There are 5 ways to get from Mungindi to Cairns by car, plane, taxi, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, fly
best- Drive from Mungindi to Moree Airport (MRZ)car
- Fly from Moree Airport (MRZ) to Cairns (CNS)plane MRZ - CNS
10h 40m$273–1,033Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Mungindi to Talwoodtaxi
- Take the bus from Talwood to Brisbane Citybus
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
34h 25m$466–6,870Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Mungindi to Talwoodtaxi
- Take the bus from Talwood to Brisbane Citybus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Cairnsbus
37h 45m$546–750Drive 1,661.9 km
- Drive from Mungindi to Cairnscar 1,661.9 km
18h 58m$304–438Taxi, bus via Goondiwindi
- Take the taxi from Mungindi to Talwoodtaxi
- Take the bus from Talwood to Goondiwindibus
- Take the bus from Goondiwindi to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus
39h 40m$571–928
Moree Airport (MRZ) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mungindi to Cairns is to drive which costs $300 - $440 and takes 18h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Mungindi to Cairns is to drive and fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $270 - $1,100.
The distance between Mungindi and Cairns is 1594 km. The road distance is 1661.9 km.
The best way to get from Mungindi to Cairns without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 34h 25m and costs $460 - $7,000.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Mungindi to Cairns, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mungindi to Cairns is 1662 km. It takes approximately 18h 58m to drive from Mungindi to Cairns.
There are 1028+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Mungindi, NSW, Australia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Mungindi to Cairns. However, you can drive to Moree Airport (MRZ) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, then take the shuttle to Cairns Base Hospital. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Talwood, take the bus to Brisbane City, walk to Roma Street, then take the train to Cairns Central Station.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Moree Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Moree Airport to Cairns via Sydney, Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Moree Airport to Cairns via Sydney, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–6,171
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $170–230
- AChoice
- $310–390
- Gold Class
- $4,927
- Heritage Class
- $6,171
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Talwood to Brisbane City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Talwood to Brisbane City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Talwood to Goondiwindi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Estimated price
- $210–250
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