There are 4 ways to get from Perth to Cooktown by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Cooktown Airport
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)PER - CTN
8h 31m$294–1,070Train, bus
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
5d 17h$3,193–13,725Drive 4,964 km
- Drive from Perth to Cooktown4,964 km
2d 9h$942–1,360Fly to Cairns, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cairns (CNS)PER - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
12h 48m$384–1,015
Perth to Cooktown by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Cooktown is to fly and bus which costs $380 - $1,100 and takes 12h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Cooktown is to fly which takes 8h 31m and costs $290 - $1,100.
The distance between Perth and Cooktown is 3502 km. The road distance is 4964 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Cooktown without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 17h and costs $3,100 - $14,000.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Perth to Cooktown, including transfers.
Cooktown is 2h ahead of Perth. It is currently 11:27 AM in Perth and 1:27 PM in Cooktown.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Cooktown is 4964 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Perth to Cooktown.
There are 28+ hotels available in Cooktown.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Cooktown, QLD, Australia?
Jetstar, Hinterland Aviation, and three other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Perth Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Cooktown Airport via Alice Springs, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Cooktown Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Cooktown Airport via Adelaide, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–850
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–8,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,200–3,800
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,900–3,400
- PLATINUM
- $5,000–8,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,600–4,600
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,365–5,390
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $2,365
- Gold Premium
- $3,390
- Platinum
- $5,390
- 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/
- 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/
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