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 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS)plane BNE - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus
9h 24m$168–480Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Nambour to Cairns Central Stationtrain Spirit of Queensland
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus Cairns
27h 44m$120–6,056Bus
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Cairns Central Stationbus Pm16
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus Cairns
30h 19m$253–352Drive 1,660.4 km
- Drive from Mooloolaba to Port Douglascar 1,660.4 km
19h 53m$302–435Fly Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns, bus
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Cairns (CNS)plane MCY - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus
7h 52m$150–656Train, train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Cairns, bus
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Bowen Hills station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Cairns (CNS)plane OOL - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus
11h 49m$152–528Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Townsville Airport, drive
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane BNE - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Port Douglascar
10h 35m$208–516Fly Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane MCY - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Mossmanbus
15h 5m$316–876Bus via Cairns
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Cairnsbus Cairns
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus Cairns
30h 55m$292–661
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mooloolaba to Port Douglas is to train and fly and bus which costs $160 - $480 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Mooloolaba to Port Douglas is to fly and bus which takes 7h 52m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Mooloolaba and Port Douglas is 1580 km. The road distance is 1660.4 km.
The best way to get from Mooloolaba to Port Douglas without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 44m and costs $120 - $6,500.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Mooloolaba to Port Douglas, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mooloolaba to Port Douglas is 1660 km. It takes approximately 19h 53m to drive from Mooloolaba to Port Douglas.
There are 592+ 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
- $100–650
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns via Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport via Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–550
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–380
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–450
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,700
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 15 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
- $40–65
- 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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