There are 5 ways to get from Queensland to Port Douglas by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, bus
best- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Cairns (CNS)plane TSV - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus
6h 3m$230–426Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain Spirit of Queensland
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus Cairns
27h 34m$213–6,226Bus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus Pm16
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus Cairns
31h 44m$263–367Drive 1,741.1 km
- Drive from Brisbane to Port Douglascar 1,741.1 km
20h 47m$313–452Bus via Cairns
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Cairnsbus Cairns
- Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus Cairns
32h 25m$321–694
Townsville Airport (TSV) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Queensland to Port Douglas is to fly and bus which costs $230 - $430 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Queensland to Port Douglas is to fly and bus which takes 6h 3m and costs $230 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Queensland to Port Douglas. However, there are services departing from Brisbane Roma Street and arriving at Port Douglas via Cairns. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 44m.
The distance between Queensland and Port Douglas is 372 km. The road distance is 1741.1 km.
The best way to get from Queensland to Port Douglas without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 34m and costs $210 - $6,500.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Queensland to Port Douglas, including transfers.
Queensland to Port Douglas bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, depart from Brisbane Roma Street station.
Queensland to Port Douglas bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, arrive at Cairns Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Queensland to Port Douglas is 1741 km. It takes approximately 20h 47m to drive from Queensland to Port Douglas.
There are 625+ hotels available in Port Douglas.
What companies run services between Queensland, Australia and Port Douglas, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Port Douglas via Cairns and Port Douglas in around 31h 44m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Townsville Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- 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
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Port Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cairns to Port Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cairns to Port Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Cairns to Port Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $280–400
- Advantage
- $350–550
- Flexible
- $440–650
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