There are 3 ways to get from Cairns to Calgary by plane or bus
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Fly to Calgary International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane CNS - YYC
22h 4m$1,172–6,368Fly to Edmonton International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane CNS - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton Airport to Calgary, AB - Downtown 4 Ave SEbus
26h 42m$972–2,701Fly to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)plane CNS - YXC
- Take the bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SEbus
30h 11m$1,050–3,349
Cairns (CNS) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Calgary is to fly and bus which costs $950 - $2,700 and takes 26h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Calgary is to fly which takes 22h 4m and costs $1,100 - $6,500.
The distance between Cairns and Calgary is 12193 km.
It takes approximately 22h 4m to get from Cairns to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 17h behind Cairns. It is currently 12:40 PM in Cairns and 7:40 PM in Calgary.
There are 845+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Calgary, AB, Canada?
Jetstar, Japan Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Edmonton International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Cairns to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Cairns to Edmonton International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Cairns to Edmonton International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Edmonton International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Cairns to Edmonton International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Edmonton Airport to Calgary, AB - Downtown 4 Ave SE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $70–95
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
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