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The Sunlander 

 
 
 
The Sunlander

Take the rail journey voted Australias best and enjoy the breathtaking scenery between Brisbane and Cairns onboard The Sunlander. Travel Queenslander Class for a premium rail experience.


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The Sunlander has been chosen as one of the Worlds Top 25 Rail Journeys by the Society of International Railway Travellers.

See the Queensland coastline unfold as you relish the comfort of a traditional train service, offering overnight sleepers, dining, lounge and club cars.

Our guests tell us The Sunlander is the highlight of their holiday, with the social onboard atmosphere onboard ensuring you meet plenty of new friends along the way.


To ensure a better service, the flat top Motorail wagons required engineering improvements to the access ramps. To do this they needed to come out of service temporarily. Queensland Rail Travel apologises for any inconvenience this caused, but the suspension was only temporary and the wagons have returned to service under the following schedules.

The Sunlander

Motorail on The Sunlander runs 3 services per fortnight between Brisbane and Cairns in each direction:

  • Northbound: Tuesday & Sunday one week and Thursday the second week
  • Southbound: Thursday one week and Saturday and Tuesday the second week.

Please contact Queensland Rail Travel on 1800 TRAINS (872 467) for information on the available dates for Motorail bookings on The Sunlander.

General Motorail Conditions

It is essential that every motorail customer obtains and understands the "conditions of acceptance" prior to ticketing; and that customers are aware of the importance of checking that their vehicle complies with the conditions. Please refer to the conditions of acceptance for full details.

Please be aware that if a vehicle doesn’t comply with the conditions then the loading staff will not accept the vehicle. Queensland Rail Travel will not be responsible for any alternate vehicle or passenger transport if the vehicle is declined transport due to non compliance with the conditions of acceptance.

Queensland Rail Travel apologises for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions at all please call 1800 TRAINS (872 467)

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