There are 8 ways to get from Sydney to Lizard Island by plane, unknown, train, bus, or car
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Cooktown Airport, travel
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane SYD - CTN
- Walk from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Lizard Islandunknown
8h 7mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
2dBus, travel
- Take the bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Roma Street Station, Stand Fbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
2d 4hFly Sydney International Airport to Cairns, bus, travel
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cairns (CNS)plane SYD - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
13h 23mDrive to Orange Airport, fly to Cairns, bus, travel
- Drive from Sydney to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Cairns (CNS)plane OAG - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
17h 11mFly Sydney International Airport to Weipa Airport, travel
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Weipa Airport (WEI)plane SYD - WEI
- Walk from Weipa Airport (WEI) to Lizard Islandunknown
16h 18mBus, train, travel
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
2dTrain, bus, travel via Palmer River
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Cairnsbus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Palmer Riverbus
- Take the bus from Palmer River to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
2d 5h
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Sydney and Lizard Island is 2245 km.
The best way to get from Sydney to Lizard Island without a car is to train and bus and travel which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Sydney to Lizard Island, including transfers.
Lizard Island is 1h behind Sydney. It is currently 11:49 AM in Sydney and 10:49 AM in Lizard Island.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Lizard Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Lizard Island. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Cooktown Airport (CTN), then travel to Lizard Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Central Station to Lizard Island via Roma Street Station, Roma Street, Cairns Central Station, Cairns, and Cooktown in around 2d.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Weipa Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Weipa Airport via Gold Coast, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Weipa Airport via Townsville, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–390
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–390
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Dubbo, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Gold Coast, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Weipa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,500
- 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
- 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/
Bus from Cairns to Palmer River
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Palmer River to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Roma Street Station, Stand F
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- 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
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–190
- Advantage
- $160–240
- Flexible
- $200–310
Bus from Brisbane to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $260–370
- Advantage
- $330–480
- Flexible
- $420–650
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