Charters Towers road trips

Charters Towers offers an intriguing mix of cattle farming and gold mining heritage. This Queensland town also features in several road trip itineraries – including some that head much deeper into the outback.

Top Charters Towers experiences

Delve in to the gold-mining past – on a tour of the Venus Gold Battery. You’ll be wowed by the sheer size of it.
Hear entertaining stories from the golden era – on a Charters Towers walking tour.
Listen to spooky stories – on a Charters Towers ghost tour.

Best Charters Towers accommodation

The best accommodation options in Charters Towers are:

For families: Big4 Outback Aussie Oasis Holiday Park.
For high quality adults-only apartments: Kernow Charters Towers.
For a good value motel with a pool: Charters Towers Motel.

Distances and driving times for road trips starting or ending in Charters Towers are listed below. Times are estimates created using Google Maps. Click through for full road trip guides.

Charters Towers distances and driving times

Barcaldine to Charters Towers: Distance 495km, driving time 5h24m.

Charters Towers to Cairns: Distance 481km, driving time 5h40m. (More Cairns road trips).

Charters Towers to Cloncurry: Distance 648km, driving time 7h5m. (More Cloncurry road trips).

Charters Towers to Hughenden: Distance 248km, driving time 2h40m. (More Hughenden road trips).

Charters Towers to Mount Isa: Distance 769km, driving time 8h30m. (More driving times to Mount Isa).

Charters Towers to Townsville: Distance 136km, driving time 1h31m. (More Townsville road trips).

Clermont to Charters Towers: Distance 374km, driving time 3h50m.

Emerald to Charters Towers: Distance 477km, driving time 4h56m. (More Emerald road trips).

The Charters Towers Telegraph Office clock tower. Photo courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland.

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