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Cairns Travel Information
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By Plane:
Regular International flights into Cairns Airport are made by Quantas and other International Airlines.
Quantas and Virgin Blue serve the domestic marketwith regular daily flights.
Cairns International Airport, a short ride from the city centre, acts as a gateway to the city and a primary access point to the Great Barrier Reef. The Cairn's airport itself offers clean pleasant arrival and departure facilities that could well be emulated by other Airports around Australia.Most Hotels and accommodation venues offer free transport from the airport to your pre-booked accommodation.
By Rail
Train services run along the Queensland coast from Brisbane to Cairns
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The QUEENSLANDER
Providing a totally relaxing and unwinding experience, this multi award-winning train offers the ideal way to experience the picturesque coastal stretch between Brisbane and Cairns, in comfortable, fully air-conditioned lounge cars, club cars and dining facilities. A leisurely 32-hour journey, The Queenslander offers first class travel with comfortable single or double sleeping berths, overhead reading lights, washbasins, fresh crisp linen, stationery packs, toiletries and bathrobes are provided in each cabin. Sumptuous meals are presented in the fine dining atmosphere of the Coral Cay Restaurant, while the Daintree Lounge provides the perfect place to wile away the hours with a cool drink and live entertainment.
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SUNLANDER
Offering passengers a comfortable and affordable way to see the inland coast of Queensland, the Sunlander travels return from Brisbane to Cairns three times per week. The Sunlander meanders its way through the scenic, lush countryside of inland coastal towns of Bundaberg and Gladstone through to the sub-tropical region in Mackay, Proserpine and Bowen, until reaching its final destination of Cairns. Passengers can travel in first or economy class sleeping berths and seating is also available. Waterways Restaurant also provides an excellent array of sumptuous meals accompanied with quality Australian wines.
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SPIRIT OF THE TROPICS
Incredibly popular with the ever-increasing number of backpackers and adventure travellers to Australia, the Spirit of the Tropics provides a fun, relaxed environment for travellers to the tropical north. The fully air-conditioned service operates twice weekly return service from Brisbane to Proserpine - gateway to the magnificent Whitsunday Islands - and Townsville.
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TILT TRAIN
QR’s high-speed Tilt Train connects visitors to major tourist destinations from South East to Central Queensland. As Australia’s fastest train, this service operates in each direction between Brisbane and Rockhampton and is outfitted with state-of-the-art facilities and catering - it’s a wonderful way to explore the Capricorn and Coral Coasts
By Road
The distance to Cairns by the most practicable direct route is 1700 km from Brisbane, 2700 km from Sydney, 2800 km from Darwin, 3100 km from Melbourne.
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