There are 9 ways to get from Cairns to Rylstone by plane, train, bus, 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 Sydney International Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CNS - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Lithgow Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox Stbus
10h 59m$152–720Train, bus
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Stationtrain Bmt
- Take the bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox Stbus 541 / ...
46h 8m$274–6,588Bus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Sydney Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox Stbus 541 / ...
2d 5h$444–658Drive 2,208.3 km
- Drive from Cairns to Rylstonecar 2,208.3 km
25h 25m$475–686Fly to Orange Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Orange Airport (OAG)plane CNS - OAG
- Take the bus from 4612 Mitchell Hwy to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox Stbus
13h 7m$360–1,382Fly to Newcastle Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane CNS - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Strathfield Stationtrain
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox Stbus
15h 6m$244–986Fly to Tamworth, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Tamworth (TMW)plane CNS - TMW
- Take the bus from Tamworth Station, Coach Stop to Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwybus
- Take the bus from Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy to Louee St After Cudgegong Stbus
14h 42m$318–1,204Fly to Dubbo City Regional Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO)plane CNS - DBO
- Take the train from Dubbo Station to Lithgow Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox Stbus
15h 17m$652–1,096Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Hornsbybus
- Take the train from Central Station to Lithgow Stationtrain Bmt
- Take the bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox Stbus 541 / ...
2d 6h$403–572
Cairns to Rylstone by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Rylstone is to fly and train and bus which costs $150 - $750 and takes 10h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Rylstone is to fly and train and bus which takes 10h 59m and costs $150 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Cairns to Rylstone. However, there are services departing from Cairns and arriving at Louee St After Cox St via Brisbane, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 and Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Cairns and Rylstone is 2253 km. The road distance is 2208.3 km.
The best way to get from Cairns to Rylstone without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h 8m and costs $270 - $7,000.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Cairns to Rylstone, including transfers.
Cairns to Rylstone bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Cairns station.
Cairns to Rylstone bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Brisbane Coach Terminal station.
Rylstone is 1h ahead of Cairns. It is currently 4:48 PM in Cairns and 5:48 PM in Rylstone.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairns to Rylstone is 2208 km. It takes approximately 25h 25m to drive from Cairns to Rylstone.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Rylstone, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Cairns to Louee St After Cox St via Brisbane, Sydney Central Station, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, and Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport via Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Cairns to Orange Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Orange Airport via Gold Coast, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Orange Airport via Townsville, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Townsville, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Tamworth via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Tamworth via Gold Coast, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Townsville, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Gold Coast, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–420
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–420
Flights from Cairns to Orange Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from Cairns to Tamworth via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Tamworth via Brisbane, Armidale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport via Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- linkairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Orange Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Tamworth via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Central Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–150
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $24–35
- First
- $40–50
- Sleeper
- $130–150
Train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–150
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $23–35
- First
- $40–45
- Sleeper
- $130–150
Train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–150
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $23–35
- First
- $40–45
- Sleeper
- $130–150
Train from Dubbo Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $35–50
- First
- $55–65
- Sleeper
- $150–170
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Street
- 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
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from 4612 Mitchell Hwy to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Tamworth Station, Coach Stop to Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy to Louee St After Cudgegong St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Louee St After Cox St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Cairns to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Brisbane to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Brisbane to Hornsby
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
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