Quick answer: Choose Palm Cove for a compact, low-key beach village 25 minutes from Cairns Airport, strong on spas and easy relaxing. Choose Port Douglas for a larger resort town about 60 to 70 minutes north, with more dining and nightlife and the best access to the outer Great Barrier
Quick answer: Palm Cove is a small, relaxed beach village built around Williams Esplanade, lined with palms and paperbarks. The best things to do are swimming at the patrolled, netted beach, walking or fishing at the jetty, unwinding at a day spa, browsing the monthly beachfront markets, and taking day
Quick answer: Palm Cove is about 25 minutes (roughly 25 km) north of Cairns Airport. A pre-booked private transfer is the most reliable option: a fixed price from $120 for up to 5 people, a driver waiting for you, and door-to-door service with your luggage. A taxi is metered and
Quick answer: There is no entry fee for Mossman Gorge itself; the Cultural Centre is free to enter. The cost is the shuttle bus into the Gorge, which for 2026 to 2027 is $15.50 per adult, $7.75 per child (5 to 15) and free for under-5s. The shuttle runs every
Quick answer: A Mossman Gorge day trip from Port Douglas is easy to do in a morning or half-day. Take a transfer the 20-minute drive to the Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre, ride the Centre shuttle into the Gorge, then spend two to three hours on the rainforest walking tracks and
Quick answer: Mossman Gorge is about 20 km, or a 22-minute drive, north of Port Douglas. The easiest way is a door-to-door transfer from your accommodation to the Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre. From the Centre, you reach the Gorge itself on its shuttle bus (every 15 minutes, $15.50 per adult),
Quick answer: A private transfer from Cairns Airport to Port Douglas is priced per vehicle, from $269 one way for up to 5 passengers, $379 for 6 to 13, and more for larger groups (2026 prices, GST included). A shared shuttle seat is cheaper for one or two people, from
Quick answer: For flights that land late in the evening or leave before dawn, the trip between Cairns Airport and Port Douglas runs as a private transfer. The shared shuttle covers flights arriving roughly 6am to 6pm; standard private transfer hours run 7am to 6:30pm, and after-hours transfers between 6:30pm
Quick answer: A private transfer takes your whole family or group from Cairns Airport to your Port Douglas accommodation in one vehicle, with rear-facing, forward-facing or booster child seats on request at $15 each way, and room for your luggage. Priced per vehicle by size, from $269 one way for
