🔄 Both Ways

Cairns to Port Douglas Return Transfer

Sort the whole holiday's transport in one booking: the ride up from Cairns and the ride back for your flight home.

✅ From $170 each way 📅 Different dates, one booking 🛬 Flight tracking both ways 🔁 Free date changes with 24h notice
Private transfer van on the coast between Cairns and Port Douglas
2 × 68 kmCairns ⇄ Port Douglas
60–80 minEach way
From $170Each way, whole vehicle
6am–7pmPickups, 7 days

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

How a return transfer works

Two private transfers, planned together.

A return transfer between Cairns and Port Douglas is simply both legs booked at once. You give us your arrival flight and your departure flight, and each leg is locked in at the same fixed price as a one-way transfer, from $170 each way for the whole vehicle.

Going up: we meet you at Cairns Airport arrivals, or at your Cairns hotel, and drive you to your Port Douglas accommodation.

Coming back: we collect you from the same address, or a different one if you have moved, and time the pickup to your flight. If your return flight is early, a pickup before 6am can be arranged for a $50 surcharge.

Booking both legs up front matters most on the way back. There are far fewer taxis and rideshare drivers in Port Douglas than in Cairns, and in school holidays the good pickup times go first. With a return booked, your ride to the airport is confirmed before you have even left home.

Your two legs do not have to match. Arrive at the airport and leave from Cairns City, or come up from Cairns and go home via Palm Cove: tell us the plan and we will price each leg from the price list.

Cairns Airport ⇄ Port Douglas (each way)

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

Included on both legs

Nothing changes on the way home.

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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).

Return transfers — questions we get asked

How much is a return transfer from Cairns to Port Douglas? +
Each leg is priced as a one-way transfer: from $170 each way for 1–2 passengers, $180 for up to 4, and $220 for 5–7. So a return for two people starts from $340 for the vehicle.
Can I change the date of my return leg? +
Yes. Let us know at least 24 hours before the pickup and we will move it, subject to a driver being free at the new time.
Do both legs have to be from the same place? +
No. Many guests arrive at Cairns Airport and leave from a different hotel, or return to Cairns City instead of the airport. Each leg is priced on its own route.
Will I have the same driver both ways? +
Often, but we can't promise it. Either way your driver will have your booking, your address and your flight details.

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Book your Cairns to Port Douglas return transfer

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