scenic back road. Plan an extra night. It can make all the difference between an enjoyable memorable experience, and an experience you'd rather forget about.

Further down you can find tables for driving distances in several Australian states and regions. Of course, as in the first table, the distances can vary with the route taken. Only use them as a general guideline.
(All distances are in km. Use calculator at bottom of page to convert into miles.)

Northern Territory | Western Australia Kimberley

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Driving Distances Australia - Major Cities

(Ok, Broome is not a city, but it is a major tourism location)

All distances are shown in kilometres. (Use calculator at bottom of page to convert into miles.)

	Adel.	Alice	Brisb	Brm	Cairns	Canb.	Darw.	Melb.	Perth	Sydn.
Adelaide		1690	2130	4035	2865	1210	3215	755	2750	1430
Alice	1690		3060	2770	2415	2755	1525	2435	3770	2930
Brisbane	2130	3060		4320	1840	1295	3495	1735	4390	1030
Broome	4035	2770	4320		4125	5100	1965	4780	2415	4885
Cairns	2865	2415	1840	4125		3140	2795	3235	6015	2870
Canberra	1210	2755	1295	5100	3140		4230	655	3815	305
Darwin	3215	1525	3495	1965	2795	4230		3960	4345	4060
Melbourne	755	2435	1735	4780	3235	655	3960		3495	895
Perth	2750	3770	4390	2415	6015	3815	4345	3495		3990
Sydney	1430	2930	1030	4885	2870	305	4060	895	3990

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Driving Distances Australia - Northern Territory

The table shows the Northern Territory towns and locations that are most popular with tourists.

All distances are shown in kilometres. (Use calculator at bottom of page to convert into miles.)

	Alice	Uluru	Darwin	Erldunda	Jabiru	Katherine	Mataranka	T.Creek
Alice Springs		440	1490	200	1470	1185	1075	515
Uluru	440		1935	245	1910	1625	1520	955
Darwin	1490	1935		1690	245	317	415	980
Erldunda	200	245	1690		1665	1380	1275	715
Jabiru	1470	1910	245	1665		285	390	955
Katherine	1185	1625	317	1380	285		105	670
Mataranka	1075	1520	415	1275	390	105		565
Tennant Creek	515	955	980	715	955	670	565

Driving distances from the Northern Territory into the Western Australia Kimberley:

Drive to Kununurra, "the gateway to the east Kimberley", from Darwin (820kms) Jabiru (795kms) or Katherine (510kms)

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Western Australia Driving Distances

This website focuses on the north of Western Australia, and so do the tables below.

All distances are shown in kilometres. (Use calculator at bottom of page to convert into miles.)

The first table shows Kimberley Australia driving distances via the Great Northern Highway.

	Broome	Derby	Fitzroy Crossing	Halls Creek	Kununurra	Wyndham
Broome		220	396	686	1044	1055
Derby	220		258	548	906	909
Fitzroy Crossing	396	258		290	648	659
Halls Creek	686	548	290		358	369
Kununurra	1044	906	648	358		101
Wyndham	1055	909	659	369	101

The second table shows driving distances via the famous Gibb River Road.

Keep in mind that the Gibb River Road is unsealed. Certain distances are shorter, but it will take you a lot longer to get there! The idea behind driving the Gibb River Road is not to get somewhere, but to enjoy a spectacular drive through some of the world's most beautiful and remote places.

	Kununurra	El Questro	Kalumburu	Mount Barnett	Windjana Gorge	Derby
Kununurra		86	560	407	608	712
El Qestro	86		474	321	522	626
Kalumburu	560	474		373	574	678
Mount Barnett	407	321	373		201	305
Windjana Gorge	608	522	574	201		144
Derby	712	626	678	305	144