There are 3 ways to get from Almaty to Cairns by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to Cairns
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Cairns (CNS)ALA - CNS
28h 14m$430–1,300Fly to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)ALA - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
34h 40m$700–1,896Fly to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Townsville Airport (TSV)ALA - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cairns
33h 25m$527–1,781
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Cairns is to fly which costs $430 - $1,300 and takes 28h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Cairns is to fly which takes 28h 14m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between Almaty and Cairns is 9689 km.
It takes approximately 28h 14m to get from Almaty to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 5h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 6:32 PM in Almaty and 11:32 PM in Cairns.
There are 1000+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Air China, Cathay Pacific, and nine other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Cairns (CNS) twice daily.
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Incheon, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Beijing Daxing, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Xi An, Hong Kong, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Tianfu International, Hong Kong, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cairns via Kuala Lumpur, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Townsville Airport via Incheon, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Townsville Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Townsville Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Townsville Airport via Incheon, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cairns via Tianfu International, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cairns via Urumqi, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cairns via Don Muang, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cairns via Suvarnabhumi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Townsville Airport via Incheon, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Townsville Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Townsville Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Townsville Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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