There are 4 ways to get from Cairns City to Freshwater by bus, train, taxi, or car
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Line 121 bus
best- Take the bus from Cairns City bus station, platform 2 to Old Smithfield Rd at Simon Streetbus 121
15 min$1Train
- Take the train from Cairns station to Freshwater stationtrain Kuranda Scenic Railway
25 min$1–36Taxi
- Take the taxi from Cairns City to Freshwatertaxi 9.5 km
10 min$30–40Drive 9.5 km
- Drive from Cairns City to Freshwatercar 9.5 km
10 min$2–3
Cairns City to Freshwater by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns City to Freshwater is to line 121 bus which costs $1 and takes 15 min.
The fastest way to get from Cairns City to Freshwater is to taxi which takes 10 min and costs $30 - $40.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cairns City bus station, platform 2 station and arriving at Old Smithfield Rd at Simon Street. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Cairns station station and arriving at Freshwater station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 25 min.
The distance between Cairns City and Freshwater is 10 km. The road distance is 9.5 km.
The best way to get from Cairns City to Freshwater without a car is to line 121 bus which takes 15 min and costs $1.
The line 121 bus from Cairns City bus station, platform 2 to Old Smithfield Rd at Simon Street takes 15 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Cairns City to Freshwater bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Cairns City bus station, platform 2.
Cairns City to Freshwater train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Cairns station.
The best way to get from Cairns City to Freshwater is to line 121 bus which takes 15 min and costs $1. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1 - $40 and takes 25 min.
What companies run services between Cairns City, QLD, Australia and Freshwater, QLD, Australia?
Translink operates a bus from Cairns City bus station, platform 2 to Old Smithfield Rd at Simon Street hourly. Tickets cost $1 and the journey takes 15 min. Alternatively, Queensland Rail Travel operates a train from Cairns station to Freshwater station twice daily. Tickets cost $1–36 and the journey takes 25 min.
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Cairns station to Freshwater station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–36
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $13–30
- AChoice
- $1–3
- Gold Class
- $29
- Heritage Class
- $36
Bus from Cairns City bus station, platform 2 to Old Smithfield Rd at Simon Street
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
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More Questions & Answers
Cairns City to Freshwater bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Old Smithfield Rd at Simon Street station.
Cairns City to Freshwater train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Freshwater station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairns City to Freshwater is 10 km. It takes approximately 10 min to drive from Cairns City to Freshwater.
There are 1012+ hotels available in Freshwater.