There are 8 ways to get from Geelong to Cooktown by shuttle, plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Shuttle to Melbourne Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)MEL - CTN
7h 13m$249–804Shuttle 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 Cooktown
12h 20m$239–549Train, bus via Brisbane
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Station
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Station622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Station31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
2d 12h$297–7,119Bus
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal 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 Cooktown
2d 16h$516–1,025Drive 3,095.7 km
- Drive from Geelong to Cooktown3,095.7 km
37h 1m$606–875Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Wyndham Vale Station
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)AVV - CTN
12h 45m$340–1,197Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Cairns, bus
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Wyndham Vale Station
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Cairns (CNS)AVV - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
15h 57m$320–992Train, bus
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Station
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Station622 / ...
- 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 Cooktown
2d 19h$482–869
Geelong to Cooktown by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geelong to Cooktown is to shuttle and fly and bus which costs $230 - $550 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Geelong to Cooktown is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 13m and costs $240 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Geelong station to Cooktown. However, there are services departing from Geelong Station/Railway Tce and arriving at Cooktown via Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Central Station, Brisbane Roma Street and Cairns. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Geelong and Cooktown is 2565 km. The road distance is 3095.7 km.
The best way to get from Geelong to Cooktown without a car is to train and bus via Brisbane which takes 2 days 12h and costs $290 - $7,500.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Geelong to Cooktown, including transfers.
Geelong to Cooktown bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Geelong Station/Railway Tce.
Geelong to Cooktown bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St station.
Cooktown is 1h behind Geelong. It is currently 1:02 PM in Geelong and 12:02 PM in Cooktown.
Yes, the driving distance between Geelong to Cooktown is 3096 km. It takes approximately 37h 1m to drive from Geelong to Cooktown.
What companies run services between Geelong, VIC, Australia and Cooktown, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Cooktown via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St, Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Central Station, Brisbane, Brisbane Roma Street, and Cairns in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
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
- $240–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cooktown Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cooktown Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- qantas.com
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
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cairns via Sydney, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–380
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–380
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- 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
Train from Geelong Station to Wyndham Vale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- 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 Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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 Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- 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 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
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- 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/
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $120–180
- Advantage
- $150–220
- Flexible
- $180–280
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/
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