There are 5 ways to get from Boston to Cairns by ferry, plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Cairns
best- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Cairns (CNS)plane BOS - CNS
28h 49m$906–3,215Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cairns (CNS)plane EWR - CNS
32h 17m$911–3,983Bus to Barnstable Municipal Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Boston to Barnstable Airportbus
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to Cairns (CNS)plane HYA - CNS
32h 14m$972–2,736Ferry to Provincetown Municipal Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the ferry from World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA to MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MAferry
- Fly from Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC) to Cairns (CNS)plane PVC - CNS
34h 24m$1,230–3,057Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Townsville Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane BOS - TSV
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
37h 15m$1,052–4,816
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Cairns is to bus and fly which costs $950 - $2,800 and takes 32h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Cairns is to ferry and fly which takes 28h 49m and costs $900 - $3,300.
The distance between Boston and Cairns is 15537 km.
It takes approximately 28h 49m to get from Boston to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 15h ahead of Boston. It is currently 5:52 PM in Boston and 8:52 AM in Cairns.
There are 1046+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Boston to Cairns. However, you can take the ferry to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal, walk to Boston-Airport-BOS airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, then take the line 100 bus to Cairns Hospital. Alternatively, you can take the train to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, walk to Penn Station, take the train to Newark Airport Railroad Station, walk to Newark Airport Railroad Station, take the vehicle to Terminal B, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, then take the line 100 bus to Cairns Hospital.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Cairns via New York JFK, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Cairns via Chicago O'Hare, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Cairns via Boston Logan Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,000
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Cairns via New York JFK, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Provincetown Municipal Airport to Cairns via Boston Logan Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Cairns via New York JFK, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Cairns via Chicago O'Hare, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–1,100
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $75–750
- First Class
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Townsville to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–1,267
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $45–70
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $1,012
- Heritage Class
- $1,267
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Barnstable Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Peter Pan
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $5–15
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $5–15
- Phone
- +1 617-748-1428
- Website
- Provincetown Fast Ferry
Ferry from World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA to MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $127
- Website
- Provincetown Fast Ferry
- Phone
- +1 866-307-2469
- Website
- City Experiences
Ferry from World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA to MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $105
- Website
- City Experiences
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