There are 9 ways to get from Mooloolaba to Palm Cove by train, plane, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Cairns
best- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS)plane BNE - CNS
8h 5m$120–447Fly Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
cheapest- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Cairns (CNS)plane MCY - CNS
6h 26m$113–603Train
- Take the train from Nambour to Cairns Central Stationtrain Spirit of Queensland
26h 36m$163–6,003Bus via Cairns
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Cairnsbus Au050 / ...
28h 13m$203–336Drive 1,620 km
- Drive from Mooloolaba to Palm Covecar 1,620 km
19h 21m$284–410Bus to Hervey Bay, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Hervey Baybus
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Cairns (CNS)plane HVB - CNS
11h 15m$344–779Train, train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 1 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Bowen Hills station, platform 1 to Nerang station, platform 1train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Cairns (CNS)plane OOL - CNS
10h 41m$116–496Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Townsville Airport, drive
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane BNE - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Palm Covecar
10h 10m$199–451Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Cairnsbus Cairns
29h 31m$270–609
Mooloolaba to Palm Cove by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mooloolaba to Palm Cove is to train and fly which costs $120 - $450 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Mooloolaba to Palm Cove is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs $110 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Mooloolaba to Palm Cove. However, there are services departing from Mooloolaba and arriving at Williams Esplanade at French Street via Cairns City bus station, platform 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 13m.
The distance between Mooloolaba and Palm Cove is 1537 km. The road distance is 1620 km.
The best way to get from Mooloolaba to Palm Cove without a car is to train which takes 26h 36m and costs $160 - $6,000.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Mooloolaba to Palm Cove, including transfers.
Mooloolaba to Palm Cove bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Mooloolaba station.
The best way to get from Mooloolaba to Palm Cove is to train which takes 26h 36m and costs $160 - $6,000. Alternatively, you can bus via Cairns, which costs $200 - $340 and takes 28h 13m, you could also fly, which costs $110 - $650 and takes 6h 26m.
Mooloolaba to Palm Cove bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Cairns station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mooloolaba to Palm Cove is 1620 km. It takes approximately 19h 21m to drive from Mooloolaba to Palm Cove.
What companies run services between Mooloolaba, QLD, Australia and Palm Cove, QLD, Australia?
Queensland Rail Travel operates a train from Nambour to Cairns Central Station 4 times a week. Tickets cost $160–5,782 and the journey takes 23h 34m. Alternatively, FlixBus Australia operates a bus from Mooloolaba to Cairns twice daily. Tickets cost $200–340 and the journey takes 27h 4m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns via Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Hervey Bay to Cairns via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Hervey Bay to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Hervey Bay to Cairns via Brisbane Airport, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport via Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Hervey Bay to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–450
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Landsborough station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Landsborough station, platform 1 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Bowen Hills station, platform 1 to Nerang station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Nambour to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- 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
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Mooloolaba to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–340
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Mooloolaba to Hervey Bay
- 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 Mooloolaba to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- 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
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