There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Lizard Island by plane, unknown, train, or bus
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Fly to Cooktown Airport, travel
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane MEL - CTN
- Walk from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Lizard Islandunknown
8h 18mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
2d 12hBus, train, travel
- Take the bus from Campbellfield to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
2d 14hFly to Cairns, bus, travel
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cairns (CNS)plane MEL - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
13h 44mFly to Coen, travel
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Coen (CUQ)plane MEL - CUQ
- Walk from Coen (CUQ) to Lizard Islandunknown
14h 20mFly to Lockhart River Airport, travel
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lockhart River Airport (IRG)plane MEL - IRG
- Walk from Lockhart River Airport (IRG) to Lizard Islandunknown
14h 9mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
2d 16h
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Melbourne and Lizard Island is 2583 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Lizard Island without a car is to train and bus and travel which takes 2 days 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Melbourne to Lizard Island, including transfers.
Lizard Island is 1h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:57 AM in Melbourne and 6:57 AM in Lizard Island.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Lizard Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Lizard Island. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Cooktown Airport (CTN), then travel to Lizard Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Southern Cross to Lizard Island via Central Station, Roma Street Station, Roma Street, Cairns Central Station, Cairns, and Cooktown in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cooktown Airport via Adelaide, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cooktown Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Coen via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Coen via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Coen via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lockhart River Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lockhart River Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Website
- skytrans.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lockhart River Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lockhart River Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lockhart River Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lockhart River Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- 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 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
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Campbellfield to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–190
- Advantage
- $160–240
- Flexible
- $200–310
- 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
- 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/
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