DAY 10

Week 2

ALICE SPRINGS (Northern Territory, AUS) to CAIRNS (Queensland, AUS)

Sunday July 15th, 2001

TODAYS MILEAGE – 916 miles or 1474 kilometres
TRIP MILEAGE – 11486 miles or 18485 kilometres


Not sure why, but Qantas have only two direct flights a weeks between the two major tourist centres of Alice Springs and Cairns.

The three hour flight saw us checking into the Mantra Trilogy, which gave us the rest of the afternoon to explore the tourist city.



Here's a breakdown of the travel times and distances in getting over there:

∗ ALICE SPRINGS ~ "Bum Steer" Hotel (Northern Territory, AUS) to ALICE SPRINGS ~ Airport (Northern Territory, AUS)

7.7 miles or 12.3 kilometres

• Travel Time: 11 minutes

∗ ALICE SPRINGS ~ Airport (Northern Territory, AUS) to CAIRNS ~ International Airport (Queensland, AUS)

904 miles or 1455 kilometres

• Flight Time: 2 hours 53 minutes

∗ CAIRNS ~ International Airport (Queensland, AUS) to CAIRNS ~ Mantra Trilogy (Queensland, AUS)

4.1 miles or 6.6 kilometres

• Travel Time: 10 minutes