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How to get fromMonkey Mia to Cairnsby plane, car, shuttle, or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Monkey Mia to Cairns by plane, car, shuttle, or bus

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  1. Fly Shark Bay Airport to Cairns

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    1. Fly from Shark Bay Airport (MJK) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane MJK - CNS
    11h 22m
    $345–1,165

  2. Drive  5,325.2 km

    1. Drive from Monkey Mia to Cairnscar car 5,325.2 km
    2d 19h
    $970–1,401

  3. Shuttle, bus to Learmonth, fly to Cairns

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Monkey Mia to Overlander Roadhouseshuttle bus
    2. Take the bus from Overlander Roadhouse to Learmonth Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Learmonth (LEA) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane LEA - CNS
    23h 20m
    $1,401–2,583

  4. Shuttle, bus to Carnarvon Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Monkey Mia to Overlander Roadhouseshuttle bus
    2. Take the bus from Overlander Roadhouse to Carnarvon Visitor Centrebus bus
    3. Fly from Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane CVQ - CNS
    15h 6m
    $446–1,233

  5. Shuttle, bus to Carnarvon Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Monkey Mia to Overlander Roadhouseshuttle bus
    2. Take the bus from Overlander Roadhouse to Carnarvon Visitor Centrebus bus
    3. Fly from Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane plane CVQ - CTN
    4. Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus bus
    29h 47m
    $616–1,603

Shark Bay Airport (MJK) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar1Weekly Planes
Duration9h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket$290Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,493.8 km
  • Duration: 11h 22m

What companies run services between Monkey Mia, WA, Australia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?

Regional Express and Jetstar fly from Shark Bay Airport (MJK) to Cairns (CNS) once a week.

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