Getting to and around Cairns
Airport transport
The Airport Bus is the most economical way to get
to the city, it is not far but is it is a bit cheaper than a taxi
if you're by yourself and they drop off at accommodation. Note
that Cairns is a very spread out city and some accommodation places
are that far off the beaten track that it will not be serviced
by buses.
If you're hiring a car in Cairns many hire companies will even
pick you up from the airport so you can save yourself the fare.
Airport Connections will transport you from the airport to any
hotel in and between Cairns, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation.
More info....
Flights to Cairns:
If you are already in Australia then go to our page
Cheap
Domestic Flights in Australia for a good choice in
cheap domestic airfares to Cairns.
If you are still in your home country then you will
need to get an international flight to Cairns, but be aware that
although Cairns is an international airport, not too many airlines
go straight in to Cairns, you will usually have to fly via Brisbane
or Sydney.
Airlines that fly straight in to Cairns is Qantas,
and Air
New Zealand, you can go to their
websites and look for a cheap flight to Cairns, or visit our Cheap
Flights to Australia page for an overview of what
is available in budget airfares to Cairns.
To make life easier and save yourself some time (and probably
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Bicycle
There are quite a few places around town to hire
a bicycle, Bandicoot Bicycle on 59 Sheridan St. is one of them.
Bus
Though Cairns has nowhere near the population of
some of the main cities in the south it is very spread out, the
northern suburb of Palm Cove lies 25 km. from the city centre
while the soutern suburbs lie another15 or so km. down the road,
the city also reaches inland about 15 kms. out to Redlynch and
Crystal Cascades.
The local bus company is Sunbus and you can visit sunbus.com.au
to plan your movements around Cairns. In the citycentre most of
the buses leave from Lake St. next to the mall.
Day Tour
Tour highlights
© Down Under Dive
If your time is limited this ultimate daytour will
show you all the best things in only one day; Kuranda train, Skyrail,
scenic helicopter flight, the Great Barrier Reef etc.
More info....
On foot
Pick up the brochure 'Cairns Heritage City Walk'
at the tourist information for a self guided walk around many
of the historic buildings in the city centre. Some of the buildings
go back a long way like the one below that was built in 1890,
it has survived three fires and nowadays houses Johnno's blues
bar.
Rental car
There is a wide choice of car rental companies where
you can book your car or campervan online to be assured of a car
on your arrival in Cairns, and most offer one way rentals between
major cities. Nothing beats the freedom of having your own car
to explore and stop when and where you want.
RentNewCars.com.au
is an Australian company that exclusively distributes Europcar &
Thrifty's Australian fleet of 16,000 new vehicles and offers access
to over 200 locations around Australia via the RentNewCars
web site.
Budget
Car Hire needs little introduction, the name says it
all: car hire at Budget Prices with a car hire company with an international
reputation, and this sites makes it even easier to find yourself
a cheap hire car, or anything else with wheels: trucks,buses, campervans,
utes, four wheel drives etc.
Thrifty
Car Rental is another international car hire business
with a reputation for cheap rental cars.
When you book with the above websites you are
sure you deal with reputable car rental companies, without wanting
to discredit the smaller local companies, we have received some
not overly positive customer reviews on Cairns Older Car Hire.
With Cairns being a bit remote your preferred choice
might be to fly there to save time.
