distance from emerald to townsville

By road, Emerald (QLD) to Townsville is roughly 600 km via Clermont and Charters Towers, give or take a few pies and roadworks.

That’s about 6.5–7.5 hours of sane driving—watch for roos and road trains.

The coastal detour via Rockhampton and the Bruce tends to be longer, so only pick it if you fancy sea breezes over shortcuts.

As the crow flies it’s about 490 km, but sadly you’re not a crow and crows don’t need fuel stops.