Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
POST
Post Office
(
13 13 18;
www.auspost.com.au
;
Shop 115, Cairns Central Shopping Centre;
9am-5pm Wed-Fri,
to noon Sat)
TOURIST INFORMATION
The government-run
Cairns & Tropical North Visitor Information Centre
( 1800 093 300;
www.cairns-
greatbarrierreef.org.au
;
51 The Esplanade; 8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm Sat & Sun)
offers impartial ad-
vice, books accommodation and tours and houses an interpretive centre.
Other useful contacts:
Cairns Discount Tours
( 07-4055 7158;
www.cairnsdiscounttours.com.au
)
Knowledgeable booking
agent specialising in last-minute deals.
Far North Queensland Volunteers
( 07-4041 7400;
www.fnqvolunteers.org
;
68 Abbott St)
Arranges volun-
teer positions with nonprofit community groups.
Royal Automobile Club of Queensland
(RACQ; 07-4042 3100;
www.racq.com.au
; 537 Mulgrave Rd, Earlville)
Maps and information on road conditions state-wide, including Cape York. For 24-hour
recorded road-report service, call 1300 130 595.
Getting There & Away
AIR
QANTAS
( 13 13 13;
www.qantas.com.au
)
,
Virgin Australia
( 13 67 89;
www.virginaustralia.com
)
and
Jet-
star
( 13 15 38;
www.jetstar.com.au
)
arrive and depart the
Cairns Airport
(
www.cairnsairport.com
)
with
flights to/from all Aussie capital cities and large regional centres. There are international
flights to/from places including China, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.
Skytrans
( 1300 759 872;
www.skytrans.com.au
)
services Cape York with regular flights to
Coen, Bamaga and Lockhart River, as well as Burketown and Normanton in the Gulf and
Mount Isa.
Hinterland Aviation
( 07-4040 1333;
www.hinterlandaviation.com.au
)
has one to four flights daily
to/from Cooktown (one-way from $125, 40 minutes).
BUS
Cairns is the hub for Far North Queensland buses.
Greyhound Australia
( 1300 473 946;
www.greyhound.com.au
)
Has four daily services down the
coast to Brisbane (from $300, 29 hours) via Townsville ($60, six hours), Airlie Beach
($93, 11 hours) and Rockhampton ($195, 18 hours). Departs from Reef Fleet Terminal, at
the southern end of The Esplanade.
