There are 9 ways to get from Cooktown to Maryborough by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Cooktown Airport to Hervey Bay, bus
best- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Hervey Bay (HVB)CTN - HVB
- Take the bus from Boat Harbour Drive at Robertson Street to Kent St at Adelaide Street
9h 59m$349–983Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Cooktown to CairnsCooktown to Cairns / ...
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Maryborough WestSpirit of Queensland
27h 17m$154–5,616Bus
- Take the bus from Cooktown to CairnsCooktown to Cairns / ...
- Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to MaryboroughPm19
28h 30m$254–363Drive 1,749.1 km
- Drive from Cooktown to Maryborough1,749.1 km
20h 32m$332–479Bus to Cairns, fly to Hervey Bay, bus
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Hervey Bay (HVB)CNS - HVB
- Take the bus from Boat Harbour Drive at Robertson Street to Kent St at Adelaide Street
12h 31m$429–972Fly Cooktown Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport, train
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)CTN - MCY
- Take the train from Nambour to Maryborough West
10h 18m$204–1,279Fly Cooktown Airport to Brisbane Airport, train
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)CTN - BNE
- Take the train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Caboolture station, platform 3
- Take the train from Caboolture to Maryborough West
10h 38m$212–1,502Bus to Cairns, fly to Brisbane Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)CNS - BNE
- Take the train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Caboolture station, platform 3
- Take the train from Caboolture to Maryborough West
15h 19m$222–1,401Bus via Cairns
- Take the bus from Cooktown to CairnsCooktown to Cairns / ...
- Take the bus from Cairns to MaryboroughBrisbane
29h 44m$284–653
Cooktown to Maryborough by bus
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 9h 59m and costs $340 - $1,000.
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 $150 - $6,000.
It takes approximately 9h 59m 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 32m to drive from Cooktown to Maryborough.
There are 25+ 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 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Townsville, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Cairns, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Brisbane Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Brisbane Airport via Cairns, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Cairns, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Brisbane Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Brisbane Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- 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
- $70–5,213
- 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
- $85–360
- AChoice
- $70–330
- Gold Class
- $4,162
- Heritage Class
- $5,213
Train from Nambour to Maryborough West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–570
- 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
- $85–180
- AChoice
- $8–40
- Gold Class
- $455
- Heritage Class
- $570
Train from Caboolture to Maryborough West
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–772
- 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
- $85–190
- AChoice
- $10–50
- 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 15 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
- 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/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Maryborough
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $210–310
- Advantage
- $270–390
- Flexible
- $340–550
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