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How to get fromFortitude Valley to Great Barrier Reefby plane, ferry, train or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Fortitude Valley to Great Barrier Reef by plane, ferry, train, or bus

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  1. Fly from Brisbane Airport, ferry

    best
    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS)planeBNE - CNS
    2. Take the ferry from Cairns to Great Barrier Reef Green Islandferry
    7h 7m
    $236–592

  2. Train, ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central StationtrainSpirit of Queensland
    2. Take the ferry from Cairns to Great Barrier Reef Green Islandferry
    28h 40m
    $192–6,608

  3. Bus, ferry via Babinda

    1. Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Babindabus
    2. Take the bus from Babinda to Cairnsbus
    3. Take the ferry from Cairns to Great Barrier Reef Green Islandferry
    32h 22m
    $339–445

  4. Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly, ferry

    1. Take the train from Fortitude Valley station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
    2. Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Cairns (CNS)planeOOL - CNS
    3. Take the ferry from Cairns to Great Barrier Reef Green Islandferry
    9h 4m
    $220–660

  5. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Brisbane to CairnsbusCairns
    2. Take the ferry from Cairns to Great Barrier Reef Green Islandferry
    33h 19m
    $368–758

Fortitude Valley to Great Barrier Reef by train, foot, and ferry

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration28h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket$192Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Fortitude Valley, QLD, Australia and Great Barrier Reef, QLD, Australia?

There is no direct connection from Fortitude Valley to Great Barrier Reef. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Brisbane-Airport-BNE airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, take the shuttle to Cairns Base Hospital, walk to Cairns Hospital, take the line 110 bus to Cairns City bus station, platform 1, walk to Cairns, take the ferry to Great Barrier Reef Green Island, then walk to Great Barrier Reef. Alternatively, you can take a train from Fortitude Valley station, platform 1 to Great Barrier Reef via Roma Street, Cairns Central Station, Cairns, and Great Barrier Reef Green Island in around 28h 40m.

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