There are 9 ways to get from Cairns to Woomera by plane, bus, taxi, train or car
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 Port Augusta to Pimba
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 Pimba
Fly to Olympic Dam, taxi
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Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Olympic Dam (OLP)
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Take a taxi from Olympic Dam to Woomera
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 Port Augusta to Pimba
Train, bus via Sydney
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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 Pimba
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 Pimba
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 Adelaide
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Take the bus from Adelaide to Pimba
Bus, train
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Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane
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Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaide
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Take the bus from Adelaide to Pimba
Drive
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Drive from Cairns to Woomera
Questions & Answers
Is it cheaper to fly, bus, train or ferry from Cairns to Woomera?
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Woomera is to fly and bus which costs $300 - $750 and takes 13h 7m.
What is the fastest way to get from Cairns to Woomera?
The quickest way to get from Cairns to Woomera is to fly and taxi which costs $370 - $1,000 and takes 9h 21m.
How far is it from Cairns to Woomera?
The distance between Cairns and Woomera is 1827 km. The road distance is 3394.3 km.
How do I travel from Cairns to Woomera without a car?
The best way to get from Cairns to Woomera without a car is to train and bus via Sydney which takes 3 days 3h and costs $750 - $3,000.
How long does it take to get from Cairns to Woomera?
It takes approximately 14h 43m to get from Cairns to Woomera, including transfers.
How long is the flight from Cairns to Woomera?
There is no direct flight from Cairns Airport to Whyalla Airport. The quickest flight takes 10h 25m and has one stopover.
What is the time difference between Cairns and Woomera?
Woomera is 30 min ahead of Cairns. It is currently 11:58 AM in Cairns and 12:28 PM in Woomera.
Can I drive from Cairns to Woomera?
Yes, the driving distance between Cairns to Woomera is 3394 km. It takes approximately 34h 35m to drive from Cairns to Woomera.
Which airlines fly from Cairns Airport to Whyalla Airport?
Jetstar, Virgin Australia and Qantas offer flights from Cairns Airport to Whyalla Airport.
How do I get to Cairns (CNS) Airport from Cairns?
The best way to get from Cairns to Cairns Airport is to shuttle which takes 25 min and costs .
Launch map view
- Distance: 1826.7 km
- Duration: 14h 43m
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Woomera, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Cairns to Woomera via Brisbane, Sydney, Albury, Adelaide, and Pimba in around 3 days 7h.
Airlines
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Whyalla via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,700
Flights from Cairns to Whyalla via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Whyalla via Townsville, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480 - $1,400
Flights from Cairns to Whyalla via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Whyalla via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $800
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Port Lincoln via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $800
Flights from Cairns to Port Lincoln via Townsville, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $2,200
Flights from Cairns to Port Lincoln via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500 - $2,200
Flights from Cairns to Port Lincoln via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,000
Flights from Cairns to Port Lincoln via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,000
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Cairns to Olympic Dam via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $850
Flights from Cairns to Olympic Dam via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,000
Flights from Cairns to Olympic Dam via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480 - $1,400
Flights from Cairns to Olympic Dam via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $1,100
Flights from Cairns to Olympic Dam via Townsville, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480 - $1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $800
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $800
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $800
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $600
Flights from Cairns to Adelaide via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $600
Train operators
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- 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
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- Economy-B-Quick fare
- $170 - $240
- 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 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95 - $140
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $95 - $140
- First Class
- $130 - $200
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- sales.enquiries@journeybeyond.com
- 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
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- 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 (Outside AU +61 8 8213 4401)
- sales.enquiries@journeybeyond.com
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,200 - $9,500
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold Single
- $2,200 - $2,900
- Gold Twin
- $2,300 - $5,500
- Gold Superior
- $4,000 - $8,500
- Platinum Twin
- $4,400 - $9,500
- Platinum Double
- $4,400 - $9,500
Bus operators
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@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
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Port Augusta to Pimba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40 - $80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Advantage
- $42 - $47
- Early Bird
- $45 - $80
- Premium
- $45 - $70
Bus from Adelaide to Pimba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80 - $220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Advantage
- $80 - $120
- Early Bird
- $90 - $220
- Premium
- $110 - $160
Bus from Sydney to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95 - $280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Advantage
- $95 - $160
- Early Bird
- $110 - $280
- Premium
- $140 - $200
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190 - $260
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Brisbane to Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100 - $150
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Sydney to Albury station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55 - $130
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Albury to 85 Franklin St
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16 - $23
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $16 - $23
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $110 - $140
Roxby Taxi
- Phone
- +61 8 8671 0400
- Website
- 131008.com
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