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How to get fromTin Can Bay to Cairnsby car, plane, bus, train, or bus (Greyhound)

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There are 6 ways to get from Tin Can Bay to Cairns by car, plane, bus, train, or bus (Greyhound)

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  1. Drive to Hervey Bay, fly

    best
    1. Drive from Tin Can Bay to Hervey Bay (HVB)car car
    2. Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane HVB - CNS
    6h 56m
    $460–928

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dolphin Ave at Dolphin Shopping Centre to Monkland Street at Sovereign Cinemabus bus 760
    2. Take the train from Gympie North to Cairns Central Stationtrain train Spirit of Queensland
    25h 40m
    $160–6,014

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dolphin Ave at Dolphin Shopping Centre to Monkland Street at Sovereign Cinemabus bus 760
    2. Take the bus from Gympie to Cairns Central Stationbus bus Pm16
    27h 46m
    $200–290

  4. Drive 1,516.9 km

    1. Drive from Tin Can Bay to Cairnscar car 1,516.9 km
    17h 45m
    $272–393

  5. Bus to Bundaberg, fly

    1. Take the bus from Rainbow Beach to Bundaberg Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Bundaberg (BDB) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane BDB - CNS
    10h 20m
    $566–2,520

  6. Bus via Cairns

    1. Take the bus from Dolphin Ave at Dolphin Shopping Centre to Monkland Street at Sovereign Cinemabus bus 760
    2. Take the bus from Gympie to Cairnsbus bus Cairns
    27h 55m
    $250–600

Tin Can Bay to Cairns by bus and train

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration25h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket$160Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,309.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 56m

What companies run services between Tin Can Bay, QLD, Australia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?

You can take a bus from Dolphin Ave at Dolphin Shopping Centre to Cairns Central Station via Monkland Street at Sovereign Cinema and Gympie in around 27h 46m.

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