There are 2 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 23m$1,150–6,246Fly 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
27h 37m$1,006–3,147
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 $1,000 - $3,200 and takes 27h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Calgary is to fly which takes 22h 23m and costs $1,100 - $6,500.
The distance between Cairns and Calgary is 12193 km.
It takes approximately 22h 23m to get from Cairns to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 16h behind Cairns. It is currently 1:49 PM in Cairns and 9:49 PM in Calgary.
There are 875+ 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
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Cairns to Edmonton International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Edmonton International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- 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
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