Explore Australia's Ancient Tropical Rainforest

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway Prices

Tours and Pricing

Skyrail: One-Way Experience

Adult $68.00
Child (4-14 years) $34.00
Family (2 Ad + 2Ch) $170.00

Skyrail: Return Experience

Adult $99.00
Child (4-14 years) $49.50
Family (2 Ad + 2Ch) $247.50

Skyrail: Return Experience  With return bus transfers

(From Cairns City locations only)
Adult $123.00
Child (4-14 years) $73.50
Family (2 Ad + 2Ch) $319.50

 

Prices valid from 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025. Prices are in Australian Dollars and include GST.
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BUS TRANSFERS

  • Available from selected Cairns City  locations only.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE UPGRADES

  • For a unique perspective of the rainforest canopy upgrade to Diamond View (glass floor gondola), available one-way only.

Advance bookings and payment is required

TOUR OPTIONS:

Return (round-trip) or one-way Skyrail experience departing from Smithfield (Cairns) Terminal or Kuranda Terminal.

START LOCATION:

Smithfield (Cairns) Terminal: 6 Skyrail Drive, Smithfield.

For guests in Cairns, Beaches or Port Douglas you will start your experience at the Smithfield (Cairns) Terminal.

Kuranda Terminal: Arara Street, Kuranda.

For guests in Kuranda or on the Atherton Tablelands you will start your experience at the Kuranda Terminal.

GETTING HERE:

Drive yourself or book a bus transfer from Cairns City. Bus transfers are not available for Kuranda departures.

TIMINGS:

  • One-way Skyrail: 1 ½ hours
  • Return: 2 ½ hours
  • Kuranda Village: 2-3 hours

Plan your day with our experience map

Upgrade to Diamond View

Enjoy a unique and unimpeded perspective straight down to the tropical rainforest canopy with Skyrail’s glass floor Diamond View gondola.

Couple sitting in Skyrail gondola with clear glass floor and expansive rainforest views

Guests enjoy dedicated Diamond View only boarding queues & Diamond View gondolas depart the platforms every 7 minutes (approximately).

Diamond View gondolas seat a maximum of 5 people (including infants) and is available on a one-way, per-person basis only. Return and family rates do not apply. Bookings are made on a per seat basis only and you may share a gondola with other guests.

Upgrade to Diamond View Gondola
$31.00 per adult one-way
$31.00 per child one-way

Simply add Diamond View to your experience during the booking process

*Prices valid from 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025.

Hand holding a phone with Skyrail gondola and view across Cairns in the background. Available in English, Japanese, Chinese and German

Skyrail Audio Guide & Interpretive App

 

Ensure you get the most out of your experience by downloading Skyrail’s multi-lingual Audio Guide and Interpretive App that places the story of Australia’s ancient tropical rainforest directly in your hands.

  • Enhance your experience with in gondola commentary
  • See augmented reality rainforest animals appear right before your eyes
  • Track your journey
  • Learn more about your experience

Download the Skyrail Audio Guide & Interpretive App now

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