There are 6 ways to get from Cairns to Halls Creek by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Cairns to Kununurra, bus
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kununurra (KNX)plane CNS - KNX
- Take the bus from Kununurra to Halls Creekbus
12h 59m$893–1,579Fly Cairns to Halls Creek Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Halls Creek Airport (HCQ)plane CNS - HCQ
21h 20m$500–1,700Train, bus
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Darwintrain
- Take the bus from Darwin to Halls Creekbus
8d$6,438–27,468Drive 2,907.4 km
- Drive from Cairns to Halls Creekcar 2,907.4 km
40h 1m$521–752Train to Townsville Airport, fly to Kununurra, bus
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Townsvilletrain
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Kununurra (KNX)plane TSV - KNX
- Take the bus from Kununurra to Halls Creekbus
26h 15m$722–3,017Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Halls Creek Airport
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Halls Creek Airport (HCQ)plane CTN - HCQ
28h 55m$578–1,662
Cairns (CNS) to Kununurra (KNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Halls Creek is to drive which costs $500 - $750 and takes 40h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Halls Creek is to fly and bus which takes 12h 59m and costs $850 - $1,600.
The distance between Cairns and Halls Creek is 2191 km. The road distance is 2907.4 km.
The best way to get from Cairns to Halls Creek without a car is to train and bus which takes 8 days 0h and costs $6,000 - $28,000.
It takes approximately 12h 59m to get from Cairns to Halls Creek, including transfers.
Halls Creek is 2h behind Cairns. It is currently 8:05 AM in Cairns and 6:05 AM in Halls Creek.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairns to Halls Creek is 2907 km. It takes approximately 40h 1m to drive from Cairns to Halls Creek.
There are two+ hotels available in Halls Creek.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Halls Creek, WA, Australia?
Qantas, Airnorth, and Aviair fly from Cairns (CNS) to Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) twice a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Kununurra via Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Kununurra via Gove, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kununurra via Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kununurra via Cairns, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kununurra via Brisbane, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kununurra via Sydney, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- aviair.com.au
Flights from Cairns to Halls Creek Airport via Darwin, Kununurra
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Halls Creek Airport via Gove, Darwin, Kununurra
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Halls Creek Airport via Cairns, Darwin, Kununurra
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Halls Creek Airport via Cairns, Gove, Darwin, Kununurra
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Cairns to Kununurra via Gove, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kununurra via Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kununurra via Brisbane, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- 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
Train from Cairns Central Station to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–1,267
- 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
- $45–70
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $1,012
- Heritage Class
- $1,267
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,290–18,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/great-southern/
- Gold
- $3,290
- Gold Premium
- $4,390
- Suites
- $15,000–18,000
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide Station to Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,839
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $2,839
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,989
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Kununurra to Halls Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $60–90
- Advantage
- $70–110
- Flexible
- $85–130
Bus from Darwin to Halls Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Advantage
- $210–320
- Flexible
- $270–390
Bus from Kununurra to Halls Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $60–90
- Advantage
- $70–110
- Flexible
- $85–130
- Phone
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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