There are 8 ways to get from Bega to Cairns by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Bus to Canberra International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Church St At Carp St to Alinga St After Marcus Clarke Stbus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Cairns (CNS)plane CBR - CNS
11h 51m$283–635Bus, train to Sydney International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Church St At Carp St to Canberra Station, Coach Stopbus
- Take the train from Canberra Station to Campbelltown Stationtrain
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cairns (CNS)plane SYD - CNS
13h 53m$183–470Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bega to Central Stationbus Pm1
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
2d 2h$302–6,836Bus
- Take the bus from Church St At Carp St to Alinga St After Marcus Clarke Stbus 772
- Take the bus from Canberra to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus
2d 5h$431–759Drive 2,720.4 km
- Drive from Bega to Cairnscar 2,720.4 km
31h 5m$488–705Fly from Merimbula Airport
- Fly from Merimbula Airport (MIM) to Cairns (CNS)plane MIM - CNS
8h 43m$200–800Bus to Moruya Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bega Court House, Gipps St to Apex Park, Vulcan Stbus
- Fly from Moruya Airport (MYA) to Cairns (CNS)plane MYA - CNS
11h 29m$240–892Bus, train via Brisbane
- Take the bus from Bega to Central Stationbus Pm1
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
2d 2h$372–6,896
Bega to Cairns by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bega to Cairns is to bus and train and fly which costs $180 - $470 and takes 13h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Bega to Cairns is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs $200 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Bega to Cairns station. However, there are services departing from Church St At Carp St and arriving at Cairns Central Station via Canberra, Central Station and Brisbane Roma Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Bega and Cairns is 2334 km. The road distance is 2720.4 km.
The best way to get from Bega to Cairns without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs $300 - $7,000.
It takes approximately 11h 51m to get from Bega to Cairns, including transfers.
Bega to Cairns bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, depart from Church St At Carp St station.
The best way to get from Bega to Cairns is to bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs $430 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $200 - $800 and takes 8h 43m.
Bega to Cairns bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, arrive at Alinga St After Marcus Clarke St station.
Cairns is 1h behind Bega. It is currently 5:05 AM in Bega and 4:05 AM in Cairns.
What companies run services between Bega, NSW, Australia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Church St At Carp St to Cairns Central Station via Alinga St After Marcus Clarke St, Canberra, Central Station, Brisbane, and Brisbane Roma Street in around 2d 5h. Alternatively, Regional Express, Jetstar, and Qantas fly from Merimbula Airport (MIM) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Merimbula Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Merimbula Airport to Cairns via Moruya Airport, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Moruya Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Moruya Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Moruya Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport, Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–370
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–370
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Merimbula Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from Moruya Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport, Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Canberra Station to Campbelltown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $30–50
- First Class
- $45–70
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Church St At Carp St to Alinga St After Marcus Clarke St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Church St At Carp St to Canberra Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Bega to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://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/
Bus from Bega Court House, Gipps St to Apex Park, Vulcan St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $50–75
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $70–100
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
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