There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Cairns by plane, night 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 56m$651–1,707Night train, bus to Istanbul, fly
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköynighttrain
- Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cairns (CNS)plane IST - CNS
32h 33mFly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Cairns (CNS)plane BBU - CNS
47h 16m$653–1,703Bus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Cairns (CNS)plane VAR - CNS
32h 55m$1,142–3,286Night train, bus to Sofia Airport, fly
- Take the night train 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
33h 47m$970–2,030
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Cairns is to fly which costs $650 - $1,700 and takes 47h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Cairns is to bus and shuttle and fly which takes 32h 55m and costs $1,100 - $3,300.
The distance between Bucharest and Cairns is 13676 km.
It takes approximately 32h 56m to get from Bucharest to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 7h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 5:39 PM in Bucharest and 12:39 AM in Cairns.
There are 1002+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia, and five 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 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Istanbul to Cairns via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Istanbul to Cairns via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Cairns via Warsaw Chopin, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Cairns via Krakow, Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 59m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Cairns via Krakow, Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Varna Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Varna Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Cairns via Krakow, Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Varna Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Istanbul to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–6,000
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Cairns via Krakow, Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Varna Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Cairns via Krakow, Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $14–44
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $14–20
- 1st Class
- $15–20
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–9
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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