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There are 8 ways to get from Europe to Port Douglas by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cairns, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane FRA - CNS
    3. Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus bus
    29h 34m
    $1,039–2,645

  2. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Cairns, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    4. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane CGN - CNS
    5. Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus bus
    32h 52m
    $767–1,734

  3. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Cairns, bus

    1. Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane HAJ - CNS
    4. Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus bus
    34h 58m

  4. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Cairns, bus

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane NUE - CNS
    4. Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus bus
    32h 2m
    $1,046–3,397

  5. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Cairns, bus

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane LEJ - CNS
    3. Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus bus
    35h 2m
    $1,196–4,161

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cairns, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane MUC - CNS
    4. Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus bus
    31h 27m
    $1,658–4,690

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cooktown Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane plane FRA - CTN
    3. Take the bus from Cooktown to Mossmanbus bus
    37h 3m
    $847–2,393

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cairns, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duisburg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    5. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane AMS - CNS
    6. Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus bus
    34h 45m
    $1,066–5,820

Frankfurt (FRA) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration22h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket$720Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 14,975.7 km
  • Duration: 29h 34m

What companies run services between Europe and Port Douglas, QLD, Australia?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Port Douglas. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, take the line 100 bus to Cairns City bus station, platform 1, walk to Cairns, take the bus to Port Douglas, then take the taxi to Port Douglas. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, take the line 100 bus to Cairns City bus station, platform 1, walk to Cairns, take the bus to Port Douglas, then take the taxi to Port Douglas.

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