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Port Douglas to Cairns Airport Transfers

Picked up at your door in Port Douglas and dropped at the right terminal with time to spare. One car, one group, one fixed price.

✅ From $170, whole vehicle 🏨 Pickup from any address 🛫 Dropped at your terminal 🧳 Luggage included
Suitcases loaded for a Port Douglas to Cairns Airport transfer
68 kmDistance
60–80 minJourney time
From $170Whole vehicle
6am–7pmPickups, 7 days

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

Getting from Port Douglas to Cairns for your flight

We work backwards from your departure time so you are never rushing.

The drive from Port Douglas to Cairns Airport takes 60–80 minutes. Tell us your flight time and we suggest a pickup that gets you to the terminal about two hours before a domestic flight and three hours before an international one, with a buffer for roadworks on the Captain Cook Highway.

We collect from every hotel, resort and holiday rental in Port Douglas, including Four Mile Beach, Macrossan Street, Craiglie and the resorts along Port Douglas Road. You are dropped at the door of the domestic or international terminal, not at a shuttle stop.

Early flights: our standard pickups start at 6:00am. If your flight needs an earlier start, we can arrange a pickup before 6am for a $50 surcharge, as long as it is booked at least 48 hours ahead so a driver can be confirmed.

Not flying? The same service runs from Port Douglas to Cairns City hotels, the cruise terminal and Cairns Central station. Taxis and rideshare cars are thin on the ground in Port Douglas, so a pre-booked car is the dependable way back.

Port Douglas → Cairns Airport

🚗Sedan (1–2 pax)$170
🚙SUV (up to 4 pax)$180
👑Luxury Van (5–7 pax)$220

Included in every departure transfer

The same standard as the trip up.

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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).

Port Douglas to Cairns Airport — questions we get asked

What time should I leave Port Douglas for my flight? +
Allow 60–80 minutes for the drive. We normally plan to have you at Cairns Airport two hours before a domestic flight and three hours before an international flight. Give us your flight time and we will suggest a pickup time.
Can you pick me up before 6am for an early flight? +
Yes, by arrangement. Pickups before 6:00am carry a $50 surcharge and must be booked at least 48 hours ahead.
How much is a transfer from Port Douglas to Cairns Airport? +
The same as the trip up: from $170 for 1–2 passengers, $180 for up to 4, and $220 for 5–7 passengers, per vehicle.
Is there a taxi or shuttle from Port Douglas to Cairns Airport? +
Shared shuttles run on a timetable and collect from several hotels before leaving town. Taxis in Port Douglas are limited and metered. A private transfer is booked for your time, collects only your group and has a fixed price.
Do you take us to Cairns City instead of the airport? +
Yes. We drop at any Cairns hotel, the cruise terminal or the railway station. See the price list for Port Douglas to Cairns City.

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Book your Port Douglas to Cairns Airport transfer

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