There are 4 ways to get from Cairns to Calgary by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cairns to Calgary International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane CNS - YYC
22h 9m$1,100–2,900Train to Townsville Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Townsvilletrain
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane TSV - YYC
30h 22m$696–3,531Fly Cairns to Edmonton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane CNS - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton International Airport - 307 Airport Rd to YYC-Calgary International Airportbus
26h 39m$1,234–3,234Fly Cairns to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, drive
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)plane CNS - YXC
- Drive from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Calgarycar
27h 14m$1,065–3,700
Cairns (CNS) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Calgary is to train and fly which costs $650 - $3,600 and takes 30h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Calgary is to fly which takes 22h 9m and costs $1,100 - $2,900.
The distance between Cairns and Calgary is 12191 km.
It takes approximately 22h 9m to get from Cairns to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 16h behind Cairns. It is currently 2:10 AM in Cairns and 10:10 AM in Calgary.
There are 1147+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Calgary, AB, Canada?
Jetstar, Japan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairns to Edmonton International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Calgary International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Cairns to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from Cairns to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,500
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,700
Flights from Cairns to Edmonton International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Calgary International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,900
Flights from Cairns to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Edmonton International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,700
Flights from Cairns to Edmonton International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cairns to Calgary International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Calgary International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Calgary International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Calgary International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Cairns Central Station to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–1,230
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $40–70
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $982
- Heritage Class
- $1,230
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- The Canada Bus
Bus from Edmonton International Airport - 307 Airport Rd to YYC-Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- The Canada Bus
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