Mount Isa to Katherine road trip: Attractions, distance & drive time
A Mount Isa to Katherine road trip covers a distance of 1,287km in a driving time of 13h7m. Attractions to add to the drive itinerary include the Drovers Camp in Camooweal and the Cutta Cutta Caves.
The drive from Mount Isa to Katherine connects a key outback Queensland town to one of the tourist hubs of the Northern Territory’s Top End.
It’s a long drive across remote outback. Most will likely drive this route as part of a longer road trip from Cairns to Alice Springs or Brisbane to Darwin.
Mount Isa has a surprising amount to offer visitors, including an eerie uranium mine and ghost town tour, outback scenic flights and sunset drinks overlooking Lake Moondarra.
Mount Isa to Katherine distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Mount Isa to Katherine is 1,287km. That makes for a fairly mammoth driving time of around 13 hours and seven minutes. Basically, you’re going to have to pick somewhere to stay overnight along the way.
7 great Mount Isa experiences you really ought to know about
- Hard Times underground mine tour – led by a miner.
- Riversleigh Fossil Discovery Centre tickets – with optional laboratory tour.
- Combo ticket for Isa Experience Heritage Display, Outback Park and Rodeo Hall of Fame.
- Small group scenic flight – flying over the vast mines.
- Lake Moondarra sunset tour – with drinks and food platter.
- Pay a visit to the bizarre World War II era Underground Hospital.
- Mary Kathleen abandoned mine and ghost town tour.
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