Getting to James Cook University
Townsville
Three airlines (Qantas, Virgin Blue and Jetstar) fly from Brisbane (the capital of Queensland) to Townsville several times a day and there are numerous flights from all around the world into Brisbane. Another option for getting to Townsville is flying directly to Cairns and then taking the 50-minute shuttle flight to Townsville. Students at the Townsville campus are strongly recommended to fly into Townsville, as it is a 4-hour drive from Cairns and a 16-hour drive from Brisbane. There are alsoSingapore flights from Sydney and regular, direct Melbourne into Townsville.
Singapore
Cairns Townsville
AUSTRALIA
Brisbane Sydney Melbourne
Cairns
Cairns has Australia’s fifth busiest international airport. There are direct flights from Japan (four cities), Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Micronesia, Bali and Singapore, with more routes planned for the future. Numerous airlines fly from Sydney and Brisbane Cairns into Cairns daily.
Singapore
Singapore is an international destination with daily flights to and from the citystate from all over the world.
Brisbane
Brisbane has a large international airport with flights daily to and from countries all over the world.
Where we are
By Air Townsville to Cairns Brisbane Sydney Melbourne 50 minutes 1 hour 45 minutes 2 hours 45 minutes 3 hours 30 minutes By Road Townsville to Cairns Brisbane Sydney Melbourne 4 hours 16 hours 27 hours 31 hours
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