Stopping points from Cairns Airport to Melbourne Airport:

• Start from Cairns Airport
• 6 hours to Charters Towers, Australia after driving about 300 miles / 490 km
• 7 hours to Alpha, Australia after driving about 370 miles / 600 km
• 5.5 hours to Charleville, Australia after driving about 300 miles / 480 km
• 7 hours to Cobar, Australia after driving about 380 miles / 620 km
• 7 hours to Shepparton, Australia after driving about 410 miles / 650 km
• 2 hours to Melbourne Airport after driving about 110 miles / 180 km

Your total trip with all stops is around 1,870 miles / 3020 km, taking roughly 33.5 hours for the whole trip. If you want to see every small town along the way, you can get a full list of cities between CNS and MEL.

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Stopping points from CNS to MEL

Start from Cairns Airport.

Charters Towers, Australia is stopping point #1 after driving about 490 km (300 miles) or 6 hours.

Alpha, Australia is stopping point #2 after driving about 600 km (370 miles) or 7 hours. Your total trip so far is about 1090 km or 680 miles over roughly 13 hours of driving.

Charleville, Australia is stopping point #3 after driving about 480 km (300 miles) or 5.5 hours. Your total trip so far is about 1560 km or 970 miles over roughly 18 hours of driving.

Cobar, Australia is stopping point #4 after driving about 620 km (380 miles) or 7 hours. Your total trip so far is about 2180 km or 1,360 miles over roughly 25 hours of driving.

Shepparton, Australia is stopping point #5 after driving about 650 km (410 miles) or 7 hours. Your total trip so far is about 2840 km or 1,760 miles over roughly 32 hours of driving.

Finally, Melbourne Airport is your destination after driving about 180 km (110 miles) or 2 hours. Your total trip with all stops is around 3020 km or 1,870 miles, taking roughly 33.5 hours for the whole trip.

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