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Melbourne to Cairns, QLD, Australia - Transfer & Transportation Guides

Find transfer & transportation guides from Melbourne to Cairns, QLD, Australia. How to get from Melbourne to Cairns, QLD, Australia by Flight.

You can get to Cairns, QLD, Australia from Melbourne by verhicle types below

Flight from Melbourne to Cairns, QLD, Australia
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Transfer solutions

You have 6 options transfer to Cairns, QLD, Australia from Melbourne below

1. Fly
Bus ( 30 min. )

Take a bus from Skybus Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr.

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Plane ( 3 hr. 20 min. )

Take a flight from Melbourne to Cairns.

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Taxi ( 8 min. )

Take a taxi from Cairns to Cairns.

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Duration 4 hr. 58 min.
Distance 2343 km.
Cost 204 USD
2. Night train + train
night train ( 10 hr. 58 min. )

Take a train from Southern Cross to Strathfield Station.

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Train ( 14 hr. 1 min. )

Take a train from Strathfield Station to Brisbane.

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Train ( 24 hr. 45 min. )

Take a train from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station.

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Duration 51 hr. 44 min.
Distance 3554 km.
Cost 463 AUD (362 USD)
3. Train
Train ( 11 hr. 22 min. )

Take a train from Southern Cross to Strathfield Station.

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Train ( 14 hr. 1 min. )

Take a train from Strathfield Station to Brisbane.

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Train ( 24 hr. 45 min. )

Take a train from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station.

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Duration 52 hr. 8 min.
Distance 3554 km.
Cost 463 AUD (362 USD)
4. Bus
Bus ( 12 hr. )

Take a bus from Melbourne to Sydney.

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Bus ( 16 hr. 30 min. )

Take a bus from Sydney to Brisbane.

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Bus ( 2 min. )

Take a bus from King George Square, 1E to Roma Street busway, platform 1.

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Bus ( 29 hr. 30 min. )

Take a bus from Brisbane to Cairns Central Station.

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Duration 1 day 3 min.
Distance 3929 km.
Cost 567 AUD (455 USD)
5. Bus via Hornsby
Bus ( 10 hr. 40 min. )

Take a bus from Melbourne to Parramatta.

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Bus ( 1 hr. 19 min. )

Take a bus from Parramatta Station, Stand A4 to Hornsby Station, Stand F.

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Bus ( 16 hr. 45 min. )

Take a bus from Hornsby to Brisbane.

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Bus ( 29 hr. 30 min. )

Take a bus from Brisbane to Cairns Central Station.

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Duration 1 day 20 min.
Distance 3873 km.
Cost 384 AUD (308 USD)
6. Drive
Car ( 33 hr. 24 min. )

Drive a car from Melbourne to Cairns.

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Duration 33 hr. 24 min.
Distance 2808 km.
Cost 251 USD

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About Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Melbourne (Kulin: Birrarunga, which means "place next to the Yarra River" (listen) MEL bərn) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria and the second most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Its name refers to an u... Learn more

About Cairns, QLD, Australia

Cairns (locally (listen)) is a city of Cairns District, Queensland, Australia. It is on the east coast of North Queensland. The city is the fifth-most populous in Queensland and is ranked 14th overall in Australia. Cairns was founded in 1876 and is n... Learn more

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