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How to get fromHayman Island to Palm Coveby ferry, bus, taxi, train, or plane

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There are 5 ways to get from Hayman Island to Palm Cove by ferry, bus, taxi, train, or plane

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  1. Ferry, bus via Cairns Central Shopping Centre

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    1. Take the ferry from Hayman Island to Hamilton Island Airportferry ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Airport to Port of Airlieferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Cairns Central Stationbus bus
    15h 33m
    $371–481

  2. Ferry, taxi, train

    1. Take the ferry from Hayman Island to Hamilton Island Airportferry ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Airport to Port of Airlieferry ferry
    3. Take the taxi from Port of Airlie to Bowentaxi taxi
    4. Take the train from Bowen to Cairns Central Stationtrain train
    15h 53m
    $551–2,611

  3. Ferry, ferry to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly

    1. Take the ferry from Hayman Island to Hamilton Island Airportferry ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Airport to Port of Airlieferry ferry
    3. Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane PPP - CNS
    9h 42m
    $598–1,538

  4. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Hayman Island to Hamilton Island Airportferry ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Airport to Port of Airlieferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Cairnsbus bus
    15h 39m
    $391–581

  5. Ferry, bus to Mackay, fly

    1. Take the ferry from Hayman Island to Hamilton Island Airportferry ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Airport to Port of Airlieferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Mackaybus bus
    4. Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane MKY - CNS
    14h 20m
    $580–971

Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration1h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket$349Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 767.8 km
  • Duration: 15h 33m

What companies run services between Hayman Island, QLD, Australia and Palm Cove, QLD, Australia?

There is no direct connection from Hayman Island to Palm Cove. However, you can take the ferry to Hamilton Island Airport, take the ferry to Port of Airlie, walk to Airlie Beach, take the bus to Cairns Central Station, walk to Cairns Central Shopping Centre, then take the bus to Williams Esplanade at French Street. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Hamilton Island Airport, take the ferry to Port of Airlie, take the taxi to Bowen, take the train to Cairns Central Station, walk to Cairns City bus station, platform 2, then take the bus to Williams Esplanade at French Street.

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