Where does the Port Douglas local shuttle operate? Well, here is the map :) Update hours in 2026 are 7am to 11pm daily.

The Port Douglas local shuttle includes the highlighted area below. The local shuttles do not go to Mossman, Thala Beach or down to Cairns.

Like a special to go with your holiday in Port Douglas? Save 15% on weekly tickets!

Visitors to Port Douglas have the option to save 15% on local shuttle prices. Weekly deals for singles, couples, and families save you $$ off your local Port Douglas shuttle trips when you purchase online with your airport transfers.

Simply select the option to add a discounted weekly ticket to your airport transfers. We will provide your weekly shuttle pass when you arrive in Cairns so you can start using immediately once you get to Port Douglas. You can either call for pick up or check with reception as shuttles are moving and looping around Port Douglas daily from 7am to midnight.

The local shuttle collects direct from the reception of your hotel, Airbnb, or residential address. Go anywhere in Port Douglas on this map. Macrossan Street shopping and dining, 4 mile beach, IGA,  Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina etc.

​We look forward to seeing you in Port Douglas :)

We are often asked if we can pick up from Reef Fleet Terminal in Cairns after our passengers have returned from the Green Island Ferry, or any of the Reef Tours. The answer? YES! Not a problem. This is the spot where we will meet you at Reef Fleet Plaza, just 50m from the end of the jetty where the ferries and reef tour boats depart and arrive. We look forward to providing your transfer. Just use the option on our shared shuttle booking form, or our private transfer booking form 😎🪸🐠

You don't need to go to a zoo or wildlife park to see nature in Cairns! These pelicans are regulars on the Cairns esplanade boardwalk not far from La Pizza restaurant. This picture about 7:30am on October 2022 when Visnja and Paul were enjoying a walk along the esplanade. The pelicans are not camera shy, and enjoy entertaining the morning walkers and tourists. The pelicans approaching the rocks were hoping to find a spare spot to rest, but the pelicans already on the rocks were having none of it and stood their ground. 'Wait your turn' I think was the message. We love seeing wildlife in nature. See our other nature pics from Port Douglas of other critters not stuck in a zoo.   🌴😎

We are often asked if we can provide a day trip to Port Douglas from Cairns.
The answer is yes!

• 10am pick up from your Cairns Accommodation, and
  
• 4pm pick up from Port Douglas.
• No stops or pick ups or drop offs in Palm Cove
  
• Cost is our standard Cairns Airport <> Port Douglas transfer rates + $40 for the accommodation pick up and drop off in Cairns. For example two adults would cost $179 + $40 = $219 for day trip. 
  

We offer a seats in shared shuttle service day trip to Port Douglas from Cairns accommodation. That can be booked on our standard form here. Please request 10am pick up from your accommodation, and 4pm pick up from Port Douglas. We suggest this because it helps us coordinate Cairns city pick ups and then avoid also picking up at Cairns Airport as we head north to Port Douglas.

You will arrive in Port Douglas at approx. 11-11:30am after travelling up the world heritage Captain Cook Highway that hugs the coastline between the Daintree Rainforest, and the simply gorgeous Coral Sea. 

Arrive in Port Douglas in time for lunch, then cruise the shops or 4 mile beach and on Sundays enjoy the famous weekly market, before heading back to your Cairns accommodation at 4pm just in time for beer o'clock in Cairns. Alternatively, you can request a private transfer and have more flexibility with your pick up times between 6am in Cairns through to 5pm from Port Douglas.

It is great to see the skies open up once more, however COVID-19 continues to affect staffing and airline schedules. One of the current issues we are observing in 2022 are multiple changes being made by airlines due to staffing and demand fluctuations. For single groups arriving on one flight into Cairns Airport this has an impact, but is manageable and relatively easy for our passengers to alter their shuttle time by simply contacting us with your new details.

The problem we are seeing is when a single booking is made for a group of people who are arriving on 2 or even 3 different flights. While we understand care would have been taken to align arrival times by the person booking the shuttle and the attraction of a discount for larger groups travelling together, these plans can quickly come unstruck when one of the flights is either late, or is totally changed by Jetstar or Virgin or Qantas to a new flight at another time of day.

This creates anxiety for passengers who have booked the single group shuttle and can in turn trigger a long and involved email trail for passengers and our shuttles as we try to reallocate seats or work out what to do with a booking now with arrivals spread over 4 or 6 hours. Is that the best way to start your 2022 holiday in Port Douglas or Cairns?

Solution? Please make one booking per group per flight. You will very likely travel with your friends and family on other flights when you all arrive, but if there are flight schedule changes for one part of your group the others can proceed to Port Douglas quickly and easily. Your friends or family can either go ahead if arriving early, of follow you if arriving late. You can settle into your accommodation and have a cold drink ready for them when they arrive 🍹🍺

We strongly encourage passengers in 2022 not to make a single arrival booking for flights arriving separately. Any small discount achieved can quickly be eroded by the burden of emails and cost changes, alterations, group emails to recheck everyone's approval or availability for the new details.

​Start your holiday relaxed - please make one single booking per group per flight 👍

Hi all, heads up that proof of vaccination is coming to our shuttles and many venues in Queensland. The easiest way to prove vaccination is to add your digital certificate to your Check In Qld app.  You will need the Check In Qld app when holidaying in Cairns and Port Douglas, so download Check In Qld app today and be ready for arrival. 😊 

It has just been announced that Cairns and Yarrabah will go into a 3 day lockdown starting at 4pm on Sunday 8 August 2021.

**Update 12 August. Lockdown is over. Masks mandatory for 11 days until 22 August, however this does not apply to Port Douglas. So once you arrive in Port Douglas, you are free from Cairns restrictions.**

The following procedures will be in place effective immediately from 10:30am on Sunday 8 August 2021, and will continue as long as the lockdown applies to Cairns.

1. There will be no pick ups from, or drop offs to, Cairns accommodation or any business or accommodation in the Cairns area. Any existing bookings will be contacted and refunded. No new bookings will be accepted for Cairns accommodation pick up and drop off during the lockdown period.
2. Departures from Port Douglas to Cairns Airport will continue, with a Port Douglas based driver dropping off at Cairns Airport and then return directly to Port Douglas.

The following procedures will be in place effective from 4pm on Sunday 8 August 2021, and will continue as long as the lockdown applies to Cairns.

1. Arrivals into Cairns. Due to all states being closed to Queensland there are very few arrivals into Cairns. We anticipate we will again use Port Douglas based drivers to collect and return directly to Port Douglas.
2. Pick ups from the airport will only be accepted for passengers from flights that have just arrived. Passengers already in Cairns who make their way to Cairns Airport seeking transfer to Port Douglas will not be transferred. People currently staying in Cairns must abide by the  Queensland Health Directive and lockdown procedures.

Any further updates will be made here. Thank you for your understanding. These measures are in place to protect our drivers, our passengers and our community of Far North Queensland.