There are 10 ways to get from Cooktown to Maryborough by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Cooktown Airport to Hervey Bay, bus
best- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Hervey Bay (HVB)plane CTN - HVB
- Take the bus from Boat Harbour Drive at Robertson Street to Kent St at Adelaide Streetbus
10h 25m$329–833Fly Cooktown Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)plane CTN - MCY
- Take the bus from Sunshine Coast Airport to Noosa Junction station, stop Abus
- Take the bus from Noosa Junction Station to Maryboroughbus
11h 31m$188–605Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus Cooktown to Cairns / ...
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Maryborough Westtrain Spirit of Queensland
27h 17m$224–5,616Bus
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus Cooktown to Cairns / ...
- Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Maryboroughbus Pm19
28h 30m$254–363Drive 1,749.1 km
- Drive from Cooktown to Maryboroughcar 1,749.1 km
20h 34m$318–459Bus to Cairns, fly to Hervey Bay, bus
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Hervey Bay (HVB)plane CNS - HVB
- Take the bus from Boat Harbour Drive at Robertson Street to Kent St at Adelaide Streetbus
12h 47m$389–722Bus to Cairns, fly to Bundaberg, bus
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bundaberg (BDB)plane CNS - BDB
- Take the bus from Bundaberg Airport to Maryboroughbus
14h 21m$461–833Bus to Cairns, fly to Sunshine Coast Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)plane CNS - MCY
- Take the bus from Sunshine Coast Airport to Noosa Junction station, stop Abus
- Take the bus from Noosa Junction Station to Maryboroughbus
14h 8m$208–744Fly Cooktown Airport to Brisbane Airport, train
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane CTN - BNE
- Take the train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Caboolture station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Caboolture to Maryborough Westtrain
11h 9m$222–1,402Bus via Cairns
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus Cooktown to Cairns / ...
- Take the bus from Cairns to Maryboroughbus Au050 / ...
29h 45m$254–423
Cooktown to Maryborough by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cooktown to Maryborough is to bus which costs $250 - $370 and takes 28h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cooktown to Maryborough is to fly and bus which takes 10h 25m and costs $320 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Cooktown to Maryborough. However, there are services departing from Cooktown and arriving at Maryborough via Cairns Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 30m.
The distance between Cooktown and Maryborough is 1418 km. The road distance is 1749.1 km.
The best way to get from Cooktown to Maryborough without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 17m and costs $220 - $6,000.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Cooktown to Maryborough, including transfers.
Cooktown to Maryborough bus services, operated by Trans North Bus & Coach, depart from Cooktown station.
Cooktown to Maryborough bus services, operated by Trans North Bus & Coach, arrive at Cairns station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cooktown to Maryborough is 1749 km. It takes approximately 20h 34m to drive from Cooktown to Maryborough.
There are 18+ hotels available in Maryborough.
What companies run services between Cooktown, QLD, Australia and Maryborough, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Cooktown to Maryborough via Cairns Central Station in around 28h 30m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Hervey Bay via Cairns, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Hervey Bay via Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–600
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Townsville, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–600
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Cairns, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Bundaberg via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–850
Flights from Cairns to Bundaberg via Townsville, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–850
Flights from Cairns to Bundaberg via Sydney, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–650
Flights from Cairns to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Brisbane Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Brisbane Airport via Cairns, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–950
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Cairns, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Cairns to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Bundaberg via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Brisbane Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Cairns Central Station to Maryborough West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–5,213
- 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
- $140–200
- AChoice
- $260–330
- Gold Class
- $4,162
- Heritage Class
- $5,213
Train from Caboolture to Maryborough West
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–772
- 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
- $30–55
- AChoice
- $35–50
- Gold Class
- $616
- Heritage Class
- $772
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Caboolture station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Bus from Boat Harbour Drive at Robertson Street to Kent St at Adelaide Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Bus from Sunshine Coast Airport to Noosa Junction station, stop A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Cairns Central Station to Maryborough
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Noosa Junction Station to Maryborough
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Bundaberg Airport to Maryborough
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Maryborough
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–320
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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