There are 7 ways to get from Cairns to Japan by plane or train
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane CNS - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Ōsakatrain
10h 25m¥33,524–88,105Fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane CNS - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
10h 51m¥37,662–119,662Fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane CNS - HND
13h 26m¥57,443–99,911Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane CNS - NGO
24h 44m¥40,453–147,034Fly to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane CNS - ITM
22h 47m¥42,525–154,580Fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane CNS - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
24h 53m¥41,687–149,010Fly to Fukuoka Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane CNS - FUK
15h 21m¥40,630–148,899
Cairns (CNS) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Japan is to fly and train which costs ¥33000 - ¥90000 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Japan is to fly and train which takes 10h 25m and costs ¥33000 - ¥90000.
The distance between Cairns and Japan is 5872 km.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Cairns to Japan, including transfers.
Japan is 1h behind Cairns. It is currently 5:22 PM in Cairns and 4:22 PM in Japan.
There are 11011+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Japan?
Jetstar, Japan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) twice daily.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–140,000
Flights from Cairns to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
Flights from Cairns to Narita International Airport via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
Flights from Cairns to Tokyo International Airport via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–80,000
Flights from Cairns to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–150,000
Flights from Cairns to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kansai International Airport, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–150,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–160,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Kansai International Airport, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–160,000
Flights from Cairns to New Chitose Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–150,000
Flights from Cairns to New Chitose Airport via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–150,000
Flights from Cairns to New Chitose Airport via Narita International Airport, Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–160,000
Flights from Cairns to Fukuoka Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–160,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cairns to Tokyo International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Cairns to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Cairns to New Chitose Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–140,000
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Cairns to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Cairns to Fukuoka Airport via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–150,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Cairns to Fukuoka Airport via Port Moresby, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–150,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,700–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–2,900
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,600
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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