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Distance from Cairns to Townsville

Distance between Cairns and Townsville is 283 kilometers (176 miles).
Driving distance from Cairns to Townsville is 345 kilometers (215 miles).

air 283 km
air 176 miles
car 345 km
car 215 miles

Distance Map Between Cairns and Townsville

Cairns, Brisbane, AustraliaTownsville, Brisbane, Australia = 176 miles = 283 km.

How far is it between Cairns and Townsville

Cairns is located in Australia with (-16.923,145.7663) coordinates and Townsville is located in Australia with (-19.2664,146.8057) coordinates. The calculated flying distance from Cairns to Townsville is equal to 176 miles which is equal to 283 km.

If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Cairns and Townsville is 345.47 km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometers/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 03 hours 05 minutes. Please check the avg. speed travel time table on the right for various options.
Difference between fly and go by a car is 62 km.

City/PlaceLatitude and LongitudeGPS Coordinates
Cairns -16.923, 145.7663 16° 55´ 22.9440'' S
145° 45´ 58.5000'' E
Townsville -19.2664, 146.8057 19° 15´ 59.0040'' S
146° 48´ 20.4840'' E

Estimated Travel Time Between Cairns and Townsville

Average SpeedTravel Time
30 mph (48 km/h) 07 hours 11 minutes
40 mph (64 km/h) 05 hours 23 minutes
50 mph (80 km/h) 04 hours 19 minutes
60 mph (97 km/h) 03 hours 33 minutes
70 mph (112 km/h) 03 hours 05 minutes
75 mph (120 km/h) 02 hours 52 minutes
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