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How to get fromThursday Island to Mission Beachby ferry, plane, shuttle, or bus

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There are 3 ways to get from Thursday Island to Mission Beach by ferry, plane, shuttle, or bus

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  1. Ferry to Horn Island Airport, fly to Cairns, shuttle

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    1. Take the ferry from Thursday Island to Horn Islandferry ferry
    2. Fly from Horn Island Airport (HID) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane HID - CNS
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Cairns Airport to Mission Beachshuttle bus
    7h 17m
    $381–858

  2. Ferry to Northern Peninsula Airport, fly to Cairns, shuttle

    1. Take the ferry from Thursday Island to Seisiaferry ferry
    2. Fly from Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane ABM - CNS
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Cairns Airport to Mission Beachshuttle bus
    8h 37m
    $574–1,048

  3. Ferry to Horn Island Airport, fly to Townsville Airport, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Thursday Island to Horn Islandferry ferry
    2. Fly from Horn Island Airport (HID) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane plane HID - TSV
    3. Take the bus from Townsville to Mission Beachbus bus
    11h 34m
    $453–1,470

Horn Island Airport (HID) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration1h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$256Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 961.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 17m

What companies run services between Thursday Island, QLD, Australia and Mission Beach, QLD, Australia?

There is no direct connection from Thursday Island to Mission Beach. However, you can take the ferry to Horn Island, take the taxi to Horn Island Airport (HID) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, take the shuttle to Mission Beach, then take the taxi to Mission Beach. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Seisia, take the taxi to Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, take the shuttle to Mission Beach, then take the taxi to Mission Beach.

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