There are 6 ways to get from Port Douglas to South Ripley by bus, plane, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Bus, fly to Brisbane Airport
best- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane CNS - BNE
7h 12m$208–555Bus, fly to Gold Coast Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane CNS - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Streettrain
8h 55m$203–603Bus, train
- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus Cairns
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Streettrain Spirit of Queensland
28h 26m$261–6,621Bus
- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus Cairns
- Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Streetbus Pm19
33h 7m$285–405Drive 1,785.4 km
- Drive from Port Douglas to South Ripleycar 1,785.4 km
21h 19m$318–458Bus via Cairns
- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus Cairns
- Take the bus from Cairns to Brisbanebus Brisbane
33h 56m$345–735
Cairns (CNS) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Port Douglas to South Ripley is to bus and fly which costs $200 - $600 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Port Douglas to South Ripley is to bus and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs $200 - $600.
The distance between Port Douglas and South Ripley is 1532 km. The road distance is 1785.4 km.
The best way to get from Port Douglas to South Ripley without a car is to bus and train which takes 28h 26m and costs $260 - $7,000.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Port Douglas to South Ripley, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Port Douglas to South Ripley is 1785 km. It takes approximately 21h 19m to drive from Port Douglas to South Ripley.
There are 164+ hotels available in South Ripley.
What companies run services between Port Douglas, QLD, Australia and South Ripley, QLD, Australia?
You can take a vehicle from Port Douglas to South Ripley via Port Douglas, Cairns Central Station, Brisbane Roma Street, Roma Street busway, platform 1, Springfield Central station, stop A, and Barrams Rd at Olympus Drive in around 33h 7m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–6,171
- 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
- $170–230
- AChoice
- $310–390
- Gold Class
- $4,927
- Heritage Class
- $6,171
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Port Douglas to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- 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 Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $280–400
- Advantage
- $350–550
- Flexible
- $450–650
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