Distance from Brisbane central business district to Cairns (Australia)

The distance between Brisbane central business district, Queensland and Cairns, Queensland is 1,387 kilometers (862 miles).

Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

From Brisbane central business district to Cairns, the straight-line distance is 1,387 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Brisbane central business district at 17 meters above sea level and Cairns at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 4-5 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 2-3 hours
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Brisbane central business district, Australia

Local time:

Time Zone: Australia/Brisbane

Coordinates: 27.4713° S 153.0274° E

Elevation: 17 m (56 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Brisbane Archerfield Airport (ACF)
  • Brisbane Airport (BNE)
  • Dunwich Airport (SRR)
  • Caloundra Airport (CUD)
  • Gold Coast Airport (OOL)
Cairns, Australia

Local time:

Time Zone: Australia/Brisbane

Coordinates: 16.9237° S 145.7661° E

Elevation: 7 m (23 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cairns International Airport (CNS)
  • Mareeba Airport (MRG)
  • Innisfail Airport (IFL)
  • Cooktown Airport (CTN)
  • Palm Island Airport (PMK)

Other distances from Brisbane central business district

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Brisbane central business district to Sydney 730 km
From Brisbane central business district to Melbourne 1,373 km
From Brisbane central business district to Brisbane 0 km
From Brisbane central business district to Perth 3,613 km
From Brisbane central business district to Canberra 942 km

Other distances from Cairns

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Cairns to Sydney 1,954 km
From Cairns to Melbourne 2,316 km
From Cairns to Brisbane 1,386 km
From Cairns to Perth 3,442 km
From Cairns to Canberra 2,061 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Australia that are at equal or similar distances as between Brisbane central business district and Cairns.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Reynosa, Mexico Belmopan, Belize 1,387 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Santa Marta, Colombia 1,387 km
Ottawa, Canada Nashville, United States 1,386 km
Chicago, United States Jacksonville, United States 1,386 km
Barcelona, Spain Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 1,386 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 1,386 km
Seattle, United States Bakersfield, United States 1,386 km
Dallas, United States Minneapolis, United States 1,388 km
Kingston, Jamaica Mérida, Mexico 1,386 km
Medellín, Colombia Piura, Peru 1,385 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Bucaramanga, Colombia 1,389 km
Warsaw, Poland Istanbul, Turkey 1,385 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico 1,389 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Arlington, United States 1,385 km
Toronto, Canada Omaha, United States 1,385 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala San Luis Potosí, Mexico 1,384 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1,384 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Arlington, United States 1,384 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Cúcuta, Colombia 1,384 km
Belmopan, Belize San Luis Potosí, Mexico 1,390 km

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