Transport in Cairns

Places

• Translink, Cairns buses

  Cairns

  A public bus network with a flat fare. You can pay in cash on board.

  From A$0.50One trip, seen on 5 Nov 2026

• Cairns Airport

  5.5 km from the centre

  An airport with domestic and international terminals. From 23 November 2026 it has a public bus, route 100, to Cairns Lagoon for 50 cents.

  From A$0.50Bus 100, one trip, from 23 November 2026, seen on 5 Nov 2026

• Cairns Taxis

  16 Comport Street, Portsmith

  Taxis booked by phone or app, with a night flagfall of A$6.20. Paying by card can add 5%.

  From A$3.80Daytime flagfall; plus A$2.88 per km and A$2.80 if booked, seen on 5 Nov 2026

• Trans North Bus & Coach

  Departures from Cairns

  Scheduled coaches from Cairns to Atherton, Karumba and Cooktown, the last by the inland or the coastal route. When paying the driver, it accepts cash only.

• Spirit of Queensland (Queensland Rail Travel)

  Cairns station

  A train between Brisbane and Cairns, of 1,681 km and 25 hours, with four departures a week in each direction. Fares valid until 31 March 2027.

  From A$411Per person, one-way Brisbane-Cairns trip in a RailBed sleeper seat, subject to availability, seen on 5 Nov 2026

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