Distance between Sydney and Darwin

The distance from Sydney to Darwin is 3,932 kilometers by road including 171 kilometers on motorways. Road takes approximately 69 hours and 45 minutes and goes through Mount Isa, The Rocks, Millers Point, Dawes Point, Milsons Point, North Sydney and Cammeray.

Shortest distance by air 3,150 km ✈️
Car route length 3,932 km 🚗
Driving time 69 h 45 min
Fuel amount 1,388.5 L
Fuel cost 10,982.8 AUD
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City
Town
Village
Hamlet
Motorway
Primary
Secondary
Unclassified
Point Distance Time Fuel
Sydney 0 km 0:00 00 min 0.0 L
2 km, 02 min
Millers Point 2 km 0:02 02 min 0.4 L
A4 1 km, 00 min
Milsons Point 3 km 0:03 03 min 1.2 L
M1 1 km, 00 min
North Sydney 5 km 0:04 04 min 1.2 L
M1 1 km, 01 min
Cammeray 6 km 0:05 05 min 2.0 L
M1 1 km, 00 min
Crows Nest 7 km 0:06 06 min 2.2 L
M1 1 km, 00 min
Naremburn 7 km 0:07 07 min 2.4 L
M1 2 km, 01 min
Artarmon 9 km 0:08 08 min 2.9 L
M1 A2 2,321 km, 40 h 59 min
Mount Isa 2,330 km 41:08 41 h 08 min 818.4 L
A2 1 1,603 km, 28 h 37 min
Darwin 3,932 km 69:45 69 h 45 min 1,388.0 L
City
Town
Village
Hamlet
Motorway
Primary
Secondary
Unclassified
Point Distance Time Fuel
Sydney 0 km 0:00 00 min 0.0 L
2 km, 02 min
Millers Point 2 km 0:02 02 min 0.4 L
A4 1 km, 00 min
Milsons Point 3 km 0:03 03 min 1.2 L
M1 1 km, 00 min
North Sydney 5 km 0:04 04 min 1.2 L
M1 1 km, 01 min
Cammeray 6 km 0:05 05 min 2.0 L
M1 1 km, 00 min
Crows Nest 7 km 0:06 06 min 2.2 L
M1 1 km, 00 min
Naremburn 7 km 0:07 07 min 2.4 L
M1 2 km, 01 min
Artarmon 9 km 0:08 08 min 2.9 L
M1 1 km, 01 min
Lane Cove North 10 km 0:09 09 min 3.5 L
A1 1 km, 01 min
Chatswood 11 km 0:11 11 min 3.7 L
A1 1 km, 01 min
Roseville 13 km 0:12 12 min 4.4 L
A1 1 km, 01 min
Lindfield 14 km 0:14 14 min 4.7 L
A1 2 km, 01 min
Killara 16 km 0:16 16 min 5.4 L
A1 1 km, 01 min
Gordon 17 km 0:17 17 min 5.9 L
A1 2 km, 02 min
Pymble 19 km 0:19 19 min 6.4 L
A1 2 km, 01 min
Turramurra 21 km 0:21 21 min 7.3 L
A1 1 km, 00 min
Warrawee 22 km 0:22 22 min 7.6 L
A1 3 km, 02 min
Wahroonga 25 km 0:24 24 min 7.7 L
M1 3 km, 02 min
Asquith 28 km 0:27 27 min 9.7 L
M1 3 km, 02 min
Mount Colah 30 km 0:29 29 min 9.8 L
M1 3 km, 02 min
Mount Kuring-Gai 33 km 0:32 32 min 11.6 L
M1 2 km, 01 min
Berowra 35 km 0:34 34 min 11.7 L
M1 6 km, 05 min
Brooklyn 42 km 0:39 39 min 13.1 L
M1 5 km, 04 min
Mooney Mooney 47 km 0:44 44 min 16.3 L
M1 5 km, 04 min
Bar Point 52 km 0:48 48 min 17.0 L
M1 6 km, 05 min
Mount White 58 km 0:54 54 min 19.5 L
M1 3 km, 02 min
Calga 61 km 0:56 56 min 21.2 L
M1 2 km, 01 min
Mooney Mooney Creek 63 km 0:58 58 min 21.6 L
M1 10 km, 08 min
Somersby 72 km 1:06 1 h 06 min 22.6 L
M1 9 km, 07 min
Ourimbah 81 km 1:14 1 h 14 min 28.3 L
M1 3 km, 02 min
Palmdale 84 km 1:17 1 h 17 min 29.0 L
M1 4 km, 03 min
Mardi 87 km 1:20 1 h 20 min 30.2 L
M1 3 km, 02 min
Alison 91 km 1:23 1 h 23 min 31.5 L
M1 4 km, 03 min
Jilliby 95 km 1:26 1 h 26 min 32.6 L
M1 8 km, 07 min
Wyee 103 km 1:34 1 h 34 min 34.3 L
M1 8 km, 07 min
Morisset 111 km 1:41 1 h 41 min 38.6 L
M1 7 km, 06 min
Cooranbong 118 km 1:47 1 h 47 min 39.9 L
M1 9 km, 07 min
Freemans Waterhole 127 km 1:55 1 h 55 min 43.7 L
M1 6 km, 05 min
Killingworth 134 km 2:00 2 h 00 min 46.3 L
M1 3 km, 02 min
Holmesville 136 km 2:03 2 h 03 min 48.0 L
M1 2 km, 01 min
West Wallsend 138 km 2:04 2 h 04 min 48.2 L
M1 2 km, 01 min
Cameron Park 140 km 2:06 2 h 06 min 49.4 L
M1 2 km, 02 min
Seahampton 143 km 2:08 2 h 08 min 49.7 L
M15 13 km, 11 min
Loxford 156 km 2:20 2 h 20 min 54.8 L
M15 10 km, 08 min
Allandale 166 km 2:28 2 h 28 min 56.7 L
M15 12 km, 10 min
Branxton 178 km 2:39 2 h 39 min 62.2 L
M15 A15 21 km, 21 min
Singleton 199 km 3:00 3 h 00 min 69.7 L
A15 2 km, 01 min
Darlington 201 km 3:02 3 h 02 min 70.6 L
A15 17 km, 18 min
Ravensworth 218 km 3:21 3 h 21 min 76.5 L
A15 4 km, 04 min
Newdell Junction 222 km 3:25 3 h 25 min 78.2 L
A15 18 km, 19 min
Muswellbrook 240 km 3:45 3 h 45 min 80.0 L
A15 18 km, 19 min
Aberdeen 258 km 4:05 4 h 05 min 89.6 L
A15 13 km, 14 min
Scone 272 km 4:19 4 h 19 min 93.0 L
A15 9 km, 09 min
Parkville 281 km 4:29 4 h 29 min 98.9 L
A15 8 km, 08 min
Wingen 289 km 4:37 4 h 37 min 99.5 L
A15 18 km, 18 min
Blandford 306 km 4:56 4 h 56 min 108.0 L
A15 6 km, 07 min
Murrurundi 313 km 5:03 5 h 03 min 108.6 L
A15 18 km, 19 min
Willow Tree 331 km 5:23 5 h 23 min 116.6 L
A15 B51 15 km, 16 min
Quirindi 346 km 5:39 5 h 39 min 118.6 L
B51 26 km, 27 min
Werris Creek 371 km 6:07 6 h 07 min 126.8 L
B51 25 km, 26 min
Breeza 396 km 6:33 6 h 33 min 135.6 L
B51 14 km, 14 min
Curlewis 410 km 6:48 6 h 48 min 144.5 L
B51 27 km, 28 min
Gunnedah 437 km 7:16 7 h 16 min 145.0 L
B51 37 km, 39 min
Boggabri 474 km 7:56 7 h 56 min 163.3 L
B51 12 km, 13 min
Baan Baa 486 km 8:09 8 h 09 min 171.1 L
B51 32 km, 34 min
Narrabri 517 km 8:43 8 h 43 min 171.8 L
A39 31 km, 33 min
Edgeroi 549 km 9:17 9 h 17 min 193.5 L
A39 24 km, 25 min
Bellata 572 km 9:42 9 h 42 min 201.2 L
A39 21 km, 22 min
Gurley 593 km 10:05 10 h 05 min 208.0 L
A39 27 km, 29 min
Moree 620 km 10:34 10 h 34 min 213.7 L
A39 22 km, 23 min
Ashley 643 km 10:58 10 h 58 min 226.7 L
32 km, 34 min
Garah 675 km 11:33 11 h 33 min 238.1 L
50 km, 53 min
Mungindi 725 km 12:27 12 h 27 min 248.7 L
46 60 km, 1 h 04 min
Thallon 785 km 13:31 13 h 31 min 265.0 L
46 79 km, 1 h 24 min
St George 864 km 14:55 14 h 55 min 303.1 L
A55 114 km, 2 h 01 min
Mitchell 977 km 16:57 16 h 57 min 309.9 L
A2 140 km, 2 h 29 min
Mungallala 1,117 km 19:27 19 h 27 min 394.1 L
A2 43 km, 46 min
Morven 1,161 km 20:14 20 h 14 min 408.3 L
A2 108 km, 1 h 55 min
Augathella 1,269 km 22:10 22 h 10 min 441.4 L
A2 105 km, 1 h 52 min
Tambo 1,374 km 24:02 24 h 02 min 482.9 L
A2 106 km, 1 h 53 min
Blackall 1,480 km 25:56 25 h 56 min 518.6 L
A2 100 km, 1 h 46 min
Barcaldine 1,579 km 27:43 27 h 43 min 555.4 L
A2 80 km, 1 h 25 min
Ilfracombe 1,659 km 29:08 29 h 08 min 585.4 L
A2 26 km, 27 min
Longreach 1,685 km 29:36 29 h 36 min 593.6 L
A2 179 km, 3 h 11 min
Winton 1,864 km 32:47 32 h 47 min 655.8 L
A2 165 km, 2 h 56 min
Kynuna 2,029 km 35:44 35 h 44 min 716.2 L
A2 75 km, 1 h 20 min
McKinlay 2,104 km 37:05 37 h 05 min 739.5 L
A2 112 km, 1 h 59 min
Cloncurry 2,216 km 39:05 39 h 05 min 779.9 L
A2 83 67 km, 1 h 11 min
Mary Kathleen 2,283 km 40:16 40 h 16 min 802.9 L
83 47 km, 50 min
Mount Isa 2,330 km 41:07 41 h 07 min 818.4 L
A2 192 km, 3 h 26 min
Camooweal 2,522 km 44:33 44 h 33 min 890.2 L
A2 66 69 km, 1 h 13 min
Avon Downs 2,591 km 45:47 45 h 47 min 914.6 L
66 191 km, 3 h 24 min
Barkly Homestead 2,782 km 49:11 49 h 11 min 981.9 L
66 87 415 km, 7 h 24 min
Elliott 3,197 km 56:36 56 h 36 min 1,127.3 L
87 239 km, 4 h 15 min
Larrimah 3,436 km 60:52 60 h 52 min 1,212.8 L
1 75 km, 1 h 19 min
Mataranka 3,510 km 62:12 62 h 12 min 1,238.9 L
1 108 km, 1 h 55 min
Katherine 3,618 km 64:07 64 h 07 min 1,276.1 L
1 94 km, 1 h 40 min
Pine Creek 3,712 km 65:48 65 h 48 min 1,307.3 L
1 108 km, 1 h 55 min
Adelaide River 3,820 km 67:43 67 h 43 min 1,348.4 L
1 66 km, 1 h 10 min
Livingstone 3,886 km 68:54 68 h 54 min 1,370.9 L
1 5 km, 05 min
Noonamah 3,891 km 68:59 68 h 59 min 1,373.5 L
1 6 km, 06 min
Humpty Doo 3,897 km 69:06 69 h 06 min 1,375.0 L
1 9 km, 09 min
Howard Springs 3,906 km 69:16 69 h 16 min 1,378.6 L
1 4 km, 04 min
Palmerston Indigenous Village 3,910 km 69:20 69 h 20 min 1,380.2 L
1 2 km, 02 min
Yarrawonga 3,913 km 69:23 69 h 23 min 1,381.6 L
1 A15 17 km, 17 min
Woolner 3,930 km 69:41 69 h 41 min 1,387.1 L
A15 3 km, 02 min
Darwin 3,932 km 69:44 69 h 44 min 1,388.0 L

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to drive from Sydney to Darwin?

Fuel cost: 10,982.8 AUD

This fuel cost is calculated as: (Route length 3,932 km / 100 km) * (Fuel consumption 35.31 L/100 km) * (Fuel price 7.91 AUD / L)

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How long is a car ride from Sydney to Darwin?

Driving time: 69 h 45 min

This time is calculated for driving at the maximum permitted speed, taking into account traffic rules restrictions.

  • 170 km with a maximum speed 68 km/h = 2 h 30 min
  • 3,726 km with a maximum speed 56 km/h = 66 h 32 min
  • 34 km with a maximum speed 50 km/h = 40 min
  • 1 km with a maximum speed 40 km/h = 1 min

The calculated driving time does not take into account intermediate stops and traffic jams.

How far is Sydney to Darwin by land?

The distance between Sydney and Darwin is 3,932 km by road including 171 km on motorways.

Precise satellite coordinates of highways were used for this calculation. The start and finish points are the centers of Sydney and Darwin respectively.

How far is Sydney to Darwin by plane?

The shortest distance (air line, as the crow flies) between Sydney and Darwin is 3,150 km.

This distance is calculated using the Haversine formula as a great-circle distance between two points on the surface of a sphere. The start and finish points are the centers of Sydney and Darwin respectively. Actual distance between airports may be different.

How many hours is Sydney from Darwin by plane?

Boeing 737 airliner needs 3 h 56 min to cover the distance of 3,150 km at a cruising speed of 800 km/h.

Small plane "Cessna 172" needs 14 h 19 min to flight this distance at average speed of 220 km/h.

This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, airport location and other real world factors.

How long is a helicopter ride from Sydney to Darwin?

Fast helicopter "Eurocopter AS350" or "Hughes OH-6 Cayuse" need 13 h 7 min to cover the distance of 3,150 km at a cruising speed of 240 km/h.

Popular "Robinson R44" needs 15 h to flight this distance at average speed of 210 km/h.

This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, aerodrome location and other real world factors.

What city is halfway between Sydney and Darwin?

The halfway point between Sydney and Darwin is Kynuna. It is located about 63 km from the exact midpoint by road.

The distance from Kynuna to Sydney is 2,029 km and driving will take about 35 h 44 min. The road between Kynuna and Darwin has length 1,903 km and will take approximately 34 h.

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Where is Sydney in relation to Darwin?

Sydney is located 3,150 km south-east of Darwin.

Sydney has geographic coordinates: latitude -33.86796, longitude 151.21005.

Darwin has geographic coordinates: latitude -12.46044, longitude 130.84105.

Which highway goes from Sydney to Darwin?

The route from Sydney to Darwin follows A2, 1, 66, 87, B51, A15, M1, 83, 46, A39.

Other minor sections pass along the road:

  • M15: 39 km
  • A1: 14 km
  • 25: 13 km
  • A55: 7 km
  • 62: 6 km
  • 49: 5 km
  • B56: 2 km
  • A38: 1 km
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