There are 2 ways to get from Cairns to Michaelmas Cay by ferry, unknown, bus, or plane
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Ferry, travel
best- Take the ferry from Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal to Great Barrier Reef Green Islandferry
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef Green Island to Michaelmas Cayunknown
1h 10mBus, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Cairns (CNS)plane CTN - CNS
- Walk from Cairns-Airport-CNS to Michaelmas Cayunknown
7h 26m
Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Cairns and Michaelmas Cay is 44 km.
The best way to get from Cairns to Michaelmas Cay without a car is to ferry and travel which takes 1h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 10m to get from Cairns to Michaelmas Cay, including transfers.
There are one+ hotels available in Michaelmas Cay.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Michaelmas Cay, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Cairns to Michaelmas Cay. However, you can take the ferry to Great Barrier Reef Green Island then travel to Michaelmas Cay. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Cooktown, take the taxi to Cooktown Airport (CTN) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), then travel to Michaelmas Cay.
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–360
- 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/
- Phone
- (61) 7 4044 9944
- [email protected]
- Website
- green-island.com.au
Ferry from Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal to Great Barrier Reef Green Island
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $112
- Schedules at
- green-island.com.au
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