There are 8 ways to get from Canberra to Daintree National Park by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Fly Canberra International Airport to Cairns, bus
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Cairns (CNS)plane CBR - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Wongabus
10h 32m$302–1,050Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Cairns, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cairns (CNS)plane SYD - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Wongabus
11h 19m$198–660Bus, train
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Cairns to Wongabus
47h 16m$310–6,862Bus via Brisbane
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Wongabus
2d 2h$420–732Drive 2,705.1 km
- Drive from Canberra to Daintree Rainforestcar 2,705.1 km
34h$484–698Drive to Orange Airport, fly to Cairns, bus
- Drive from Canberra to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Cairns (CNS)plane OAG - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Wongabus
12h 18m$495–961Fly Canberra International Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane CBR - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to PK'sbus
12h 57m$298–860Bus
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Cairnsbus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Wongabus
2d 6h$480–812
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Daintree National Park is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $700 and takes 11h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Daintree National Park is to fly and bus which takes 10h 32m and costs $300 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Canberra to Daintree National Park. However, there are services departing from Canberra and arriving at Wonga via Central Station, Brisbane Roma Street and Cairns. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Canberra and Daintree National Park is 2189 km. The road distance is 2705.1 km.
The best way to get from Canberra to Daintree National Park without a car is to bus and train which takes 47h 16m and costs $310 - $7,000.
It takes approximately 10h 32m to get from Canberra to Daintree National Park, including transfers.
Canberra to Daintree National Park bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Canberra station.
Canberra to Daintree National Park bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Sydney Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Canberra to Daintree National Park is 2705 km. It takes approximately 34h to drive from Canberra to Daintree National Park.
There are 642+ hotels available in Daintree National Park.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Daintree National Park, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Canberra to Wonga via Sydney Central Station, Central Station, Brisbane, Brisbane Roma Street, Cairns, and Wonga in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,500
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–410
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–410
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Dubbo, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Sydney International Airport, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Adelaide, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- 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
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- 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
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Wonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cairns to Wonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cairns to Wonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cairns to Wonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cairns to Wonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cooktown to PK's
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cairns to Wonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–460
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–200
- Advantage
- $160–250
- Flexible
- $210–300
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
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