Travellers Information
To and From the Airport
Parking
Pick up & setting down
Rental Cars
Taxis & Limousines
Bus Services
Hotel Transfers
Disabled Access
Public Car Park
Short-term and long-term parking is located adjacent to the passenger terminal. The public carpark is an automated car park run by Wilson Parking. On entry to the car park you are allocated a ticket. This ticket needs to be paid only when you are departing the airport (not on arrival).
There are 5 paystations available for the Domestic Terminal, and a further 2 for the International Terminal. They are all located enroute to the respective car parks.
If you require a receipt you will need to put your ticket into the paystation then press the receipt button before entering your money.
Effective from 1 October 2005 the following charges apply:
Length of Stay |
Fee |
| Up to 2 hours | $3.00 |
| 2 to 4 hours | $6.00 |
| 4 to 6 hours | $8.00 |
| 6 to 7 hours | $10.00 |
| 7 to 8 hours | $11.00 |
| 8 to 9 hours | $12.00 |
| 9 to 10 hours | $13.00 |
| 10 to 24 hours | $14.00 |
Each additional day or part thereof $12.00
Pick up & setting down
Pick up and setting down of passengers must be done whilst the driver is in attendance and in accordance to signage around the airport and in relation to time limits, if the vehicle is not engaged in this activity then it is not able to pull up in this area as the area is signed "No Parking". This is to be strictly enforced.
Rental Cars
Rental car offices are located in the new arrivals facility at the northern end of the Domestic Terminal. Rental car parking is located centrally in the carpark off the main entrance to the Domestic Terminal.
The hire car companies located on airport are:
Avis – www.avis.com.au
Budget – www.budget.com.au
Europcar – www.europcar.com.au
Hertz – www.hertz.com.au
Red Spot – www.redspotcar.com
Thrifty – www.thrifty.com.au
Taxis & Limousines
Free taxi telephones are located in the arrival halls and the taxi ranks of both the International and Domestic Terminals. Taxi ranks are located immediately outside the International and Domestic Terminals.
The average fare to the city is $16.50 by Black & White Taxis. (Note between the hours of midnight and 5am average city fare is $18.50)
* Information provided by Black & White Taxis, ph. 131 008.
Limousine bookings must be made prior to arrival. The following companies operate to and from Cairns Airport:
Acacia Luxury Transport
Ph: (07) 4031 3188
Cairns Limousines
Ph: (07) 4032 1599
Coral Reef Coaches and Limousines
Ph: 07 4098 2800
Coral Sea Limousines
Ph: 0408 199 842
Express Chauffeured Coaches and Limousines
Ph: (07) 4098 5473
International Coaches & Tours
Ph: (07) 4032 5877
Local Limousines
Ph: 0418 973 166
Missions Beach Taxi & Limo
Ph: 0428 689 366
Nautilus Limousines
Ph: (07) 4031 3188
Paradise Limousine Service
Ph: (07) 4098 5715
Palm Cove Limousines
Ph: 0419 883 888
Southern Cross Stretch Limousine Services
Ph: (07) 4035 1798
Bus Services
Australia Coach and Sun Palm Express operate airport shuttle bus services to hotels, city centre, Northern Beaches, Palm Cove, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation.
Both companies pick up immediately in front of the arrivals area at both terminals and both operate an information desk within the terminal, which if not staffed, have direct-dial telephone.
Hotel Transfers
Most of the major hotels in the region operate their own courtesy coach service to and from the airport.
Terminal Transfers
A five-minute walk along a covered walkway connects the domestic and international terminals.
Disabled Access
Each terminal has disabled parking marked at the kerbside. This parking is only available to vehicles displaying a disabled permit, and must follow the normal kerbside parking rules. Under government legislation, no vehicle is permitted to be left unattended at the kerbside to the terminal. Disabled passengers may be unloaded from the disabled parking area, however the vehicle must not be left unattended to assist the passenger into the terminal. If the passenger requires assistance to the check-in area, the driver must park the vehicle in the public car park and then return to assist the disabled passenger.
Disabled parking is also available within the car parks.