There is 1 way to get from Great Barrier Reef to Daintree Rainforest by unknown, bus, plane, or car
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Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest is 570 km.
It takes approximately 13h 54m to get from Great Barrier Reef to Daintree Rainforest, including transfers.
There are 67+ hotels available in Daintree Rainforest.
What companies run services between Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Great Barrier Reef to Daintree Rainforest. However, you can travel to PK's, take the bus to Cooktown, take the taxi to Cooktown Airport (CTN) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, take the shuttle to Cairns Central Shopping Complex, walk to Cairns, take the bus to Daintree River Ferry, then drive to Daintree Rainforest.
- 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 PK's to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- 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 Daintree River Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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