There are 9 ways to get from Lizard Island to Melbourne by unknown, plane, bus, or train
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Travel to Cooktown Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktown Airport (CTN)
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)CTN - MEL
7h 35mTravel, bus, train via Sydney
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktown
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Street
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Station32
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Cross623 / ...
2d 11hTravel, bus
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktown
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Street
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Take the bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
2d 18hTravel, bus to Cairns, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktown
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)CNS - MEL
12h 40mTravel to Cooktown Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktown Airport (CTN)
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Avalon Airport (AVV)CTN - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
11h 24mTravel, bus to Cairns, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktown
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Avalon Airport (AVV)CNS - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
16h 5mTravel, bus to Cairns, fly to Bendigo Airport, train
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktown
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bendigo Airport (BXG)CNS - BXG
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
18h 47mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktown
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Street
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
3d 13hTravel, bus, train #2
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktown
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Street
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
3d 17h
Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Lizard Island and Melbourne is 2583 km.
The best way to get from Lizard Island to Melbourne without a car is to travel and bus and train via Sydney which takes 2 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Lizard Island to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 1h ahead of Lizard Island. It is currently 6:22 AM in Lizard Island and 7:22 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5330+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Lizard Island, QLD, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Lizard Island to Melbourne. However, you can travel to Cooktown Airport (CTN) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lizard Island to Southern Cross via Cooktown, Cairns, Cairns Central Station, Roma Street, Roma Street Station, and Central Station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,200
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Avalon Airport via Cairns, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Avalon Airport via Cairns, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,800
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Townsville, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Bendigo Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Cairns to Bendigo Airport via Townsville, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Bendigo Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Avalon Airport via Cairns, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Street
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- 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
Train from Central Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- 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
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,365–4,455
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold Premium
- $4,455
- Gold
- $3,365
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $140–200
- Advantage
- $170–250
- Flexible
- $210–330
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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