There are 4 ways to get from Cairns to Halmahera by plane, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Cairns to Sultan Babullah Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sultan Babullah Airport (TTE)plane CNS - TTE
- Take the car ferry from Bastiong to Sofificarferry
16h 57mRp 4,801,463–18,861,097Fly Cairns to Kau
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kau (KAZ)plane CNS - KAZ
19h 30mRp 4,300,000–17,000,000Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Kau
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Kau (KAZ)plane CTN - KAZ
28h 45mRp 5,387,044–17,869,061Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Sultan Babullah Airport, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Sultan Babullah Airport (TTE)plane CTN - TTE
- Take the car ferry from Bastiong to Sofificarferry
26h 13mRp 5,864,044–20,249,061
Cairns (CNS) to Sultan Babullah Airport (TTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Halmahera is to fly which costs Rp4300000 - Rp17000000 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Halmahera is to fly and car ferry which takes 16h 57m and costs Rp4800000 - Rp19000000.
The distance between Cairns and Halmahera is 2852 km.
It takes approximately 16h 57m to get from Cairns to Halmahera, including transfers.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Halmahera, Indonesia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and three other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kau (KAZ) twice a week.
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Cairns to Sultan Babullah Airport via Singapore Changi, Manado
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–38,000,000
Flights from Cairns to Sultan Babullah Airport via Ngurah Rai, Manado
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,800,000–19,000,000
Flights from Cairns to Kau via Singapore Changi, Manado
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–34,000,000
Flights from Cairns to Kau via Ngurah Rai, Manado
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,300,000–17,000,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Kau via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Manado
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–33,000,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Kau via Cairns, Ngurah Rai, Manado
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,000,000–16,000,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sultan Babullah Airport via Cairns, Ngurah Rai, Manado
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,500,000–18,000,000
- Website
- sriwijayaair.co.id
Flights from Cairns to Sultan Babullah Airport via Ngurah Rai, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,700,000–19,000,000
Flights from Cairns to Sultan Babullah Airport via Singapore Changi, Manado
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–38,000,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sultan Babullah Airport via Cairns, Ngurah Rai, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,400,000–18,000,000
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 800,000–1,200,000
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Bastiong to Sofifi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 12,000–300,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
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