There are 8 ways to get from Cairns to Flinders Ranges by plane, bus or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended
Fly to Whyalla, bus
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Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Whyalla (WYA)
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Take the bus from Whyalla to Port Augusta
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Take the bus from Quorn to Parachilna
Cheapest
Fly to Adelaide, bus
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Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Adelaide (ADL)
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Take the bus from Adelaide to Parachilna
Fly to Olympic Dam, travel
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Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Olympic Dam (OLP)
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Travel from Olympic Dam to Flinders Ranges
Fly to Port Lincoln, bus
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Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Port Lincoln (PLO)
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Take the bus from Port Lincoln to Port Augusta
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Take the bus from Quorn to Parachilna
Train, bus
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Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Street
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Take the train from Brisbane to Central Station
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Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
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Take the bus from Adelaide to Parachilna
Bus
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Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane
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Take the bus from Brisbane to Sydney
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Take the bus from Sydney to Albury
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Take the bus from Albury to 85 Franklin St
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Take the bus from Adelaide to Parachilna
Train, Great Southern Rail Line, bus
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Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Street
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Take the Great Southern Rail Line from Brisbane to Adelaide
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Take the bus from Adelaide to Parachilna
Bus, Great Southern Rail Line
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Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane
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Take the Great Southern Rail Line from Brisbane to Adelaide
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Take the bus from Adelaide to Parachilna
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Flinders Ranges is to fly and bus which costs $370 - $1,200 and takes 14h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Flinders Ranges is to fly and bus. Taking this option will cost $370 - $1,200 and takes 14h 44m.
The distance between Cairns and Flinders Ranges is 1716 km.
The best way to get from Cairns to Flinders Ranges without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 5h and costs $800 - $2,900.
It takes approximately 13h 18m to get from Cairns to Flinders Ranges, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Cairns Airport to Whyalla Airport. The quickest flight takes 5h 30m and has one stopover.
Virgin Australia, Jetstar, Regional Express and Qantas offer flights from Cairns Airport to Whyalla Airport.
The best way to get from Cairns to Cairns Airport is to shuttle which takes 9 min and costs $23 - $25.
- Distance: 1716 km
- Duration: 13h 18m
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Flinders Ranges, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Cairns to Flinders Ranges via Roma Street busway, platform 2, King George Square, 2E, Brisbane, Sydney, Albury, 85 Franklin St, Adelaide, and Parachilna in around 3 days 6h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Whyalla via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $800
Flights from Cairns to Whyalla via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,600
Flights from Cairns to Whyalla via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,400
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400 - $1,700
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400 - $1,700
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400 - $1,700
Flights from Cairns to Port Lincoln via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $900
Flights from Cairns to Port Lincoln via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,800
Flights from Cairns to Port Lincoln via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,200
Flights from Cairns to Port Lincoln via Gold Coast, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,800
Flights from Cairns to Port Lincoln via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,300
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Cairns to Olympic Dam via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $800
Flights from Cairns to Olympic Dam via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $950
Flights from Cairns to Olympic Dam via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Olympic Dam via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310 - $1,100
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Cairns to Whyalla via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $800
Flights from Cairns to Whyalla via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,600
Flights from Cairns to Whyalla via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,000
- Phone
- 1300131722 (+61736066630 for international calls)
- reservations@qr.com.au
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170 - $370
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Economy-B-Quick fare
- $170 - $250
- Economy-A-Choice Fare
- $250 - $360
- BQuick
- $222
- AChoice
- $369
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95 - $140
- Website
- NSW TrainLink Train
- Economy
- $95 - $140
- First Class
- $130 - $200
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- sales.enquiries@journeybeyondrail.com.au
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $390 - $2,200
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $400
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $650 - $900
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $700 - $950
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $850 - $1,100
- GOLD TWIN
- $850 - $1,300
- GOLD SINGLE
- $700 - $1,300
- PLATINUM
- $1,700 - $2,200
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- sales.enquiries@gsr.com.au
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- adlterm@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Whyalla to Port Augusta
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20 - $29
- Schedules at
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Port Lincoln to Port Augusta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55 - $130
- Schedules at
- stateliner.com.au
- Phone
- (08) 8552 4000
- genesis@genesistransport.com.au
- Website
- genesistransport.com.au
Bus from Quorn to Parachilna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- genesistransport.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Parachilna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $169
- Schedules at
- genesistransport.com.au
- Phone
- +61244235233 (call 13 34 10 within Australia)
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140 - $220
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Greyhound Australia is the country’s only long-distance bus operator running services in all states and territories. Greyhound Australia has been operating for 110 years and is the leading bus company in Australia. The extensive network now covers most of the Australian mainland, although service is limited in Western Australia with just a single route to Broome. Buses are equipped for long journeys, with free WiFi, air-conditioning, full disability access, USB chargers, reclining seats and an onboard bathroom.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140 - $270
- Book at
- Greyhound.com.au
- Early Bird
- $140 - $210
- Advantage
- $170 - $250
- Premium
- $180 - $270
Bus from Sydney to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85 - $170
- Book at
- Greyhound.com.au
- Early Bird
- $85 - $130
- Advantage
- $100 - $160
- Premium
- $110 - $170
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Sydney to Albury station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55 - $65
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
V/Line provides passenger rail and coach services to regional destinations across Victoria, Australia. Services go to/from Southern Cross Station in the heart of Melbourne. Myki is used for travel to and from V/Line stations located between Melbourne and Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Traralgon and Seymour, while paper tickets must be used on coach travel and long-distance train services to Bairnsdale, Albury, Shepparton, Echuca, Swan Hill, Ararat, Maryborough and Warrnambool. First Class carriages have tray tables and larger reclining seats with more leg room.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Albury to 85 Franklin St
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100 - $140
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $100 - $140
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