There are 6 ways to get from Port Douglas to Cow Bay by bus, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Cairns, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
best- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane CNS - YHZ
32h 43m$1,485–6,109Bus, train to Townsville Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Townsvilletrain
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane TSV - YHZ
41h 18m$976–4,310Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Take the bus from Mossman to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane CTN - YHZ
2d 10h$992–3,148Bus to Cairns, fly to Greater Moncton International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM)plane CNS - YQM
- Take the bus from Moncton Airport to Halifax Bus Terminalbus
45h 26m$1,207–4,081Bus to Cairns, fly to St. John Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to St. John Airport (YSJ)plane CNS - YSJ
- Drive from Saint-John-Airport-YSJ to Cow Baycar
43h 47m$1,522–5,171Bus to Cairns, fly to Fredericton International Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Fredericton International Airport (YFC)plane CNS - YFC
- Take the bus from Oromocto to Monctonbus
- Take the train from Moncton to Halifaxtrain
2d 2h$1,346–4,469
Cairns (CNS) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Port Douglas to Cow Bay is to bus and train and fly which costs $950 - $4,400 and takes 41h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Port Douglas to Cow Bay is to bus and fly which takes 32h 43m and costs $1,400 - $6,500.
The distance between Port Douglas and Cow Bay is 16004 km.
It takes approximately 32h 43m to get from Port Douglas to Cow Bay, including transfers.
Cow Bay is 14h behind Port Douglas. It is currently 11:38 PM in Port Douglas and 9:38 AM in Cow Bay.
There are 229+ hotels available in Cow Bay.
What companies run services between Port Douglas, QLD, Australia and Cow Bay, NS, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Port Douglas to Cow Bay. However, you can take the taxi to Port Douglas, take the bus to Cairns, walk to Cairns City bus station, platform 2, take the line 100 bus to Cairns Airport, walk to Cairns (CNS) airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), walk to Silver Dart Dr At Halifax Airport, take the line 320 bus to Bridge Terminal Bay 10, then take the taxi to Cow Bay. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Mossman, take the bus to Cooktown, take the taxi to Cooktown Airport (CTN) airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), walk to Silver Dart Dr At Halifax Airport, take the line 320 bus to Bridge Terminal Bay 10, then take the taxi to Cow Bay.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairns to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Townsville Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Cairns to Greater Moncton International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Cairns to Greater Moncton International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Cairns to Greater Moncton International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Cairns to Greater Moncton International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from Cairns to Greater Moncton International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Cairns to Greater Moncton International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from Cairns to St. John Airport via Tokyo Narita, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Cairns to St. John Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Cairns to Fredericton International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Cairns to Fredericton International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Cairns to Fredericton International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 19m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,000
Flights from Cairns to Fredericton International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,000
Flights from Cairns to Fredericton International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,000
Flights from Cairns to Fredericton International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Cairns to Greater Moncton International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Cairns to St. John Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Cairns Central Station to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–1,239
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $40–70
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $990
- Heritage Class
- $1,239
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Moncton to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $70–180
- Business
- $110–260
- Business Plus
- $130–280
- Economy
- $75–190
- Economy Plus
- $85–200
- Phone
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Port Douglas to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Mossman to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Port Douglas to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Port Douglas to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Port Douglas to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Port Douglas to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Moncton Airport to Halifax Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Oromocto to Moncton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Maritimebus
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