There are 10 ways to get from Cairns to Cootamundra by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane CNS - CBR
- Take the bus from Alinga St After Marcus Clarke St to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1bus
9h 57m$294–988Fly to Sydney International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CNS - SYD
- Take the train from Campbelltown Station to Cootamundra Stationtrain
10h 21m$182–728Train
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Cootamundra Stationtrain 623 / ...
46h 51m$274–6,601Bus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1bus
2d 4h$369–649Drive 2,410.1 km
- Drive from Cairns to Cootamundracar 2,410.1 km
27h 49m$432–624Fly to Wagga Wagga, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Wagga Wagga (WGA)plane CNS - WGA
- Take the train from Wagga Wagga Station to Cootamundra Stationtrain
10h 35m$570–1,196Fly to Albury, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Albury (ABX)plane CNS - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Cootamundra Stationtrain
11h$298–1,072Fly to Orange Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Orange Airport (OAG)plane CNS - OAG
- Take the bus from Orange Station, Coach Bay 3 to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2bus
11h 17m$491–898Fly to Melbourne Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CNS - MEL
- Take the train from Broadmeadows Station to Cootamundra Stationtrain
11h 30m$184–717Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cairns to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Central Station to Cootamundra Stationtrain 623 / ...
2d 7h$463–1,151
Cairns to Cootamundra by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Cootamundra is to fly and train which costs $180 - $750 and takes 10h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Cootamundra is to fly and bus which takes 9h 57m and costs $290 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Cairns to Cootamundra station. However, there are services departing from Cairns and arriving at Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1 via Roma Street Station, Stand F and Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Cairns station to Cootamundra station. However, there are services departing from Cairns Central Station and arriving at Cootamundra Station via Roma Street Station and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 51m.
The distance between Cairns and Cootamundra is 2263 km. The road distance is 2410.1 km.
The best way to get from Cairns to Cootamundra without a car is to train which takes 46h 51m and costs $270 - $7,000.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Cairns to Cootamundra, including transfers.
Cairns to Cootamundra bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Cairns station.
Cairns to Cootamundra train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Cairns Central Station.
The best way to get from Cairns to Cootamundra is to train which takes 46h 51m and costs $270 - $7,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $360 - $650 and takes 2 days 4h.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Cootamundra, NSW, Australia?
You can take a train from Cairns Central Station to Cootamundra Station via Roma Street, Roma Street Station, and Central Station in around 46h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cairns to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1 via Brisbane Coach Terminal, Roma Street Station, Stand F, and Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Canberra International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Canberra International Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Canberra International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Cairns to Wagga Wagga via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Cairns to Wagga Wagga via Townsville, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Cairns to Wagga Wagga via Maroochydore, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Cairns to Albury via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Albury via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Albury via Maroochydore, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Cairns to Albury via Townsville, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Cairns to Orange Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Orange Airport via Maroochydore, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Orange Airport via Townsville, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Canberra International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Canberra International Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–410
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–410
Flights from Cairns to Orange Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–440
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–440
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–440
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Canberra International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Cairns to Wagga Wagga via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Cairns to Orange Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Street
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Cootamundra Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $40–55
- First
- $60–80
- Sleeper
- $150–180
Train from Wagga Wagga Station to Cootamundra Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–140
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $20–26
- First
- $29–40
- Sleeper
- $120–140
Train from Campbelltown Station to Cootamundra Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–55
- First
- $55–75
- Sleeper
- $150–170
Train from Albury Station to Cootamundra Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $29–40
- First
- $40–55
- Sleeper
- $130–150
Train from Broadmeadows Station to Cootamundra Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $45–65
- First
- $65–90
- Sleeper
- $160–190
Train from Central Station to Cootamundra Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $40–55
- First
- $60–80
- Sleeper
- $150–180
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Alinga St After Marcus Clarke St to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Orange Station, Coach Bay 3 to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Cairns to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–450
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Brisbane
- 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
- $450–650
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $150–210
- Advantage
- $180–270
- Flexible
- $230–330
Want to know more about travelling around Australia
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Best ways to travel around Australia
Read the travel guide
10 amazing places to get away from it all in Australia
Read the travel guide
4 of the smartest ways to explore Australia
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Cairns to Cootamundra bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Brisbane Coach Terminal station.
Cairns to Cootamundra train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Roma Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairns to Cootamundra is 2410 km. It takes approximately 27h 49m to drive from Cairns to Cootamundra.
Book your Cairns to Cootamundra train tickets online with 12go.asia.
Book your Cairns to Cootamundra bus tickets online with 12go.asia.
There are nine+ hotels available in Cootamundra.
















