Barcaldine to Charters Towers drive: Distance, time & best stops

The drive from Barcaldine to Charters Towers in Queensland covers a distance of 495km, with a driving time of around 5h24m. The best road trip stops along the way include Aramac, Forest Den National Park and White Mountains National Park.

The Barcaldine to Charters Towers drive is not one that most travellers to Australia will be particularly excited about. But it does form a section of other, more tantalising road trips. The quickest route from Adelaide to Cairns or Melbourne to Townsville passes this way.

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Barcaldine to Charters Towers distance and driving time

The distance from Barcaldine to Charters Towers is 495km. This makes for a driving time of around five hours and 24 minutes.

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There are a few things to do in Barcaldine before you leave, however. The Australian Workers’ Heritage Centre is the top attraction.

Barcaldine to Charters Towers drive: Aramac attractions

This drive through outback Queensland starts by heading north on the Barcaldine-Aramac Road towards Aramac.

Aramac isn’t exactly New York City, but it for these parts, it is positively bustling. There’s a campground, a racecourse and the Aramac Aquatic Centre, should you fancy a swim. The Aramac Hotel will provide you with beers, you can fill up at the Whitebull Roadhouse and the Aramac Tramway Museum should satisfy any cravings to look at old railway equipment.

From there, continue north-west along the Muttaburra-Aramac Road, then branch off along the Torrens Creek-Aramac Road.

Click through for the next section: Forest Den National Park and Moorrinya National Park.