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There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Kuranda by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cairns

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane ZRH - CNS
    25h 16m
    $876–3,212

  2. Fly Basel to Cairns

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane BSL - CNS
    29h 41m
    $776–2,157

  3. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane FRA - CNS
    25h 57m
    $1,120–5,868

  4. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane STR - CNS
    29h 17m
    $856–2,447

  5. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane MXP - CNS
    27h 25m
    $1,064–7,080

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane MUC - CNS
    29h 14m
    $1,094–5,429

  7. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain train
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane CDG - CNS
    28h 41m
    $1,103–3,193

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane plane ZRH - CTN
    3. Take the bus from Cooktown to Kurandabus bus
    37h 47m
    $1,116–3,217

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration24h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket$704Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kuranda, QLD, Australia?

Flydubai, Emirates, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Cairns (CNS) once daily.

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