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 26m$991–3,313Fly 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
25h 13m$734–2,429Fly 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 44m$1,215–1,444Fly 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 27m$974–3,152
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 $1,200 - $1,500 and takes 23h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Kamloops is to fly which takes 22h 26m and costs $950 - $3,400.
The distance between Cairns and Kamloops is 11734 km.
It takes approximately 22h 26m to get from Cairns to Kamloops, including transfers.
Kamloops is 18h behind Cairns. It is currently 9:59 AM in Cairns and 3:59 PM in Kamloops.
There are 53+ hotels available in Kamloops.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Kamloops, BC, Canada?
Virgin Australia, Air Canada, and five other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kamloops Airport (YKA) 4 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
- $950–3,300
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
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Cairns to Kelowna International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Kelowna International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Vancouver International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Williams Lake Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver International Airport, Quesnel
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- united.com
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
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Cairns to Kamloops Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Kelowna International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Vancouver International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Kelowna International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Vancouver International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Cairns to Williams Lake Airport via Nadi, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Cairns to Williams Lake Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Williams Lake Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- 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
- $850–2,400
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 Nadi, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,600
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Vancouver International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,200
- 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
- Website
- https://www.sunpeaksresort.com/explore/business-directory/tastefull-excursions-inc
- 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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