There are 7 ways to get from Beaudesert to Great Barrier Reef by bus, plane, unknown, train, car, or car ferry
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Bus to Brisbane Airport, fly, travel
best- Take the bus from Anna St at William Street to Browns Plains station, stop 1A
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS)BNE - CNS
- Walk from Cairns-Airport-CNS to Great Barrier Reef
7h 8mBus, train, travel
- Take the bus from Anna St at William Street to Browns Plains station, stop 1A540
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Walk from Cairns Central Station to Great Barrier Reef
29h 36mBus, travel via Cairns
- Take the bus from Anna St at William Street to Browns Plains station, stop 1A540
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Walk from Williams Esplanade at French Street to Great Barrier Reef
34h 58mDrive, car ferry, travel
- Drive from Beaudesert to Gladstone Marina
- Take the car ferry from Gladstone Marina to South End, Curtis Island
- Walk from South End, Curtis Island to Great Barrier Reef
28h 11mBus, train to Gold Coast Airport, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Anna St at William Street to Browns Plains station, stop 1A
- Take the train from Altandi station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Cairns (CNS)OOL - CNS
- Walk from Cairns-Airport-CNS to Great Barrier Reef
8h 21mBus, train to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Anna St at William Street to Browns Plains station, stop 1A
- Take the train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Cairns (CNS)MCY - CNS
- Walk from Cairns-Airport-CNS to Great Barrier Reef
11h 3mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Anna St at William Street to Browns Plains station, stop 1A540
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Cairns
- Walk from Williams Esplanade at French Street to Great Barrier Reef
35h 17m
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Beaudesert and Great Barrier Reef is 1542 km.
The best way to get from Beaudesert to Great Barrier Reef without a car is to bus and train and travel which takes 29h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Beaudesert to Great Barrier Reef, including transfers.
Great Barrier Reef is 30 min behind Beaudesert. It is currently 8:34 PM in Beaudesert and 8:04 PM in Great Barrier Reef.
What companies run services between Beaudesert, QLD, Australia and Great Barrier Reef?
There is no direct connection from Beaudesert to Great Barrier Reef. However, you can take the bus to Browns Plains station, stop 1A, walk to Browns Plains station, stop 3A, take the line 140 bus to Mains Rd at Altandi, stop 68, walk to Altandi station, platform 3, take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Brisbane-Airport-BNE airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), then travel to Great Barrier Reef. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Anna St at William Street to Great Barrier Reef via Browns Plains station, stop 1A, Browns Plains station, stop 3A, Mains Rd at Altandi, stop 68, Altandi station, platform 3, Roma Street, and Cairns Central Station in around 29h 36m.
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- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–490
- 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
- $85–6,171
- 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
- $85–390
- AChoice
- $85–390
- Gold Class
- $4,927
- Heritage Class
- $6,171
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Altandi station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Bus from Anna St at William Street to Browns Plains station, stop 1A
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- 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
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $260–370
- Advantage
- $330–480
- Flexible
- $420–650
Car ferry from Gladstone Marina to South End, Curtis Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- curtisferryservices.com.au
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