There are 7 ways to get from Cairns to Lady Elliot Island Light by plane, unknown, bus, or train
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Fly to Bundaberg, travel
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bundaberg (BDB)CNS - BDB
- Walk from Bundaberg (BDB) to Lady Elliot Island Light
7h 49mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Agnes Water Fingerboard RoadPm19
- Walk from Agnes Water Fingerboard Road to Lady Elliot Island Light
20h 49mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to BundabergSpirit of Queensland
- Walk from Bundaberg to Lady Elliot Island Light
21h 23mFly to Hervey Bay, travel
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Hervey Bay (HVB)CNS - HVB
- Walk from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Lady Elliot Island Light
8h 17mFly to Rockhampton, bus, travel
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Rockhampton (ROK)CNS - ROK
- Take the bus from Rockhampton to Agnes Water
- Walk from Agnes Water to Lady Elliot Island Light
12h 50mFly to Gladstone Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Gladstone Airport (GLT)CNS - GLT
- Take the bus from Gladstone to Agnes Water
- Walk from Agnes Water to Lady Elliot Island Light
12h 30mBus, travel via Agnes Water (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Cairns to Miriam Vale
- Take the bus from Miriam Vale to Agnes Water
- Walk from Agnes Water to Lady Elliot Island Light
22h 59m
Cairns (CNS) to Bundaberg (BDB) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Cairns and Lady Elliot Island Light is 1224 km.
The best way to get from Cairns to Lady Elliot Island Light without a car is to bus and travel which takes 20h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Cairns to Lady Elliot Island Light, including transfers.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Lady Elliot Island Light, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Cairns to Lady Elliot Island Light. However, you can take the shuttle to Cairns Airport, walk to Cairns (CNS) airport, fly to Bundaberg (BDB), then travel to Lady Elliot Island Light. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cairns Central Station to Lady Elliot Island Light via Agnes Water Fingerboard Road in around 20h 49m.
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- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Bundaberg via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Cairns to Bundaberg via Townsville, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Cairns to Bundaberg via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Townsville, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–900
Flights from Cairns to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Rockhampton via Townsville, Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Rockhampton via Townsville, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Rockhampton via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Gladstone Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Gladstone Airport via Townsville, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Gladstone Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Bundaberg via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–800
Flights from Cairns to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Cairns to Rockhampton via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Cairns to Gladstone Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Cairns Central Station to Bundaberg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–4,898
- 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
- $85–350
- AChoice
- $65–310
- Gold Class
- $3,911
- Heritage Class
- $4,898
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Cairns Central Station to Agnes Water Fingerboard Road
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Rockhampton to Agnes Water
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $40–65
- Advantage
- $45–70
- Flexible
- $50–80
Bus from Gladstone to Agnes Water
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $30–45
- Flexible
- $27–45
Bus from Cairns to Miriam Vale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $180–260
- Advantage
- $220–330
- Flexible
- $280–440
Bus from Miriam Vale to Agnes Water
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $21–30
- Advantage
- $19–28
- Flexible
- $13–21
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