There are 5 ways to get from Perth to Daintree Rainforest by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Cooktown Airport, bus
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane PER - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Daintree Crocodylusbus
12h 16m$343–1,005Fly to Cairns, bus, drive
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cairns (CNS)plane PER - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Daintree River Ferrybus
- Drive from Daintree River Ferry to Daintree Rainforestcar
14h 17m$294–830Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Perth to Sydney Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Cairns to Wongabus
- Take the car ferry from Daintree River Ferry to Daintree River Ferry Northcarferry
5d 12h$1,056–17,523Drive 4,909.5 km
- Drive from Perth to Daintree Rainforestcar 4,909.5 km
2d 12h$890–1,285Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Daintree River Ferrybus
- Drive from Daintree River Ferry to Daintree Rainforestcar
6d 20h$3,173–14,790
Perth Airport (PER) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Daintree Rainforest is to fly and bus and drive which costs $290 - $850 and takes 14h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Daintree Rainforest is to fly and bus which takes 12h 16m and costs $340 - $1,100.
The distance between Perth and Daintree Rainforest is 3638 km. The road distance is 4909.5 km.
It takes approximately 12h 16m to get from Perth to Daintree Rainforest, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Daintree Rainforest is 4910 km. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Perth to Daintree Rainforest.
There are 611+ hotels available in Daintree Rainforest.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Daintree Rainforest, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Perth to Daintree Rainforest. However, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Cooktown Airport (CTN), take the taxi to Cooktown, take the bus to Daintree Crocodylus, then take the taxi to Daintree Rainforest. Alternatively, you can take a train from Perth to Daintree Rainforest via Sydney Central Station, Central Station, Roma Street Station, Roma Street, Cairns Central Station, Cairns, Wonga, Daintree River Ferry, and Daintree River Ferry North in around 5d 12h.
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Perth Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Cooktown Airport via Alice Springs, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Cooktown Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–600
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Train from Perth to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–11,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $863
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,400–2,000
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,500–2,100
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,800–2,400
- GOLD TWIN
- $3,300–6,000
- GOLD SINGLE
- $3,000–5,500
- PLATINUM
- $7,000–11,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $4,000–7,000
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–9,000
- 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
- $2,200–4,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,000–3,700
- PLATINUM
- $5,500–9,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,700–5,000
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
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
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
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cooktown to Daintree Crocodylus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cairns to Wonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cairns to Daintree River Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- 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 Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- (07) 4099 9444
- enquiries@douglas.qld.gov.au
- Website
- douglas.qld.gov.au
Car ferry from Daintree River Ferry to Daintree River Ferry North
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–29
- Schedules at
- daintreeferry.com.au
- Pedestrian / Bicycles
- $5
- Cars / Utes (private use)
- $29
- Motor Bike
- $12
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