Travel Information

Getting to Cairns, North Queensland, Australia

By Plane

Domestic Servicing Airlines:

Airline Destinations Serviced from Cairns
Qantas
13 13 13
Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Gladstone, Gove Mackay, Horn Island, Thursday Island, Townsville, Weipa, Hamilton Island
Jetstar
131538
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney
Virgin Blue
136789
Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane
MacAir Airlines
1300 622 247
Various destinations within Queensland

International Servicing Airlines:

Airline Destinations Serviced from Cairns
Air New Zealand
132476
Auckland
Air Niugini
1300 361 380
Port Moresby (with connections to Lae)
Airlines PNG
1300 002 764
Port Moresby
Cathay Pacific
13 1747
Hong Kong
Continental Micronesia
1300 737 640
Guam
Qantas
131313
Narita/Tokyo
Jetstar
131538
Nagoya, Osaka, Singapore (via Darwin)
United Airlines* Auckland

Onward connecting flights are available to numerous other worldwide destinations, from the direct ports served.

* Many of the International Airlines codeshare with other international Airlines.

By road

The distance to Cairns from Brisbane is 2700 km from Sydney, 2800 km from Darwin, 3100 km from Melbourne.

By coach

Coach travel is an efficient and pleasurable way to see the countryside. Major coach companies operate luxury, air conditioned vehicles with express services between major Australian cities and Cairns.

Getting to Hilton Cairns

Taxis

Free taxi telephones are located in the arrival halls and the taxi ranks of both the International and Domestic Terminals. Taxi ranks are located immediately outside the International Terminals.

The average fare to the Hilton is $18.00 by Black & White Taxis and the journey takes 15 minutes.

* Information provided by Black & White Taxis, ph. 131 008.

Limousines

Limousine bookings must be made prior to arrival. The following companies operate to and from Cairns Airport:

Acacia Luxury Transport
Ph: (07) 4031 3188

Cairns Limousines
Ph: (07) 4032 1599

Coral Reef Coaches and Limousines
Ph: 07 4098 2800

Coral Sea Limousines
Ph: 0408 199 842

Express Chauffeured Coaches and Limousines
Ph: (07) 4098 5473

Rental Cars

Rental car offices are located in the new arrivals facility at the northern end of the Domestic Terminal. Rental car parking is located centrally in the carpark off the main entrance to the Domestic Terminal.

The hire car companies located on airport are:

Avis –www.avis.com.au

Budget –www.budget.com.au

Europcar –www.europcar.com.au

Hertz –www.hertz.com.au

Red Spot –www.redspotcar.com

Thrifty –www.thrifty.com.au

By Bus

The Airport Shuttle can pick you up and drop you off at the Hilton for $10.00 one way. Bookings are essential, please call 07 4048 8355.