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How to get fromClare Valley to Cairnsby taxi, bus, train, plane or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Clare Valley to Cairns by taxi, bus, train, plane, or car

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  1. Taxi, bus, train, fly

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    1. Take the taxi from Clare Valley to Saddleworthtaxi
    2. Take the bus from Saddleworth to Gawlerbus
    3. Take the train from Gawler Central station to Adelaide stationtrain
    4. Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Cairns (CNS)planeADL - CNS
    8h 20m
    $309–749

  2. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Clare Valley to Claretaxi
    2. Take the bus from Clare to Adelaide Central Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwybus
    4. Take the bus from Albury to Central Stationbus
    5. Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
    6. Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus
    3d 1h
    $559–1,004

  3. Taxi, bus, train via Gawler

    1. Take the taxi from Clare Valley to Saddleworthtaxi
    2. Take the bus from Saddleworth to Gawlerbus
    3. Take the train from Gawler Central station to Adelaide stationtrain
    4. Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
    5. Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
    3d 13h
    $2,510–12,145

  4. Drive 2,568.2 km

    1. Drive from Clare Valley to Cairnscar2,568.2 km
    33h 5m
    $491–710

  5. Taxi, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Clare Valley to Claretaxi
    2. Take the bus from Clare to Adelaide Central Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
    4. Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus
    3d 18h
    $2,636–5,959

Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar51Weekly Planes
Duration5h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket$180Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Clare Valley, SA, Australia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?

There is no direct connection from Clare Valley to Cairns. However, you can take the taxi to Saddleworth, take the bus to Gawler, walk to Gawler Central station, take the train to Adelaide station, walk to Stop W1 Currie St - South side, take the bus to Stop 10 Adelaide Airport, walk to Adelaide Airport (ADL) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, then take the shuttle to Cairns Base Hospital. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Clare, take the bus to Adelaide Central Bus Station, walk to 85 Franklin St, take the bus to Albury Station/Hume Hwy, walk to Albury, take the bus to Central Station, take the bus to Brisbane, walk to Brisbane Roma Street, then take the bus to Cairns Central Station.

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