There are 9 ways to get from Denman to Cairns by car, plane, train, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
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Drive to Orange Airport, fly
best- Drive from Denman to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Cairns (CNS)plane OAG - CNS
9h 36m$469–920Train to Sydney International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Muswellbrook Station to Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cairns (CNS)plane SYD - CNS
10h 53m$175–619Train
- Take the train from Muswellbrook Station to Maitland Stationtrain Hun
- Take the train from Maitland Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
41h 21m$237–6,758Bus
- Take the bus from Muswellbrook Station, Stand C to Thornton Station, Karuah Stbus
- Take the bus from Hexham to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Cairnsbus
2d$356–563Drive 2,184.9 km
- Drive from Denman to Cairnscar 2,184.9 km
25h 10m$387–559Train to Newcastle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Muswellbrook Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Cairns (CNS)plane NTL - CNS
10h 55m$225–625Train to Tamworth, fly
- Take the train from Muswellbrook Station to Tamworth Stationtrain
- Fly from Tamworth (TMW) to Cairns (CNS)plane TMW - CNS
11h$280–879Train, bus to Armidale, fly
- Take the train from Muswellbrook Station to Tamworth Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Tamworth Station to Armidale Airportbus
- Fly from Armidale (ARM) to Cairns (CNS)plane ARM - CNS
13h 53m$615–949Bus via Moree
- Take the bus from Denman Information Centre, Palace St to Scone Public School, Liverpool Stbus
- Take the bus from Scone Station, Coach Stop to Moree Station, Coach Stopbus
- Take the bus from Moree to Toowoombabus
- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Cairnsbus
2d 1h$435–1,011
Denman to Cairns by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denman to Cairns is to train and fly which costs $170 - $650 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Denman to Cairns is to drive and fly which takes 9h 36m and costs $460 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Denman to Cairns. However, there are services departing from Palace St Opp Denman Information Centre and arriving at Cairns via Muswellbrook Station, Stand C, Hexham and Brisbane Coach Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Denman station to Cairns station. However, there are services departing from Muswellbrook Station and arriving at Cairns Central Station via Maitland Station and Roma Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 21m.
The distance between Denman and Cairns is 2146 km. The road distance is 2184.9 km.
The best way to get from Denman to Cairns without a car is to train which takes 41h 21m and costs $230 - $7,000.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Denman to Cairns, including transfers.
Denman to Cairns bus services, operated by CDC NSW Hunter Valley Buses, depart from Muswellbrook Station, Stand C.
Denman to Cairns train services, operated by Intercity Trains, depart from Muswellbrook Station.
The best way to get from Denman to Cairns is to train which takes 41h 21m and costs $230 - $7,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $350 - $600 and takes 2 days 0h.
What companies run services between Denman, NSW, Australia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Palace St Opp Denman Information Centre to Cairns Central Station via Muswellbrook Station, Stand A, Muswellbrook Station, Maitland Station, Roma Street Station, and Roma Street in around 41h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palace St Opp Denman Information Centre to Cairns via Muswellbrook Station, Stand A, Muswellbrook Station, Stand C, Thornton Station, Karuah St, Thornton Station, Hexham Station, Hexham, Brisbane, and Brisbane Coach Terminal in around 2d.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,500
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,400
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,700
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
- $180–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tamworth to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,600
Flights from Armidale to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Dubbo, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–440
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
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–410
Flights from Tamworth to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Armidale to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Armidale to Cairns via Coffs Harbour, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Armidale to Cairns via Tamworth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Muswellbrook Station to Maitland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Muswellbrook Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Train from Muswellbrook Station to Maitland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $12–18
- First Class
- $20–30
Train from Muswellbrook Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $23–35
- First Class
- $35–55
Train from Muswellbrook Station to Tamworth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $16–24
- First Class
- $26–40
Train from Muswellbrook Station to Tamworth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $16–24
- First Class
- $26–40
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Maitland Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–230
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $65–90
- First
- $95–130
- Sleeper
- $200–230
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- 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
- +61 (0)2 9890 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hunter Valley Buses
Bus from Muswellbrook Station, Stand C to Thornton Station, Karuah St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Hunter Valley Buses
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Hexham to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–390
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 5625 0065
- [email protected]
- Website
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Tamworth Station to Armidale Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport for NSW
Bus from Denman Information Centre, Palace St to Scone Public School, Liverpool St
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Transport for NSW
- Schedules at
- Transport for NSW
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Scone Station, Coach Stop to Moree Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- +61 (07) 4661 8333
- [email protected]
- Website
- crisps.com.au
Bus from Moree to Toowoomba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–260
- Schedules at
- crisps.com.au
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $30–45
- Flexible
- $30–50
Bus from Brisbane to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $280–400
- Advantage
- $350–550
- Flexible
- $440–650
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More Questions & Answers
Denman to Cairns bus services, operated by CDC NSW Hunter Valley Buses, arrive at Thornton Station, Karuah St.
Denman to Cairns train services, operated by Intercity Trains, arrive at Maitland Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Denman to Cairns is 2185 km. It takes approximately 25h 10m to drive from Denman to Cairns.
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