Great Barrier Reef ships Arrival and Departure times

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Boat Departure & Arrival Times to Great Barrier Reef Cairns

Seastar7:30am  Approx. 4:20pm

Great Adventures11:40am  4:30pm

Tour Company

Boarding/ Check in

Departure

Arrival

Tusa Dive 7:30am 8:00am 4:00 – 4:30pm
SilverSwift 7:30am 8:30am 4:40pm
Compass Cruises 7:30am 8:00am Approx. 5:15pm
Reef Experience  7:30am 8:00am
Ocean Spirit Cruises 7:30am 8:30am 5:00pm
Downunder Cruise & Dive – Evolution  7:30am  8:15am  approx. 4:30pm
Passions of Paradise  7:00-7:50am  8:00am  approx. 5:00pm
SeaQuest Day trips 8:00am approx. 4:30pm
Reef Quest Divers Den 8:00 am 4:30pm
Reef Magic Cruises 8:00 – 8:30am 9:00am 5:00pm
Ocean Freedom Cruise 7:15 – 7:30am 8:00am 4:15 – 4.30pm
Sunlover 8:30 am 9:30am 5.30pm
SunKist 7:00am 7:30am 4:30-4:45pm
Rum Runner 7:00am
Skedaddle Half day 11:40am  4:30pm
Great Adventures  9:45am  10:00am  approx. 5:30pm
Miss Angel 7:15am 7:45am  approx. 4:30pm
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Port Douglas Ship Schedules

Tour Company

 Boarding Time

Departure

Arrival

Quicksilver 10:00am  4:00pm
Wavelength Reef Cruises 8:00am  4:30pm
Poseidon 8:30am 4:30pm
SilverSonic 8:30am 4:30pm
Calypso 8:20am 8:45am 4:15pm

Port Douglas to Low Isles

Tour Company

 Boarding Time

Departure

Arrival

Aquarius Full Day 8:25am 8:45am  4:00pm
Aquarius Twilight Sailing Evening Cruise 4:25am 4:45am  6:15pm
Sailaway Full Day  8:15am 8:30am 4:30pm
Sailaway Evening Cruise  4:45pm 5:00pm 6:30pm
Wavedancer  9:30am 10:00 AM

Fitzroy Island Ferry Transfer Times

Tour Company

Boarding/ Check in

Departure

Departs Fitzroy Island

Raging Thunder Adventures  8:15am 9:00am 5:15pm
Raging Thunder second transfer  9:30am 10:00am 3:15pm*
Fitzroy Island Resort Boat

3 Departures Daily

8:00am, 11:00am &1.30am 9:30am,12.15am & 5:00pm **
Sunlover Reef Cruises 8:30am 9:30am 5:30pm

* Fitzroy Island 2:30pm and 4:30pm departures can be swapped subject to availability.

** 11:00am & 12:15pm transfers do not operate February/March

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Cape Tribulation Ocean Safari Departure Times

Tour Company

Boarding/ Check in

Departure

Departs Fitzroy Island

Morning Tour Ocean Safari  8:00am 8:30am 12:30pm
Afternoon Tour Ocean Safari  12:00am 12:30am 4:30pm*

* Please reconfirm your booking 24 hours prior to departure. Some days only 1 departure time may be available, always check with us.

Frankland Islands Departure and Arrival Times

Frankland Island bus transfers

Frankland Island pick up times. These bus transfers times are approx. only, contact us on 0740557158 for the most up to date but transfer times.

— From Palm Cover approx. 6.55 am

— Trinity Beach 7.10am

— Yorkeys Knob 7.15am

— Cairns approx 7.20am

For Fankland Island bus transfer costs phone us at 0740557158 for adult and child prices.

Frankland Island self drive. Download map here. If you wish to self drive you need to be at Deeral departure point by 8.15 am

Frankland Island cruise get back to Deeral around 3.30pm but this is subject to tides. Book Frankland Island through Cairns Beaches Tourist Information Centre and receive 10% off another Cairns tour.

Fitzroy Island Ferry- Sunlover cruises. Check in at 9am Reef fleet terminal

Departs at 9.30am arrive Fitzroy at 10.15am

Departs Fitzroy Island at 4.15pm returns to Cairns approx. 5.30pm

Adult $79 | Child $39

Return ferry ticket only, no snorkel equipment included in Ferry ticket. If you need snorkel equipment just ask us about one of the other Fitzroy Island ferry companies.

Green Island Ferry Transfer Times

Tour Company

Tour Details 

Departure

Departs Fitzroy Island

Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruises
Full day cruise  8:00am 9:o0am 5:00pm
Full day cruise  10:15am 11:o0am 5:00pm
Half day cruise 9:o0am 1:00pm
Half day cruise 1:o0pm 5:00pm
Ocean Free Sailing Boat  7:15am 8:o0am approx. 5:00-5:15pm
Great Adventures Cruises
Full Day – Over 7 hours  7:45am 8:30am 4:30pm
Full Day – Over 5 hours  10:15am 10:30am 4:30pm
Full Day – Over 5 hours 8:30am 2:30pm
Half Day – Over 2 hours 8:30am 12:00pm
Half Day – Over 3 hours 10:30pm 2:30pm
Half Day – Over 2 hours 1:o0pm 4:30pm

Historical Cairns Tours Departure and Arrival Times

Tour Company

Boarding/ Check in

Departure

Departs Fitzroy Island

Cairns Harbour Cruises
2hr Harbour Cruise 1:30pm 3.30pm
1 1/2hr Sunset Cruise 5:30pm 7:00pm
Spirit Of Cairns

Harbour & Dinner Cruise

Departs Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat

 6:oopm 6:30pm 9:00pm