Cairns Airport is one of Australia’s leading regional airports, providing air links to a variety of regional, domestic, and international destinations.

Described as ‘descending into paradise’, Cairns Airport is the gateway to the World Heritage Great Barrier Reef and Tropical Rainforests of North Queensland and is just 7km from the Cairns CBD.

Cairns Airport offers direct domestic flights to Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Townsville, Sunshine Coast, Newcastle, Whitsunday Coast and other various regional centres across North Queensland. Passengers can also fly internationally direct to Auckland year-round.

Tropic Wings was founded in Cairns in 1981, making us the longest established day tour operator in the region.

Pre Event Transfers

We are providing coach transfers from Cairns City and Palm Cove with Tropic Wings to the start line in Port Douglas:

21.1km Half Marathon

• Pre-Event – Cairns to Port Douglas: 4:00am (Cost: Adults $60, Under 16 $30)
• Pre-Event – Palm Cove to Port Douglas: 4:15am (Cost: Adults $40, Under 16 $20)

10km Run

• Pre-Event – Cairns to Port Douglas: 5:15am (Cost: Adults $60, Under 16 $30)
• Pre-Event – Palm Cove to Port Douglas: 5:30am (Cost: Adults $40, Under 16 $20)

5km Run

• Pre-Event – Cairns to Port Douglas: 5:15am (Cost: Adults $60, Under 16 $30)
• Pre-Event – Palm Cove to Port Douglas: 5:30am (Cost: Adults $40, Under 16 $20)

2km Run/Walk

• Pre-Event – Cairns to Port Douglas: 7:45am (Cost: Adults $60, Under 16 $30)
• Pre-Event – Palm Cove to Port Douglas: 8:00am (Cost: Adults $40, Under 16 $20)

You can also add this later if you have already registered by clicking on the link in your registration email and clicking the PURCHASE PRODUCTS button

Post Event Transfers

We are providing coach transfers back to Cairns City and Palm Cove with Tropic Wings from in front of the Port Douglas Surf Club:

• After Event – Port Douglas to Cairns: 10am, 12pm or 3pm (Cost: Adults $60, Under 16 $30)
• After Event – Port Douglas to Palm Cove: 10am, 12pm or 3pm (Cost: Adults $40, Under 16 $20)

You can also add this later if you have already registered by clicking on the link in your registration email and clicking the PURCHASE PRODUCTS button.

The Tropic Wings airport shuttle transfer runs multiple times daily from Cairns Airport (CNS), with stops through Cairns City and Palm Cove and continuing to Port Douglas — approximately 75 minutes via the scenic Captain Cook Highway. Your driver meets you in the arrivals hall, one standard suitcase and one carry-on per passenger are included at no extra charge, and the coach drops you directly at your accommodation.

Operating since 1981 and Ecocertified for over 20 years, Tropic Wings is one of the most established shuttle transfer operators in tropical North Queensland. Services run in both directions, so we can get you where you need to go along the coast.

Plus, Tropic Wings runs tours throughout the region. Explore more on their website.