TRANSPORT GUIDECairns Region
Kuranda Scenic Railway and Skyrail from Cairns: Departure Times, Fares, Closure Dates and Where to Park (Cairns, QLD)
The Kuranda Scenic Railway runs two trains a day from Cairns to Kuranda, leaving Cairns station at 8:45am and 9:30am, and the return trains leave Kuranda at 2:45pm and 3:30pm, according to Queensland Rail’s official timetable. The Skyrail Rainforest Cableway covers the same trip by gondola from Smithfield, about 15 minutes north of Cairns, and the two can be combined as a one-way train and one-way cableway day. Cairns is in Queensland and stays on Brisbane time all year (AEST, UTC+10).