🌴 Northern Beaches Pickup

Palm Cove to Port Douglas Transfers

The prettiest 40-odd kilometres of the coast road, in a private car from your Palm Cove resort to your Port Douglas one.

✅ From $150, whole vehicle 🏖 Any Palm Cove resort 🌊 Coast road all the way 🧒 Free child seats
Leather seats inside the van used for Palm Cove to Port Douglas transfers
~42 kmDistance
~45 minJourney time
From $150Whole vehicle
6am–7pmPickups, 7 days

Operating 6:00am–7:00pm daily · Pre-6am pickups by arrangement (+$50) · Book at least 48 hours ahead

Palm Cove and the Northern Beaches to Port Douglas

For holidays split between two beach towns.

Palm Cove to Port Douglas is roughly 42 km and takes about 45 minutes. Almost all of it is the winding section of the Captain Cook Highway between Ellis Beach and Oak Beach, where the road sits right above the water.

We pick up from any resort or apartment on Williams Esplanade and the streets behind it, and from the other Cairns Northern Beaches: Clifton Beach, Kewarra Beach, Trinity Beach and Yorkeys Knob. Prices from the other beaches are close to the Palm Cove price; ask us for a quote.

Because the leg is short, it also works well as a day out: a morning transfer to Port Douglas for the Sunday markets or a reef trip from the marina, and a return in the afternoon. Book both directions together and we will plan the times around your day.

Palm Cove → Port Douglas

🚗Private (up to 6)$150
👑Luxury (up to 6)$200

Included in every Palm Cove pickup

Same service as our airport transfers.

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Free flight tracking

We watch your flight and move the pickup if you land early or late.

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Meet & greet

Your driver waits in arrivals with a name board and helps with the bags.

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Door to door

Straight to your hotel, resort or holiday house. No other passengers, no other stops.

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Free child seats

Infant capsules, child seats and boosters fitted before we arrive. Tell us ages when you book.

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Fixed price

One price for the whole vehicle, agreed before you travel. No meter.

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7 days a week

Pickups 6am–7pm every day. Pickups before 6am by arrangement (+$50).

Palm Cove to Port Douglas — questions we get asked

How long is the drive from Palm Cove to Port Douglas? +
About 45 minutes for roughly 42 km, nearly all of it along the coast.
How much is a transfer from Palm Cove to Port Douglas? +
From $150 for a private vehicle or $200 for a luxury vehicle, for the whole vehicle.
Do you pick up from Trinity Beach, Kewarra Beach or Clifton Beach? +
Yes. We cover all of the Cairns Northern Beaches. Send us your address and we will confirm the price.
Can I book a same-day return from Palm Cove to Port Douglas? +
Yes. Book two one-way transfers with the times you want and the same driver will usually do both.

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Book your Palm Cove to Port Douglas transfer

Fixed price for the whole vehicle. Book at least 48 hours ahead.