There are 3 ways to get from Perth to Port Douglas by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cairns (CNS)PER - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglas
9h 17m$363–960Train, 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 Port Douglas
5d 14h$3,162–13,670Drive 4,784.5 km
- Drive from Perth to Port Douglas4,784.5 km
2d 7h$906–1,308
Perth Airport (PER) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Port Douglas is to fly and bus which costs $360 - $1,000 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Port Douglas is to fly and bus which takes 9h 17m and costs $360 - $1,000.
The distance between Perth and Port Douglas is 3522 km. The road distance is 4784.5 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Port Douglas without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 14h and costs $3,100 - $14,000.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Perth to Port Douglas, including transfers.
Port Douglas is 2h ahead of Perth. It is currently 9:22 PM in Perth and 11:22 PM in Port Douglas.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Port Douglas is 4784 km. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Perth to Port Douglas.
There are 602+ hotels available in Port Douglas.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Port Douglas, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Perth to Port Douglas. However, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, take the shuttle to Cairns Central Shopping Complex, walk to Cairns, take the bus to Port Douglas, then take the taxi to Port Douglas. Alternatively, you can take a train from Perth to Port Douglas via Adelaide Parklands, Stop 1 Anzac Hwy - North West side, Stop Y2 King William St - West side, Adelaide, Brisbane, Brisbane Roma Street, Cairns, and Port Douglas in around 5d 14h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
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
- $210–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- 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
- $370–700
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
- +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/
- 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/
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