Running for 39 weeks in the year, The Savannahlander departs Cairns railway station () at 06:30 Wednesday mornings  and travels up the scenic Kuranda Range past the Barron Falls  () to Kuranda (). It then travels to the south-west on the Chillagoe-Mungana branch line.
The Savannahlander operates for 39 weeks annually, departing from Cairns railway station () at 06:30 on Wednesdays. It travels up the scenic Kuranda Range past Barron Falls () to Kuranda (). From there, it proceeds south-west along the Chillagoe-Mungana branch line.