There are 4 ways to get from Cairns to Kamloops by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Kamloops Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)CNS - YKA
22h 41m$957–3,195Fly to Kelowna International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)CNS - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall
24h 50m$820–2,244Fly to Vancouver International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)CNS - YVR
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver Airport to Kamloops Airport
23h 59m$975–1,605Fly to Williams Lake Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Williams Lake Airport (YWL)CNS - YWL
- Take the bus from Williams Lake to Kamloops
27h 34m$959–3,098
Cairns (CNS) to Kamloops Airport (YKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Kamloops is to fly and shuttle which costs $950 - $1,700 and takes 23h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Kamloops is to fly which takes 22h 41m and costs $950 - $3,200.
The distance between Cairns and Kamloops is 11734 km.
It takes approximately 22h 41m to get from Cairns to Kamloops, including transfers.
Kamloops is 18h behind Cairns. It is currently 2:55 PM in Cairns and 8:55 PM in Kamloops.
There are 52+ hotels available in Kamloops.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Kamloops, BC, Canada?
Virgin Australia, Air Canada, and four other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kamloops Airport (YKA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairns to Kamloops Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Kamloops Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Cairns to Kamloops Airport via Nadi, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from Cairns to Kelowna International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,900
Flights from Cairns to Vancouver International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Williams Lake Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Williams Lake Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Williams Lake Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver International Airport, Quesnel
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Vancouver International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Cairns to Williams Lake Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Williams Lake Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Kelowna International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Vancouver International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Cairns to Kelowna International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Vancouver International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,800
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Cairns to Williams Lake Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Phone
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $35–50
- Phone
- 250-312-0707
- info@tastefullexcursions.ca
- Website
- sunpeaksresort.com
Shuttle from Vancouver Airport to Kamloops Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120
- Schedules at
- sunpeaksresort.com
- Phone
- 1-844-564-7494
- Website
- bcbus.ca
Bus from Williams Lake to Kamloops
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://bcbus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://bcbus.ca/schedules-and-fares/
- Passenger
- $50–70
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