There are 7 ways to get from Baltimore to Cairns by train, plane, subway, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Cairns
best- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cairns (CNS)DCA - CNS
29h 9m$1,409–5,746Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cairns (CNS)EWR - CNS
31h 2m$736–2,904Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Cairns (CNS)BWI - CNS
29h 20m$753–2,803Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cairns (CNS)PHL - CNS
29h 43m$870–4,004Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cairns (CNS)IAD - CNS
29h 28m$756–3,110Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Townsville Airport (TSV)BWI - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cairns
32h 11m$918–3,198Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)BWI - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Cairns Central Station
39h 40m$1,273–6,753
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baltimore to Cairns is to fly which costs $750 - $2,800 and takes 29h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Baltimore to Cairns is to train and fly which takes 29h 9m and costs $1,400 - $6,000.
The distance between Baltimore and Cairns is 15291 km.
It takes approximately 29h 9m to get from Baltimore to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 15h ahead of Baltimore. It is currently 1:56 AM in Baltimore and 4:56 PM in Cairns.
There are 998+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Baltimore, MD, USA and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
United Airlines, Virgin Australia, and five other airlines fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Cairns (CNS) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 39m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,100
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 49m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $8–310
- Business Class
- $70–360
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $19–350
- Business Class
- $90–410
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $6–300
- Business Class
- $65–350
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $35–410
- Business Class
- $120–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–15
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $3–15
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–14
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $3–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–850
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $14–700
- First Class
- $160–850
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–950
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–700
- First Class
- $200–950
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $11–16
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–2,200
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $85–240
- AChoice
- $30–140
- Gold Class
- $1,756
- Heritage Class
- $2,200
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