There are 7 ways to get from Adelaide to Lizard Island by plane, unknown, bus, or train
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Fly to Cooktown Airport, travel
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane ADL - CTN
- Walk from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Lizard Islandunknown
8h 5mBus, travel
- Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwybus
- Take the bus from Albury to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
3d 4hTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
3d 18hFly to Cairns, bus, travel
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Cairns (CNS)plane ADL - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
13h 21mFly to Weipa Airport, travel
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Weipa Airport (WEI)plane ADL - WEI
- Walk from Weipa Airport (WEI) to Lizard Islandunknown
15h 56mFly to Coen, travel
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Coen (CUQ)plane ADL - CUQ
- Walk from Coen (CUQ) to Lizard Islandunknown
15h 17mTrain, bus, travel via Cairns
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Cairnsbus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
3d 22h
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Adelaide and Lizard Island is 2365 km.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Lizard Island without a car is to bus and travel which takes 3 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Adelaide to Lizard Island, including transfers.
Lizard Island is 30 min ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 1:59 PM in Adelaide and 2:29 PM in Lizard Island.
There are one+ hotels available in Lizard Island.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Lizard Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Adelaide to Lizard Island. However, you can take the bus to Stop 10 Adelaide Airport, walk to Adelaide Airport (ADL) airport, fly to Cooktown Airport (CTN), then travel to Lizard Island. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 85 Franklin St to Lizard Island via Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Albury, Central Station, Brisbane, Brisbane Roma Street, Cairns, and Cooktown in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cooktown Airport via Alice Springs, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cooktown Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coen via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coen via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coen via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Weipa Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Weipa Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Weipa Airport via Alice Springs, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Weipa Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–340
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–340
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–340
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–340
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–6,171
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $170–230
- AChoice
- $310–390
- Gold Class
- $4,927
- Heritage Class
- $6,171
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Albury to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–370
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Albury to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Albury to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $85–130
- Advantage
- $100–160
- Flexible
- $120–190
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $140–200
- Advantage
- $170–250
- Flexible
- $210–310
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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