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
35h 16m$501–1,507Night train, bus to Istanbul, fly
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Çerkezköynighttrain
- Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cairns (CNS)plane IST - CNS
31h 48mFly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Cairns (CNS)plane BBU - CNS
2d 2h$603–1,803Bus, 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 25m$1,031–3,365Night 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
40h 22m$519–1,529
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 $500 - $1,600 and takes 35h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Cairns is to bus and shuttle and fly which takes 32h 25m and costs $1,000 - $3,400.
The distance between Bucharest and Cairns is 13676 km.
It takes approximately 35h 16m to get from Bucharest to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 7h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 2:07 PM in Bucharest and 9:07 PM in Cairns.
There are 954+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Istanbul to Cairns via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Cairns via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Cairns via Krakow, Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Cairns via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Varna Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Istanbul to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Cairns via Krakow, Abu Dhabi, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Varna Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $14–43
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 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
- $5–8
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
- 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
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- 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
- $22–35
- 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
- $14–21
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
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