There are 3 ways to get from Katherine to Burketown by car, plane, or bus
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Drive 1,146.9 km
best- Drive from Katherine to Burketowncar 1,146.9 km
20h 40m$205–296Fly from Katherine, drive
- Fly from Katherine (KTR) to Normanton (NTN)plane KTR - NTN
- Drive from Normanton (NTN) to Burketowncar
24h 3m$1,375–4,401Bus to Darwin International Airport, fly, drive
- Take the bus from Katherine to Palmerstonbus
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Normanton (NTN)plane DRW - NTN
- Drive from Normanton (NTN) to Burketowncar
16h 13m$798–2,463
Katherine (KTR) to Normanton (NTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Katherine to Burketown is to drive which costs $200 - $300 and takes 20h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Katherine to Burketown is to bus and fly and drive which takes 16h 13m and costs $800 - $2,500.
The distance between Katherine and Burketown is 1147 km. The road distance is 1146.9 km.
It takes approximately 20h 40m to drive 1146.9 km from Katherine to Burketown.
Burketown is 30 min ahead of Katherine. It is currently 8:58 PM in Katherine and 9:28 PM in Burketown.
Yes, the driving distance between Katherine to Burketown is 1147 km. It takes approximately 20h 40m to drive from Katherine to Burketown.
What companies run services between Katherine, NT, Australia and Burketown, QLD, Australia?
You can drive from Katherine to Burketown in around 20h 40m.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Katherine to Normanton via Darwin International Airport, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Normanton via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Katherine to Palmerston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Flexible
- $75–110
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