There are 5 ways to get from Cairns to Austin by plane, bus, car, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane CNS - AUS
24h 7m$734–2,677Fly to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK)plane CNS - GRK
- Drive from Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) to Austincar
27h 39m$627–2,275Fly to San Antonio International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane CNS - SAT
- Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plazabus
27h 8m$838–3,045Fly to Waco, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Waco (ACT)plane CNS - ACT
- Take the bus from Waco to Austinbus
30h 3m$693–2,358Fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, tram, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane CNS - DFW
- Take the tram from DFW Airport Terminal B Station to Fort Worth Central Stationtram
- Take the bus from Fort Worth to Austin Doubletree University Areabus
27h$738–2,393
Cairns (CNS) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Austin is to fly and drive which costs $600 - $2,300 and takes 27h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Austin is to fly which takes 24h 7m and costs $700 - $2,700.
The distance between Cairns and Austin is 8425 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 7m to get from Cairns to Austin, including transfers.
Austin is 15h behind Cairns. It is currently 5:21 PM in Cairns and 2:21 AM in Austin.
There are 1544+ hotels available in Austin.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Austin, TX, USA?
Fiji Airways, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,800
Flights from Cairns to San Antonio International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Cairns to Waco via Brisbane, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Waco via Brisbane, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,800
Flights from Cairns to San Antonio International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Cairns to Waco via Nadi, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Waco via Brisbane, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Waco via Brisbane, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,800
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,800
Flights from Cairns to San Antonio International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Cairns to San Antonio International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Cairns to San Antonio International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
Flights from Cairns to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cairns to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Phone
- +1 817-215-8600
- Website
- ridetrinitymetro.org
Tram from DFW Airport Terminal B Station to Fort Worth Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://ridetrinitymetro.org
- Adults 20-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Waco to Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Fort Worth to Austin Doubletree University Area
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
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