There are 9 ways to get from Brisbane to Lizard Island by plane, unknown, train, or bus
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Fly Brisbane Airport to Cooktown Airport, travel
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane BNE - CTN
- Walk from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Lizard Islandunknown
7h 20mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
32h 55mBus, travel via Cairns
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Cairnsbus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
36h 25mFly Brisbane Airport to Cairns, bus, travel
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cairns (CNS)plane BNE - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
12h 46mTrain to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport, travel
- Take the train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane OOL - CTN
- Walk from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Lizard Islandunknown
12h 42mTrain to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Cairns, bus, travel
- Take the train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Cairns (CNS)plane OOL - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
14h 43mTrain to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport, travel
- Take the train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane MCY - CTN
- Walk from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Lizard Islandunknown
16h 52mFly Brisbane Airport to Weipa Airport, travel
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Weipa Airport (WEI)plane BNE - WEI
- Walk from Weipa Airport (WEI) to Lizard Islandunknown
13h 5mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Walk from Cooktown to Lizard Islandunknown
37h 5m
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Brisbane and Lizard Island is 1666 km.
The best way to get from Brisbane to Lizard Island without a car is to train and bus and travel which takes 32h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Brisbane to Lizard Island, including transfers.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Lizard Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Brisbane to Lizard Island. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Brisbane-Airport-BNE airport, fly to Cooktown Airport (CTN), then travel to Lizard Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Roma Street to Lizard Island via Cairns Central Station, Cairns, and Cooktown in around 32h 55m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Weipa Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cooktown Airport via Townsville, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,900
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–650
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Weipa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–6,171
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $170–230
- AChoice
- $310–390
- Gold Class
- $4,927
- Heritage Class
- $6,171
Train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–400
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
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