Cairns to Brisbane Bus or Train: Find Cheap Tickets

Cairns to Brisbane Brisbane to Cairns
Cairns to Brisbane bus is a popular way of travelling. For this specific route, two transport types are available: coach and train. We found 1 bus departure, including 1 night bus. The bus departs from Cairns at 07:00h, arriving at Brisbane at 13:00h There is 1 train departure available on this route, including 1 night train.


Below you will find the most popular coach departure from Cairns to Brisbane:
Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

Traveling by coach from Cairns to Brisbane

The shortest travel distance between Cairns and Brisbane is 1045 mi. The bus has a travel time of 30:00h.

Overnight coaches

If you want to travel overnight and save money on accommodation or arrive in Brisbane earlier, there is 1 night coach and 1 overnight train departing from Cairns to Brisbane. The overnight journeys start at depending on whether you're travelling by bus or train and arrive as early as the following day. Given the fact that both the distance and travel time between the two stations is 1045 mi and 18:59 respectively, all the coach departures for this route will include overnight travel. You can see some of them below.
Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

Coach companies

Greyhound Australia is the name of the carrier operating this route. This company has not been rated yet.

Departure and arrival stations

If you're wanting more detailed information about either Cairns or Brisbane, including general information, station and stop information and other popular routes, you can follow the links below.

Cheapest ticket prices

Adult ticket: £111 (One-Way) or £222 (Return).

Trip reviews from Cairns to Brisbane

If you had travelled from Cairns to Brisbane, and you want to share your travel experience with fellow travellers, we encourage you to leave a review for the route and tell both to us and to other passengers what part of your journey was the best, and what needs improvement.

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Other popular destinations from Brisbane

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Other ways of travelling between Cairns and Brisbane

In case that you feel safer taking other forms of transportation, you can find alternative ways of reaching Brisbane below.

Trains from Cairns to Brisbane

Another transportation option is taking a train from Cairns to Brisbane. You can find the details about the departure times and ticket prices by clicking one of the routes in the search results.

Cairns to Brisbane Bus Summary

Route Overview Key Info
Departure Station Cairns
Destination Station Brisbane
Daily Departures Over 1 bus departures , including more than 1 night buses.
Earliest Departures 07:00 AM
Latest Departure 07:00 AM
Travel Distance 1045 mi
Travel Time 01:00

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