There are 9 ways to get from Brisbane to Lizard Island by plane, unknown, train, or bus
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Fly Brisbane Airport to Cooktown Airport, travel
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane BNE - CTN
- Walk from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Lizard Islandunknown
7h 20mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
32h 55mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
37h 5mFly Brisbane Airport to Cairns, bus, travel
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS)plane BNE - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
12h 41mTrain to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport, travel
- Take the train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane OOL - CTN
- Walk from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Lizard Islandunknown
12h 46mTrain to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Cairns, bus, travel
- Take the train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Cairns (CNS)plane OOL - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
14h 37mTrain to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport, travel
- Take the train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane MCY - CTN
- Walk from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Lizard Islandunknown
14h 51mTrain to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly to Cairns, bus, travel
- Take the train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Cairns (CNS)plane MCY - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
16h 7mBus, travel via Cairns
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Cairnsbus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
37h 46m
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Brisbane and Lizard Island is 1666 km.
The best way to get from Brisbane to Lizard Island without a car is to train and bus and travel which takes 32h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Brisbane to Lizard Island, including transfers.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Lizard Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Brisbane to Lizard Island. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Brisbane-Airport-BNE airport, fly to Cooktown Airport (CTN), then travel to Lizard Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Roma Street to Lizard Island via Cairns Central Station, Cairns, and Cooktown in around 32h 55m.
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cooktown Airport via Townsville, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,700
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- 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
- $190–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–470
- 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 South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- 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
- +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/
- 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
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