There are 3 ways to get from Cairns to Low Isles by bus, unknown, or plane
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Bus, travel
best- Take the bus from Cairns to Port DouglasCairns
- Walk from Port Douglas to Low Isles
1h 30mFly, bus, travel
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)CNS - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Daintree Crocodylus
- Walk from Daintree Crocodylus to Low Isles
6h 26mBus, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Cairns (CNS)CTN - CNS
- Walk from Cairns-Airport-CNS to Low Isles
7h 50m
Cairns (CNS) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Cairns and Low Isles is 82 km.
The best way to get from Cairns to Low Isles without a car is to bus and travel which takes 1h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 30m to get from Cairns to Low Isles, including transfers.
There are 609+ hotels available in Low Isles.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Low Isles, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Cairns to Low Isles. However, you can take the bus to Port Douglas then travel to Low Isles. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Cairns Airport, walk to Cairns (CNS) airport, fly to Cooktown Airport (CTN), take the taxi to Cooktown, take the bus to Daintree Crocodylus, then travel to Low Isles.
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- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Cairns to Cooktown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Port Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cooktown to Daintree Crocodylus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.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/
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