There are 8 ways to get from Great Barrier Reef to Mooloolaba by unknown, plane, train, bus, car ferry, or car
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Travel, fly to Sunshine Coast Airport
best- Walk from Great Barrier Reef to Cairns-Airport-CNSunknown
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)plane CNS - MCY
4h 10mTravel, train
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef to Cairns Central Stationunknown
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Nambourtrain Spirit of Queensland
25h 46mTravel, bus via Cairns
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef to Williams Esplanade at Caryota Stunknown
- Take the bus from Cairns to Mooloolababus Au050 / ...
30h 3mTravel, car ferry, drive
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef to South End, Curtis Islandunknown
- Take the car ferry from South End, Curtis Island to Gladstone Marinacarferry
- Drive from Gladstone Marina to Mooloolabacar
26h 27mTravel, fly to Brisbane Airport, train
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef to Cairns-Airport-CNSunknown
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane CNS - BNE
- Take the train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
6h 8mTravel, fly to Gold Coast Airport, train
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef to Cairns-Airport-CNSunknown
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane CNS - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Fortitude Valley station, platform 2train
- Take the train from Fortitude Valley station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
8h 18mTravel, fly to Hervey Bay, bus
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef to Cairns-Airport-CNSunknown
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Hervey Bay (HVB)plane CNS - HVB
- Take the bus from Hervey Bay to Mooloolababus
9h 54mTravel, bus (Greyhound)
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef to Williams Esplanade at Caryota Stunknown
- Take the bus from Cairns to Mooloolababus Brisbane
31h 32m
Cairns (CNS) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Great Barrier Reef and Mooloolaba is 1395 km.
The best way to get from Great Barrier Reef to Mooloolaba without a car is to travel and train which takes 25h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Great Barrier Reef to Mooloolaba, including transfers.
Mooloolaba is 30 min ahead of Great Barrier Reef. It is currently 3:35 PM in Great Barrier Reef and 4:05 PM in Mooloolaba.
There are 1797+ hotels available in Mooloolaba.
What companies run services between Great Barrier Reef and Mooloolaba, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Great Barrier Reef to Mooloolaba. However, you can travel to Cairns-Airport-CNS airport, fly to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY), walk to Sunshine Coast Airport, take the line 622 bus to Maroochydore station, platform 1, then take the line 600 bus to Walan St near Smith St. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Great Barrier Reef to Walan St near Smith St via Cairns Central Station, Nambour, Nambour station, and Maroochydore station, platform 1 in around 25h 46m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–550
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Townsville, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–550
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Cairns to Hervey Bay via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–550
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Cairns Central Station to Nambour
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–5,782
- 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
- $160–210
- AChoice
- $290–370
- Gold Class
- $4,616
- Heritage Class
- $5,782
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Fortitude Valley station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Fortitude Valley station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Mooloolaba
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–360
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Hervey Bay to Mooloolaba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Mooloolaba
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $260–380
- Advantage
- $330–490
- Flexible
- $420–650
Car ferry from South End, Curtis Island to Gladstone Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- curtisferryservices.com.au
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