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Sydney, Australia
Sydney → Melbourne
✈️ Flight – 1.5 hrs (best & cheapest)
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Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne → Byron Bay
✈️ Fly to Gold Coast or Ballina (via Sydney)
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Byron Bay, Australia
Byron Bay → Gold Coast
🚌 Bus / 🚗 Drive — 1.5–2 hrs
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Gold Coast, Australia
Gold Coast → Brisbane
🚆 Train — 1.5 hrs
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Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane → Noosa
🚗 Drive — 2 hrs
🚌 Bus — 2.5 hrs
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Noosa Heads, Australia
Noosa → Rainbow Beach / Hervey Bay
🚌 Bus — 3–4 hrs K’gari (Fraser Island)
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Fraser Island, Australia
Hervey Bay → Airlie Beach
✈️ Fly (via Brisbane) – best option
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Airlie Beach, Australia
Airlie Beach → Magnetic Island
Step 1: Airlie Beach → Townsville
Best option (most common):
• ✈️ Flight
• Fly Proserpine (PPP) → Townsville (TSV)
• ⏱️ ~1 hr flight (+ airport time)
• Often via Brisbane if no direct flight
Step 2: Townsville → Magnetic Island
• 🚤 Ferry
• ⏱️ 20 minutes
• Ferries run frequently all day
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Magnetic Island, Australia
Magnetic Island → Cairns
Option 1 (Best & Most Popular)
Magnetic Island → Townsville → Cairns
• 🚤 Ferry back to Townsville (20 min)
• ✈️ Flight Townsville → Cairns
• ⏱️ ~1 hr flight
Option 2 (Scenic but long)
• 🚤 Ferry → Townsville
• 🚗 Drive ~4.5 hrs (or bus ~6 hrs)
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Cairns, Australia
Cairns → Sydney (simple & Stippl-ready)
✈️ Direct flight
• Route: Cairns → Sydney
• Flight time: ~3 hours