Excited by “things to see before you die” names like Palm Cove, Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef? Of course you bloody well are, and that's why you're headed for Cairns. Cairns International Airport is 7 km north of the CBD, and buses and trains from Cairns Central Shopping Centre connect the suburb to Brisbane. Our international visitors know what a ripsnorter Cairns is, and that's why it's the fourth most-visited city in Australia.