There are 9 ways to get from Tenterfield to Cairns by bus, plane, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Bus, bus to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Cairns
best- Take the bus from Manners St After Rouse St to Molesworth St After Conway Stbus
- Take the bus from Lismore Transit Centre, Molesworth St to Wharf St Opp Tweed Heads Visitor Information Centrebus
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Cairns (CNS)plane OOL - CNS
10h$128–526Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tenterfield Rotary Park to St Joseph's School, Corundum Stbus
- Take the bus from Stanthorpe to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
31h 44m$220–6,656Bus
- Take the bus from Tenterfield Rotary Park to St Joseph's School, Corundum Stbus
- Take the bus from Stanthorpe to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus
35h 52m$270–466Drive 1,890.7 km
- Drive from Tenterfield to Cairnscar 1,890.7 km
21h 43m$350–505Bus, bus to Brisbane Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Tenterfield Rotary Park to St Joseph's School, Corundum Stbus
- Take the bus from Stanthorpe to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS)plane BNE - CNS
10h 35m$177–591Bus to Armidale, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Manners St After Rouse St to Armidale Station, Coach Stopbus
- Fly from Armidale (ARM) to Cairns (CNS)plane ARM - CNS
11h 39m$480–694Bus, bus to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Tenterfield Rotary Park to St Joseph's School, Corundum Stbus
- Take the bus from Stanthorpe to Toowoombabus
- Fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) to Cairns (CNS)plane WTB - CNS
11h 25m$365–991Bus, bus to Brisbane Airport, fly to Townsville Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Tenterfield Rotary Park to St Joseph's School, Corundum Stbus
- Take the bus from Stanthorpe to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane BNE - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cairnscar
13h 13m$247–576Bus via Cairns
- Take the bus from Tenterfield Rotary Park to St Joseph's School, Corundum Stbus
- Take the bus from Stanthorpe to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Cairnsbus
36h 24m$330–806
Tenterfield to Cairns by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tenterfield to Cairns is to bus and fly which costs $120 - $550 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Tenterfield to Cairns is to bus and fly which takes 10h and costs $120 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Tenterfield to Cairns station. However, there are services departing from Tenterfield Rotary Park and arriving at Cairns Central Station via Stanthorpe and Brisbane Roma Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 52m.
The distance between Tenterfield and Cairns is 1766 km. The road distance is 1890.7 km.
The best way to get from Tenterfield to Cairns without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 44m and costs $220 - $7,000.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Tenterfield to Cairns, including transfers.
Tenterfield to Cairns bus services, operated by Transport for NSW, depart from Tenterfield Rotary Park station.
Tenterfield to Cairns bus services, operated by Transport for NSW, arrive at St Joseph's School, Corundum St station.
Cairns is 1h behind Tenterfield. It is currently 11:44 PM in Tenterfield and 10:44 PM in Cairns.
Yes, the driving distance between Tenterfield to Cairns is 1891 km. It takes approximately 21h 43m to drive from Tenterfield to Cairns.
What companies run services between Tenterfield, NSW, Australia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Tenterfield Rotary Park to Cairns Central Station via St Joseph's School, Corundum St, Stanthorpe, and Brisbane Roma Street in around 35h 52m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns via Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Armidale to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,300
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport via Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–650
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–750
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Armidale to Cairns via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Armidale to Cairns via Tamworth, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Cairns via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–470
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- 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
- $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
- 02 6686 3666
- info@ballinabuslines.com.au
- Website
- buslinesgroup.com.au
Bus from Manners St After Rouse St to Molesworth St After Conway St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.buslinesgroup.com.au/ballina/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Lismore Transit Centre, Molesworth St to Wharf St Opp Tweed Heads Visitor Information Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Manners St After Rouse St to Armidale Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Tenterfield Rotary Park to St Joseph's School, Corundum St
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/train
- Phone
- +61 (07) 4661 8333
- reservations@crisps.com.au
- Website
- crisps.com.au
Bus from Stanthorpe to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Schedules at
- crisps.com.au
Bus from Stanthorpe to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Schedules at
- crisps.com.au
Bus from Stanthorpe to Toowoomba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- crisps.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
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Cairns
- 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
- $440–650
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