There are 8 ways to get from Geelong to Cape Tribulation by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or shuttle
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Fly Avalon Airport to Cairns, bus
best- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Cairns (CNS)AVV - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to PK's
11h 1m$349–1,058Shuttle to Melbourne Airport, fly to Cairns, bus
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cairns (CNS)MEL - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to PK's
10h 22m$269–549Train, bus
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Station
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Strathfield Station622 / ...
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Roma Street Station31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Take the bus from Cairns to PK's
2d 10h$322–7,159Bus
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Station
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Take the bus from Cairns to PK's
2d 14hDrive 3,029.2 km
- Drive from Geelong to Cape Tribulation3,029.2 km
38h 28m$589–851Fly Avalon Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)AVV - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to PK's
13h$374–1,163Shuttle to Melbourne Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)MEL - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to PK's
10h 25m$274–844Train, bus via Seymour
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Station
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Seymour
- Take the bus from Seymour to Central Station
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbane Roma Street
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Take the bus from Cairns to PK's
2d 19h$637–857
Geelong to Cape Tribulation by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geelong to Cape Tribulation is to shuttle and fly and bus which costs $260 - $550 and takes 10h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Geelong to Cape Tribulation is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 10h 22m and costs $260 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Geelong station to Cape Tribulation. However, there are services departing from Geelong Station/Railway Tce and arriving at PK's via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St, Central Station, Brisbane Roma Street and Cairns. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Geelong and Cape Tribulation is 2880 km. The road distance is 3029.2 km.
The best way to get from Geelong to Cape Tribulation without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs $320 - $7,500.
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from Geelong to Cape Tribulation, including transfers.
Geelong to Cape Tribulation bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Geelong Station/Railway Tce.
Geelong to Cape Tribulation bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St station.
Cape Tribulation is 1h behind Geelong. It is currently 2:10 PM in Geelong and 1:10 PM in Cape Tribulation.
Yes, the driving distance between Geelong to Cape Tribulation is 3029 km. It takes approximately 38h 28m to drive from Geelong to Cape Tribulation.
What companies run services between Geelong, VIC, Australia and Cape Tribulation, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to PK's via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St, Central Station, Brisbane, Brisbane Roma Street, and Cairns in around 2d 14h.
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- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cairns via Sydney, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cooktown Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cooktown Airport via Adelaide, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cooktown Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
Train from Strathfield Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–6,171
- 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
- $85–390
- AChoice
- $85–390
- Gold Class
- $4,927
- Heritage Class
- $6,171
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to PK's
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cooktown to PK's
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 3 9662 2505
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–15
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–190
- Advantage
- $160–240
- Flexible
- $190–300
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 3 5222 4966
- enquiries@gull.com.au
- Website
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Seymour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Seymour to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
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