There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Cairns by plane, night train, train, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cairns (CNS)plane OTP - CNS
32h 20m$802–2,208Night train, Metro to Istanbul Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Cairns (CNS)plane IST - CNS
31h 23m$669–2,246Night train, bus to Sofia Airport, fly
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cairns (CNS)plane SOF - CNS
32h 21m$720–2,431Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Cairns (CNS)plane BBU - CNS
2d 3h$804–2,904Bus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Cairns (CNS)plane VAR - CNS
31h 49m$1,041–3,480
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Cairns is to fly which costs $800 - $2,300 and takes 32h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Cairns is to night train and Metro and fly which takes 31h 23m and costs $650 - $2,300.
The distance between Bucharest and Cairns is 13676 km.
It takes approximately 32h 20m to get from Bucharest to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 8h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 4:23 PM in Bucharest and 12:23 AM in Cairns.
There are 1043+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Flydubai, Emirates, and four other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Cairns via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Cairns via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cairns via Istanbul Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Cairns via Warsaw Chopin, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Cairns via Krakow, Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Cairns via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Varna Airport to Cairns via Istanbul Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,800
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cairns via Istanbul Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Varna Airport to Cairns via Istanbul Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 31m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–43
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- 1st Class
- $17–22
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–9
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Halkali to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
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