There are 9 ways to get from Mooloolaba to Port Douglas by train, plane, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Cairns, bus
best- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS)BNE - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglas
9h 22m$168–540Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Nambour to Cairns Central StationSpirit of Queensland
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port DouglasCairns
27h 45m$120–6,056Bus
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Cairns Central StationPm16
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port DouglasCairns
30h 19m$253–352Drive 1,661.1 km
- Drive from Mooloolaba to Port Douglas1,661.1 km
19h 54m$315–455Fly Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns, bus
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Cairns (CNS)MCY - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglas
7h 54m$210–756Train, train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Cairns, bus
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Take the train from Bowen Hills station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Cairns (CNS)OOL - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglas
11h 44m$162–608Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Townsville Airport, drive
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Townsville Airport (TSV)BNE - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Port Douglas
10h 36m$234–596Fly Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)MCY - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Mossman
15h 7m$386–1,072Bus via Cairns
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to CairnsCairns
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port DouglasCairns
30h 53m$291–661
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mooloolaba to Port Douglas is to bus which costs $250 - $360 and takes 30h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Mooloolaba to Port Douglas is to fly and bus which takes 7h 54m and costs $210 - $800.
The distance between Mooloolaba and Port Douglas is 1580 km. The road distance is 1661.1 km.
The best way to get from Mooloolaba to Port Douglas without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 45m and costs $120 - $6,500.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Mooloolaba to Port Douglas, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mooloolaba to Port Douglas is 1661 km. It takes approximately 19h 54m to drive from Mooloolaba to Port Douglas.
There are 602+ hotels available in Port Douglas.
What companies run services between Mooloolaba, QLD, Australia and Port Douglas, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Mooloolaba to Port Douglas via Cairns and Port Douglas in around 30h 19m.
- 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
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–480
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–460
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,800
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 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 2 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 Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
- $80–5,782
- 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
- $85–380
- AChoice
- $80–370
- Gold Class
- $4,616
- Heritage Class
- $5,782
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Port Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cooktown to Mossman
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- 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 Mooloolaba to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–300
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Mooloolaba to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $250–360
- Advantage
- $310–460
- Flexible
- $400–650
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