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How to get fromAirlie Beach to Daintreeby plane, bus, train, car or bus (Greyhound)

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There are 6 ways to get from Airlie Beach to Daintree by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)

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  1. Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Cairns (CNS)planePPP - CNS
    2. Take the bus from Cairns to Daintree River Ferrybus
    7h 45m
    $351–1,016

  2. Drive 728.8 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Airlie Beach to Daintreecar728.8 km
    8h 59m
    $140–202

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Cairns Central StationbusPm16
    2. Take the bus from Cairns to Daintree River FerrybusCairns
    13h 11m
    $169–232

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Proserpine to Cairns Central StationtrainSpirit of Queensland
    2. Take the bus from Cairns to MossmanbusCairns
    14h 1m
    $208–2,435

  5. Bus to Mackay, fly, bus

    1. Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Mackaybus
    2. Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Cairns (CNS)planeMKY - CNS
    3. Take the bus from Cairns to Daintree River Ferrybus
    13h 15m
    $344–717

  6. Bus via Cairns

    1. Take the bus from Airlie Beach to CairnsbusCairns
    2. Take the bus from Cairns to Daintree River FerrybusCairns
    13h 31m
    $184–331

Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration1h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket$292Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Airlie Beach, QLD, Australia and Daintree, QLD, Australia?

You can take a bus from Airlie Beach to Daintree via Cairns and Daintree River Ferry in around 13h 11m.

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