There are 9 ways to get from Brisbane to Dunk Island by plane, shuttle, unknown, train, or bus
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Fly Brisbane Airport to Cairns, shuttle, travel
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS)plane BNE - CNS
- Take a shuttle bus from Cairns Airport to Mission Beach
- Walk from Mission Beach to Dunk Islandunknown
8h 1mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Roma Street to Tullytrain Spirit of Queensland
- Walk from Tully to Dunk Islandunknown
23h 4mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowarybus Pm16
- Walk from Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowary to Dunk Islandunknown
27h 30mFly Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane BNE - TSV
- Take the bus from Townsville to Mission Beachbus
- Walk from Mission Beach to Dunk Islandunknown
9h 18mTrain to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Cairns, shuttle, travel
- Take the train from Central station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Cairns (CNS)plane OOL - CNS
- Take a shuttle bus from Cairns Airport to Mission Beach
- Walk from Mission Beach to Dunk Islandunknown
10h 15mFly Brisbane Airport to Palm Island Airport, travel
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Palm Island Airport (PMK)plane BNE - PMK
- Walk from Palm Island Airport (PMK) to Dunk Islandunknown
6h 54mFly Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane BNE - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Tullytrain
- Walk from Tully to Dunk Islandunknown
11h 56mTrain to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly to Cairns, shuttle, travel
- Take the train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Cairns (CNS)plane MCY - CNS
- Take a shuttle bus from Cairns Airport to Mission Beach
- Walk from Mission Beach to Dunk Islandunknown
11h 21mBus, travel via Brisbane (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Mission Beachbus Cairns
- Walk from Mission Beach to Dunk Islandunknown
28h 10m
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Brisbane and Dunk Island is 1571 km.
The best way to get from Brisbane to Dunk Island without a car is to train and travel which takes 23h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Brisbane to Dunk Island, including transfers.
There are 160+ hotels available in Dunk Island.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Dunk Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Brisbane to Dunk Island. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Brisbane-Airport-BNE airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, take the shuttle to Mission Beach, then travel to Dunk Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Roma Street to Dunk Island via Tully in around 23h 4m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns via Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport via Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–440
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–650
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Palm Island Airport via Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Palm Island Airport via Mackay, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Palm Island Airport via Cairns, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Palm Island Airport via Sydney, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Tully
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–5,665
- 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
- $160–210
- AChoice
- $280–360
- Gold Class
- $4,523
- Heritage Class
- $5,665
Train from Proserpine to Tully
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–1,694
- 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
- $55–85
- AChoice
- $85–110
- Gold Class
- $1,353
- Heritage Class
- $1,694
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Central station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 0407 337 661
- [email protected]
- Website
- cassowarycoaster.com.au
Shuttle from Cairns Airport to Mission Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $74
- Website
- https://www.cassowarycoaster.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.cassowarycoaster.com.au/services.html
Shuttle from Cairns Airport to Mission Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $74
- Website
- https://www.cassowarycoaster.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.cassowarycoaster.com.au/services.html
Shuttle from Cairns Airport to Mission Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $74
- Website
- https://www.cassowarycoaster.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.cassowarycoaster.com.au/services.html
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowary
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Townsville to Mission Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Townsville to Mission Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $45–70
- Advantage
- $50–75
- Flexible
- $55–85
Bus from Brisbane to Mission Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $260–370
- Advantage
- $320–480
- Flexible
- $410–600
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