There are 8 ways to get from Lizard Island to Sydney by unknown, plane, bus, train, or car
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Travel to Cooktown Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
best- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktown Airport (CTN)unknown
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CTN - SYD
6h 57mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktownunknown
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
2dTravel, bus, drive, train
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktownunknown
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Biboohrabus
- Drive from Biboohra to Mt Sheridan Plazacar
- Take the bus from Gordonvale to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
2d 4hTravel, bus to Cairns, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktownunknown
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CNS - SYD
11h 58mTravel to Cooktown Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktown Airport (CTN)unknown
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane CTN - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
13h 35mTravel, bus to Cairns, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktownunknown
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane CNS - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
17h 21mTravel, bus
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktownunknown
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
- Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
2d 5hTravel, bus via Cairns
- Walk from Lizard Island to Cooktownunknown
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
- Take the bus from Cairns to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Sydney Central Stationbus
2d 6h
Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Lizard Island and Sydney is 2244 km.
The best way to get from Lizard Island to Sydney without a car is to travel and bus and train which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Lizard Island to Sydney, including transfers.
There are 5153+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Lizard Island, QLD, Australia and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Lizard Island to Sydney. However, you can travel to Cooktown Airport (CTN) airport, fly to Sydney International Airport (SYD), walk to Sydney International Airport, then take the bus to Sydney Central Station. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lizard Island to Central Station via Cooktown, Cairns, Cairns Central Station, Roma Street, and Roma Street Station in around 2d.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sydney International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sydney International Airport via Cairns, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sydney International Airport via Cairns, Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Newcastle Airport via Cairns, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Newcastle Airport via Cairns, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,900
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Newcastle Airport via Cairns, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Townsville, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sydney International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sydney International Airport via Cairns, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sydney International Airport via Cairns, Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Newcastle Airport via Cairns, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Newcastle Airport via Cairns, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sydney International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–410
Flights from Cairns to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–410
Flights from Cairns to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–450
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Newcastle Airport via Cairns, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Street
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- 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
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cooktown to Biboohra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Gordonvale to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $270–390
- Advantage
- $340–550
- Flexible
- $440–650
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Cairns to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–430
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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