Transfers & Directions from Cairns and Palm Cove Accomodation

Hot Air offers return transfers from almost all Cairns, Palm Cove and Cairns Northern Beaches accommodation.  Our transfers are available every day in comfortable air-conditioned coaches.

If you choose a  Hot Air Balloon flights from Cairns you will receive return transfers in seat belt equipped, air conditioned coaches (most with DVD players also ).  Below is a list of Cairns, Palm Cove & Cairns Northern Beaches hotels that Hot Air do pickup and drop off from.  If you check with us we may also be able to collect you from other Cairns accommodation not listed below.

Please note that times change seasonally to make the best of our sunrise time and also allow as much sleep in time as possible for you! Your live online booking with us will give you the exact time when you checkout.

Summer Times - 15 September to 30 March
Winter Times 1 April to 14 September

Please ensure you double check with us and reconfirm your time before travel, do not rely absolutely on these times as they may alter depending on operational requirements.   It's great to let us know your mobile number and room number before the day of travel in case we have any difficulty finding you.  Also consider our range of Cairns Day Tours for your convenience,  or we can transfer you to Cairns Airport with your luggage at the conclusion of your trip by 10.30am.

Summer Times - 15 September to 30 March

Bayview Heights B&B 3:55AM
All Seasons Cairns Gateway Resort 4:00AM
Best Western Cairns Premier Inn- 702 Bruce Hwy 4:00AM
Cairns Coconut Van Park 4:00AM
Cairns Reef Apartments (ex Metro Inn) 4:00AM
Cannon Park Motel 4:00AM
Carrigan's B&B - Earlville 4:00AM
Coconut Van Park 4:00AM
Coral Reef Resort - 192 Mann St 4:00AM
Glenlee Motel 4:00AM
Go Cart Track - Capt. Cook Hwy 4:00AM
MacDonalds Woree 4:00AM
Mindarra aka Woree Van Park 4:00AM
Palm Royale - Reception/Lobby 4:00AM
Sizzler Bus Stop 4:00AM
Trinity Links - Front Gate 4:00AM
1st City Caravilla (Kelly/Mulgarve Rd) 4:05AM
Aawon Holiday Units - 288 McCoombe 4:05AM
Beltana Motel - Mulgrave Rd 4:05AM
Big Marlin - Outside Earlville Shopping Cntr 4:05AM
Cairns City Backpackers (Old Gone Walkabout) 4:05AM
Cairns Rainforest B&B - letterbox don´t go in 4:05AM
Cairns Vacation Villas-8 Pease St 4:05AM
Cairns Villa & Leisure Park - 28 Pease St Manunda 4:05AM
Compass Motel 4:05AM
Coolabah Motel - 564 Mulgrave 4:05AM
Dreamtime - Terminus St 4:05AM
Granadilla Villa (1 Moowooga Str Earlville) 4:05AM
Grey Whale 4:05AM
Leichhardt Motel 4:05AM
New Market Hotel 4:05AM
Rainforest Grove 4:05AM
Ryans Rest 4:05AM
Sleeping With The Enemy (old 77 On Mcleod)  4:05AM
Southern Cross Atrium Apartments 4:05AM
Sunland Caravan Park 4:05AM
TAFE Eureka Street 4:05AM
Tropic Days 4:05AM
Tropical Gardens Resort 4:05AM
Up Top Down Under 4:05AM
Asylum Hostel - 149 Grafton St 4:10AM
Big Back Yard 4:10AM
Billabong Inn Spence St 4:10AM
Cairns Comfort Inn 157 Sheridan St 4:10AM
Caravella 77 4:10AM
Central Plaza 4:10AM
Gekko Hostel - 187 Bunda 4:10AM
Getaways on Grafton 4:10AM
Gilligans Backpackers 4:10AM
Great Northern Hotel 4:10AM
Happy Days 4:10AM
Hilton 4:10AM
Il Centro 4:10AM
Inn Cairns - 71 Lake St 4:10AM
Lake Central - 137 Lake St 4:10AM
Mantra Esplanade (ex Cns Resort by Outrigger) 4:10AM
Mid City Luxury Apartments 4:10AM
Northern Greenhouse ex Shooting Star, 117 Grafton 4:10AM
Pacific International 4:10AM
Park Regis City Quays - 6 Lake St 4:10AM
Piermonde 2-4 Lake Street (not called Piermont) 4:10AM
Prime Pacific Jack & Newell Apts - Wharf St 4:10AM
Pullman Reef Hotel Casino (Hotel Lobby) 4:10AM
Pyne Cottage - 7 Pyne St Edgehill 4:10AM
Rainbow Southside 4:10AM
Royal Flying Doctor Service 4:10AM
Rydges Plaza 4:10AM
Sebel Harbour Lights 4:10AM
Shangri-La Hotel 4:10AM
Shenannigans - Spence St Side 4:10AM
The Sebel Cairns - ex Cairns International 4:10AM
Travellers Oasis - 8 Scott street 4:10AM
YHA Cairns Central - Mcleod St 4:10AM
YHA McLeod 4:10AM
181 - Esplanade - Espl. Side 4:15AM
201 Lake Street 4:15AM
Abbey B&B -396 Draper St 4:15AM
Acacia Court 4:15AM
Accommodation on Sheridan 183-185 Sheridan St 4:15AM
Adobe Motel - 193 Sheridan 4:15AM
All Seasons Espl Hotel 4:15AM
Aquarius - 107 Esplanade 4:15AM
Arcadia Holiday Units - 189 Sheridan 4:15AM
Aspect Central (ex Grove Motel) 211 Sheridan St 4:15AM
Aust. Tour Specialist Office 31 Lake St. OppPalmCt 4:15AM
Backpackers World - 12 Shield 4:15AM
Balinese 215 Lake St 4:15AM
Bay Village - 227 Lake 4:15AM
BelAir Hostel 4:15AM
Bellview Hostel 4:15AM
Bohemia Central, 100 Sheridan St (Ex Leos) 4:15AM
Cafe China 4:15AM
Cairns Angler, 187 Lake 4:15AM
Cairns Backpackers Inn 4:15AM
Cairns Beach House - 239 Sheridan St 4:15AM
Cairns Central Station 4:15AM
Cairns College of English 4:15AM
Cairns Dive Centre 4:15AM
Cairns Girls Hostel - 147 Lake St 4:15AM
Cairns Holiday Lodge, 259 Sheridan 4:15AM
Cairns Holiday Park - 12-30 Little Street 4:15AM
Cairns Language School 4:15AM
Cairns Motor Inn 4:15AM
Cairns Plaza - exTuna Towers 4:15AM
Cairns Queenslander Comfort Inn Lake St 4:15AM
Cairns Railway Station 4:15AM
Cairns Rent-a-Car 4:15AM
Cairns Sharehouse 4:15AM
Cairns Sunshine Towers Hotel 4:15AM
Calypso Hostel, 5 Digger St 4:15AM
Captain Cook Hostel 4:15AM
Caravella 149 4:15AM
Cascade Gardens 4:15AM
Castaways Hostel 4:15AM
Castle Holiday Units 209 Lake 4:15AM
Central City B'packers 72 grafton st 4:15AM
Charleston House- cnr Mckenzie/Digger 4:15AM
City Apartments 4:15AM
City Plaza Apartments - 37-39 Digger St 4:15AM
City Sheridan (Old Rainbow Palms) 157 Sheridan 4:15AM
City Terraces - 63 McLeod 4:15AM
City Walk - Upward St 4:15AM
Citysider - Upward St 4:15AM
Clarendon on Spence 4:15AM
Concord Holiday Units 4:15AM
Coral Cay Villas - 267 Lake 4:15AM
Coral Coaches - Trinity Wharf 4:15AM
Coral Towers 4:15AM
Coral Tree Inn - 166 Grafton 4:15AM
Costa Blanca - Esplanade 4:15AM
Country Comfort Sunlodge 4:15AM
Cruise Terminal - Trinity Wharf 4:15AM
DeepSea Divers Den depot - Draper  & Mulgrave 4:15AM
Dingo Blue Inn - 141 Sheridan St 4:15AM
Discovery Resort, 183-185 Lake St 4:15AM
Down Under Dive 4:15AM
Duffy's Girl's Hostel (140 Grafton St) 4:15AM
El Dorado 4:15AM
Esplanade Backpackers (Nomads) - 93 The Esplanade 4:15AM
Extreme Adventure Shop 4:15AM
Fig Tree Lodge 4:15AM
Figtree Lodge - Sheridan St 4:15AM
Floriana - Esplanade 4:15AM
Flying Horseshoe Motel 4:15AM
Global Palace - lake st side 4:15AM
Grosvenor -cnr McLeod+ Grove 4:15AM
Harbourlights Apparmts - pickup Hilton side 4:15AM
Heritage Motel -8 Minnie St Cairns 4:15AM
Hertz Rent-a-Car 4:15AM
Hides Hotel - 87 Lake (club croc) 4:15AM
High Chaparral 4:15AM
Holiday Inn 4:15AM
holly's Hostel 4:15AM
Hollywood Inn 4:15AM
Hostel 89 4:15AM
Il Palazzo 4:15AM
Inn The City 4:15AM
Inn The Pink 4:15AM
International Hostel 4:15AM
International House - Mcleod 4:15AM
Jimmys Hostel 4:15AM
JJs Backpackers 4:15AM
Koala Beach Resort (Lakes Cntrl) - 137-139 Lake St 4:15AM
Koala Court, Recption 4:15AM
Lorraine Martin College 4:15AM
Lyons Esplanade Hotel 4:15AM
Lyons Motor Inn 4:15AM
Macdonalds on Esplanade 4:15AM
Mantra Trilogy (ex Breakfree) Abbot St Reception 4:15AM
Marlin Marina 4:15AM
Mercure Harbourside Hotel (Lake Street) 4:15AM
Motel Cairns 4:15AM
NJOY Resort (was Inn The Tropics) 141 Sheridan St 4:15AM
North Cove Waterfront apts (lake St side) 4:15AM
Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort 4:15AM
Oasis Inn - 276 Sheridan 4:15AM
Ocean Spirit 4:15AM
Pacific Cay 4:15AM
Panama Appt. on 73 Spence St. 4:15AM
Parkview - 174 Grafton 4:15AM
Pauls Parachuting 4:15AM
Peppers Beach Club  - p/up DUT 10.15 for 10.30am 4:15AM
Pete's Backpackers - Grafton St 4:15AM
Poinsettia Motel - 169 Lake 4:15AM
QCWA Holiday units 4:15AM
Queens Court 4:15AM
Rainbow Motor Inn 4:15AM
Raw Prawn Esplanade Bus stop 4:15AM
Reef Gateway 4:15AM
Reef Magic - 8.45am 4:15AM
Reef Palms 4:15AM
Regency on Spence 4:15AM
RnR Abbott Street 4:15AM
Rosies 4:15AM
Royal Harbour Breakfree - Abbott St 4:15AM
Royal Harbour Breakfree Resorts 4:15AM
Royal Palm Villas 4:15AM
Royal Palms (McLeod St) 4:15AM
Rydges Esplanade Resort - (formerly) Matson  4:15AM
Rydges Tradewinds (frmly Tradewinds Espl) 4:15AM
Sheridan Rent a Car (36 Water St) 4:15AM
Silver Palms (Esplanade) 4:15AM
Skydive Cairns - 59 Sheridan St 4:15AM
Sugarland Car Rentals 4:15AM
Sunset Terraces - mcleod st 4:15AM
Taste of China 4:15AM
The Hotel Cairns - Country Comfort Outrigger 4:15AM
The Pier Marketplace 4:15AM
TNT Accom - 271 Lake St 4:15AM
Tobruk Pool 4:15AM
Tracks Hostel 4:15AM
Tradewinds McLeod 4:15AM
Tradewinds Regency App 4:15AM
Travellers Castle- 209 Lake St 4:15AM
Tropic Towers - Sheridan St 4:15AM
Tropical Queenslander-287 Lake 4:15AM
Villa Shangri-La 4:15AM
Villa Vaucluse 4:15AM
Waterfront Terraces (Lake Street) 4:15AM
Waters Edge Apts (155 The Esplanade) 4:15AM
Northern Heritage (opp Figtree) Sheridan St 4:20AM
Birdwing B+B-13HeaveyWhitfld 4:25AM
Bohemia (Cairns St) 4:25AM
Bohemia Resort - 231 Mcleod St 4:25AM
Cairns Colonial Club 4:25AM
City Caravan Park (Little St) 4:25AM
Cool Waters Van Park -Brinsmead 4:25AM
Dunwoodys on Sheridan 4:25AM
Edgehill State School 4:25AM
Freshwater Connection 4:25AM
Freshwater Van Park 4:25AM
G'Day Tropical Village 4:25AM
Galvins B&B -61 Walsh St, Edge Hill 4:25AM
Golden Sunbird B&B - 434 Brinsmead Rd 4:25AM
Higuchiya B+B - 5 Popple Cl Kanimbla 4:25AM
James Street Queenslander 4:25AM
Jennys BB 12 LeonCl Brins 4:25AM
Kookas Bed & Breakfast 4:25AM
Mango Paradise (30 charles st) 4:25AM
Plaza Palms - 7 McLachlan St 4:25AM
Regency Palms 4:25AM
Serpents Hostel - Lake St (airport end) 4:25AM
Sheridan Plaza 4:25AM
Skinny Dips Resort ( formerly 18-24 James Street) 4:25AM
The Lakes - Hot Air Bus Stop Reception 4:25AM
Tropic Sunrise - 338 Sheridan St 4:25AM
Tropicana Lodge (YAL) 4:25AM
Beaches - Holloways B. 2 Marietta St 4:30AM
By-Ways Caravan Park 4:30AM
Lake Placid Resort 4:30AM
Lake Placid Van Park 4:30AM
Lillybank on Hwy at Stratford 4:30AM
Nigana B&B 4:30AM
Pacific Sands - Holloways 4:30AM
Skyrail Caravonica 4:30AM
Treetops, Stratford, 7 Tanner Cresc 4:30AM
Beach Front Lodge - 45 Sims, Yorkeys 4:35AM
Beaches at Holloways (B&B) Cnr Matthew & Marriot S 4:35AM
Cairns Beach Resort Holloways 4:35AM
Golden Sands -Yorkeys (pls don't use driveway) 4:35AM
Green Tree Frog BB 9 Albion st Yknob 4:35AM
Half Moon Bay Marina 4:35AM
Half Moon Bay Resort - Yorkeys 4:35AM
Mediteranean Beachfront Apts 4:35AM
Pacific Sands, 1-19 Poinciana Holloways Bch 4:35AM
Sands on the Beach - Holloways 4:35AM
Smithfield Bus Stop 4:35AM
The Beachfront Hideaway,Hlwys Bch - 10 Coconut St 4:35AM
Villa Gale Yorkey Knob 4:35AM
Villa Marine - Rutherford St, Yorkeys 4:35AM
Woolshed 4:35AM
York beachfront apartments 4:35AM
Yorkeys Beach Bungalows, Wattle St side 4:35AM
Yorkeys Beach Front Van Park 73 Simms 4:35AM
Yorkeys Knob Marina 4:35AM
Yorkeys Post Office 4:35AM
Crystal Cascade Van Park 4:40AM
Red Beret 4:40AM
Zanzoo Retreat 4:40AM
Mrs Millers Hostel - Kuranda 5:00AM
Ellis Beach Van Park 4:10AM
Alassio (Palm Cove) prev. AzureWtrs 4:15AM
Allamanda - Palm Cove 4:15AM
Angsana Resort - Palm Cove 4:15AM
Blue Waters at the Beach 4:15AM
Clarion Resort - Palm Cove 4:15AM
Coconut Lodge - Palm Cove 4:15AM
Coral Horizons - Palm Cove, 137 Espl 4:15AM
Double Island Resort Jetty 4:15AM
Elysium Apartments Palm Cove - 26 Veivers St 4:15AM
Grand Mercure Rockford PC (ex Courtyard Marriott) 4:15AM
Mango Lagoon - Palm Cove 4:15AM
Mantra Amphora (ex Breakfree) Palm C. 4:15AM
Marlin Waters - Palm Cove 4:15AM
Melaleuca Resort - Palm Cove 4:15AM
Novotel Rockford Palm Cove 4:15AM
Oasis Palm Cove 4:15AM
Palm Cove Council Van Park 4:15AM
Palm Cove Oasis 4:15AM
Palm Cove Sarayi (old Coconut Lodge) 4:15AM
Palm Cove Tropic Apts 4:15AM
Palm Villas - Palm Cove nr Novotel 4:15AM
Paradise on the Beach - PC 4:15AM
Peppers Beach Club & Spa Palm Cove (ex Outrigger) 4:15AM
Reef Retreat - Palm Cove 4:15AM
Sanctuary - Palm Cove 4:15AM
Saray - Palm Cove 4:15AM
Sea Temple - Palm Cove 4:15AM
Sebel Reef House - Palm Cove 4:15AM
Silvester Palms 4:15AM
The Villas Palm Cove - 24 Warren St PalmCove 4:15AM
Tranquility 5-7 Amphora St (Palm Cove) 4:15AM
Villa Paradisio - Palm Cove Espl. 4:15AM
Kewarra Beach Resort - LX pickup 4:20AM
Agincourt, 69-73 Arlington Espl. Clifton 4:25AM
API Units Clifton Bch 4:25AM
Argosy - 119 Arlington Espl. Clifton. 4:25AM
Billabong Van Park - Clifton Hwy 4:25AM
Cairns Tropical Zoo 4:25AM
Clifton Beach Caravan Park (Cook Hwy) 4:25AM
Clifton Beach Post Office 4:25AM
Clifton Beach Retreat - 35 Batt St 4:25AM
Clifton Gardens 4:25AM
Clifton Palms 4:25AM
Clifton Sands 4:25AM
Paradise Gardens Cpark - Clifton Bch 4:25AM
Paradise Palms 4:25AM
Kewarra Beach Resort 4:30AM
Palm Cove Jetty - Sunlover 4:30AM
Windmill College - Kewarra 4:30AM
Blue Lagoon - 22 Trinity Beach Rd 4:40AM
Palm Villas - Trinity Beach 4:40AM
The Palms - Moore St Trinity 4:40AM
White LotusTropical Spa 48 Johanna St Trinity Park 4:15AM
Tjapukai 4:35AM
Absolute Beachfront- Peackcock St Trinity 4:40AM
Amaroo - 92 Moore, Trinity 4:40AM
Beach B&B 29 Moore St Trinity 4:40AM
Beachfront Apartments on Trinity Beach 4:40AM
Bellevue Apts @ Trinity Beach 4:40AM
Cairns Trinity Beach Holiday Park(prev Wintersun) 4:40AM
Casablanca Domes - Trinity Espl 4:40AM
Castaways - Trinity (prev Tropical Holiday Units) 4:40AM
Cnr Moore and Trinity Streets 4:40AM
Cocos Apartments - Trinity 4:40AM
Coral Sands - Trinity 4:40AM
Costa Royale -Vasey Esp Trinity Bch 4:40AM
Marlin Cove Resort, Trinity Beach (prev-Quest) 4:40AM
Marlin Gateway - Trinity 4:40AM
Meridian Trinity Beach (Esplanade Pick up) 4:40AM
On The Beach - Trinity 4:40AM
Royden Apartments-Trinity Bch 4:40AM
Sea Change 31 Vasy Esp- Trinity 4:40AM
Sea Point at Trinity 4:40AM
SeaShells - Trinity 4:40AM
Tranquil B+B - 154 Trinity Bch Rd 4:40AM
Trinity Beach B+B 4:40AM
Trinity Beach Club 4:40AM
Trinity Beach Pacific - 56 Trinty Bch Rd 4:40AM
Trinity on the Esplanade - Trinity 4:40AM
Trinity Waters - 39 Vassey Esp 4:40AM
Kuranda B+B -28 Black Mtn Rd 5:00AM
Kuranda Backpackers - opp Skyrail 5:00AM
Kuranda Information Centre 5:00AM
Kuranda Rainfrst Caravan Park turn R at lights 5:00AM
Kuranda Rainfrst Park (Kangavanture) 5:00AM
Kuranda Spa & Resort (Kuranda Rainforest Resort) 5:00AM
Kuranda Village 5:00AM
Blazing Saddles - Koah 5:10AM