There are 4 ways to get from Port Campbell to Cairns by bus, train, plane, taxi, or car
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Bus, train to Melbourne Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Surf Club/Tregea St to Warrnambool Station/Merri Stbus
- Take the train from Warrnambool Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cairns (CNS)plane MEL - CNS
10h 56m$185–647Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Port Campbell to Camperdown Station/Longmore Sttaxi
- Take the bus from Camperdown Station/Longmore St to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the bus from Ballarat to Southern Cross Coach Terminalbus
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain
2d 10h$513–7,208Drive 2,943.5 km
- Drive from Port Campbell to Cairnscar 2,943.5 km
34h 38m$624–901Bus, train to Avalon Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Surf Club/Tregea St to Warrnambool Station/Merri Stbus
- Take the train from Warrnambool Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Cairns (CNS)plane AVV - CNS
14h 30m$263–1,025
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Port Campbell to Cairns is to bus and train and fly which costs $180 - $650 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Port Campbell to Cairns is to bus and train and fly which takes 10h 56m and costs $180 - $650.
The distance between Port Campbell and Cairns is 2676 km. The road distance is 2943.5 km.
The best way to get from Port Campbell to Cairns without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $500 - $7,500.
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from Port Campbell to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 1h behind Port Campbell. It is currently 8:57 AM in Port Campbell and 7:57 AM in Cairns.
Yes, the driving distance between Port Campbell to Cairns is 2943 km. It takes approximately 34h 38m to drive from Port Campbell to Cairns.
There are 1046+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Port Campbell, VIC, Australia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Port Campbell to Cairns. However, you can take the bus to Warrnambool Station/Merri St, walk to Warrnambool Station, take the train to Southern Cross Station, walk to Skybus Coach Terminal, take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, then take the line 100 bus to Cairns Hospital. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Camperdown Station/Longmore St, take the bus to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St, take the bus to Southern Cross Coach Terminal, walk to Southern Cross, take the train to Central Station, take the train to Roma Street Station, walk to Roma Street, then take the train to Cairns Central Station.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Warrnambool Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Warrnambool Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–140
- Sleeper
- $220–240
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $85–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- 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
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Surf Club/Tregea St to Warrnambool Station/Merri St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Camperdown Station/Longmore St to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–18
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Surf Club/Tregea St to Warrnambool Station/Merri St
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- Transport Victoria
Bus from Surf Club/Tregea St to Warrnambool Station/Merri St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Transport Victoria
Bus from Surf Club/Tregea St to Warrnambool Station/Merri St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Transport Victoria
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- Firefly Express
Bus from Ballarat to Southern Cross Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $63–66
- Website
- Firefly Express
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