There are 10 ways to get from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns by train, plane, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Cairns
best- Take the train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS)BNE - CNS
7h 52m$128–486Train
cheapest- Take the train from Gympie North to Cairns Central StationSpirit of Queensland
22h 31m$75–5,526Bus
- Take the bus from Gympie to Cairns Central StationPm16
26h 55m$210–302Drive 1,515.1 km
- Drive from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns1,515.1 km
18h 3m$289–417Train, Railbus to Hervey Bay, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Gympie North to Maryborough West
- Take the bus from Maryborough West station to Pialba-Hervey Bay Transit Centre
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Cairns (CNS)HVB - CNS
9h 39m$404–1,213Train to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Nambour station, platform 1
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Cairns (CNS)MCY - CNS
7h 35m$222–958Train, train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Roma Street
- Take the train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Cairns (CNS)OOL - CNS
10h 5m$122–1,198Train to Bundaberg, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Gympie North to Bundaberg
- Fly from Bundaberg (BDB) to Cairns (CNS)BDB - CNS
9h 54m$390–1,379Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Townsville Airport, drive
- Take the train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Townsville Airport (TSV)BNE - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cairns
10h 33m$222–560Bus via Old Wolvi Road at Sandy Creek Road (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Gympie to CairnsCairns
27h 31m$230–600
Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns is to bus which costs $210 - $310 and takes 26h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns is to train and fly which takes 7h 35m and costs $220 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Gympie North station, platform 1 station to Cairns station. However, there are services departing from Gympie North station and arriving at Cairns Central Station via Gympie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 55m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Gympie North and arriving at Cairns Central Station station. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 22h 31m.
The distance between Gympie North station, platform 1 and Cairns is 1580 km. The road distance is 1515.1 km.
The best way to get from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns without a car is to train which takes 22h 31m and costs $75 - $6,000.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns, including transfers.
Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, depart from Gympie station.
Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Gympie North station.
The best way to get from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns is to train which takes 22h 31m and costs $75 - $6,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $310 and takes 26h 55m.
What companies run services between Gympie North station, platform 1, QLD, Australia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Queensland Rail Travel operates a train from Gympie North to Cairns Central Station 4 times a week. Tickets cost $75–5,526 and the journey takes 22h 31m. Alternatively, Premier Motor Service operates a bus from Gympie to Cairns Central Station once daily. Tickets cost $200–290 and the journey takes 25h 40m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns via Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Hervey Bay to Cairns via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–850
Flights from Hervey Bay to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–850
Flights from Hervey Bay to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–850
Flights from Hervey Bay to Cairns via Brisbane Airport, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–850
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Bundaberg to Cairns via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from Bundaberg to Cairns via Brisbane Airport, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport via Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–750
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–490
Flights from Bundaberg to Cairns via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–470
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Hervey Bay to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–850
Flights from Hervey Bay to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–850
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–380
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Nambour station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Gympie North to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–5,526
- 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
- $85–370
- AChoice
- $75–350
- Gold Class
- $4,412
- Heritage Class
- $5,526
Train from Gympie North to Maryborough West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–314
- 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
- $85–170
- AChoice
- $4–20
- Gold Class
- $251
- Heritage Class
- $314
Train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Nambour station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–257
- 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
- $85–170
- AChoice
- $3–17
- Gold Class
- $205
- Heritage Class
- $257
Train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–647
- 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
- $9–45
- Gold Class
- $516
- Heritage Class
- $647
Train from Gympie North to Bundaberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–629
- 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
- $502
- Heritage Class
- $629
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Gympie to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Bus from Maryborough West station to Pialba-Hervey Bay Transit Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Gympie to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $230–340
- Advantage
- $290–430
- Flexible
- $380–600
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More Questions & Answers
Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, arrive at Cairns Central Station.
Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Cairns Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns is 1515 km. It takes approximately 18h 3m to drive from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Cairns.
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