Cairns - Getting There By Road
Cairns is connected to Townsville (5 hours), Airlie Beach (11 hours) and Rockhampton (18 hours) to the south by the Bruce Highway (1), and to Port Douglas (45 minutes) to the north by the Captain Cook Highway (44). The road from Cape Tribulation to Cooktown is for 4-wheel drives only.
Emergency breakdown service: RACQ (tel: 131 905).
Coach services: Operators running daily long-haul services between Cairns and Brisbane, via Townsville (5 hours) and Rockhampton (18 hours), include Greyhound Australia (tel: 1300 4739 46863/GREYHOUND or (07) 4690 9950; www.greyhound.com.au) and Premier Motor Service (tel: 133 410; www.premierms.com.au). Smaller coach companies, including Coral Reef Coaches (tel: (07) 4098 2800; www.coralreefcoaches.com.au), Sun Palm Express (tel: (07) 4087 2900; www.sunpalmtransport.com) and Country Road Coachlines (tel: (07) 4045 2794; www.countryroadcoachlines.com.au) run services to northern destinations such as Port Douglas (1 hour), Cape Tribulation (3 hours) and Cooktown (6 hours).
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Emergency breakdown service: RACQ (tel: 131 905).
Coach services: Operators running daily long-haul services between Cairns and Brisbane, via Townsville (5 hours) and Rockhampton (18 hours), include Greyhound Australia (tel: 1300 4739 46863/GREYHOUND or (07) 4690 9950; www.greyhound.com.au) and Premier Motor Service (tel: 133 410; www.premierms.com.au). Smaller coach companies, including Coral Reef Coaches (tel: (07) 4098 2800; www.coralreefcoaches.com.au), Sun Palm Express (tel: (07) 4087 2900; www.sunpalmtransport.com) and Country Road Coachlines (tel: (07) 4045 2794; www.countryroadcoachlines.com.au) run services to northern destinations such as Port Douglas (1 hour), Cape Tribulation (3 hours) and Cooktown (6 hours).
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