Cairns International Airport
 Cairns Port Authority owns and operates Cairns International Airport.
The airport operations are available 24 hours per day.
Terminal Operations including Shops/Cafes pre and post immigration are generally open in accordance with flight schedules and it
handles aircraft movements of around 130,000 per annum and is Australia's fifth busiest in terms of international passengers.
Maps of Cairns Airport
To view a map to assist in getting around the International Terminal at Cairns Airport in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format please click
here.
To view a map to assist in getting around
the Domestic Terminal at Cairns Airport in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format please click here.
Arrival & Departure Schedules
Arrivals
For international and domestic flights, updated every few minutes. Click here.
Departures
For international and domestic flights, updated every few minutes. Click here.
Duty Free Allowances
Your duty free allowances when entering Australia are:
- Adults
(over 18 years old) ~ $400 per person
- Child
(under 18 years old) ~ $200 per person
Alcohol
1.125 litres wine, beer or spirits (travellers over 18 years of age).
Tobacco
250 cigarettes or 250 grams of tobacco or cigars.
Clothing
Personal clothing and footwear (excluding fur apparel).
Personal
Toiletries, etc, excluding perfume concentrate and jewellery. Also, personal goods owned and used for at least 12 months can be brought into Australia.
Adults have the above duty free allowances for goods bought overseas or duty/sales tax free before leaving Australia which are not intended for resale
or commercial purposes. Families can combine their allowances (eg. 2 adults + 1 child = $1000).
Travellers bringing additional goods, over and above their duty free allowance, must declare their purchases to pay duty or tax owing. Gifts received or intended for
others are included in the duty free allowance of A$400. For general information and advice about allowances and regulations visit their website at www.customs.gov.au.
Cairns Airport Parking
Public Carpark
Short-term and long-term parking is located adjacent to the passenger terminal. The public carpark is run on an automatic system and is no longer manned
by staff. 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). When paying your
ticket you will need to pay at the pay stations located outside of the international arrivals hall and next to the taxi ranks.
If you require a receipt you will need to put your ticket into the paystation then press the receipt button before entering your money.
Please note that the paystation does not accept AUS$50 and AUS$100 notes.
Set down/pick up
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 will be strictly
enforced.
Disabled Parking
Parking bays for the disabled are located in front of the departures and the arrivals doors. Procedures are to be followed as per the set down/pick up rules.
Please follow the regulations that are outlined on the signs in these areas.
Cairns Transport Options
Bus Services
Australia Coach operates an airport shuttle bus service to hotels and the city centre - fare $7.00 per person and children under 14 travel free.
Sun Palm Express Coaches operate services to the 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.
Taxis
Free taxi telephones are located in the arrival halls and the taxi ranks are immediately outside. The average fare to the city is $12.00.
Limousines
Cairns Limousines
Ph: (07) 4031 1566
Acacia Luxury Transport
Ph: (07) 4031 3188
Black & White Limousines
Ph: (07) 4051 5074
Courtesy Coaches
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.
Car Rentals
 For
more information on booking your Cairns airport car hire please click here. We offer fully inclusive prices with no hidden
extras and a guaranteed minimum £10 online discount.
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Things you need to check before you come. Do your
homework on these basic facts and you'll be well on your way!
