There are 7 ways to get from Cairns to Leeds by plane or train
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Fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CNS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leedstrain
27h 54m£608–949Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane CNS - LBA
28h 14m£450–1,400Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CNS - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Leedstrain
28h 43m£534–1,158Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CNS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Leedstrain
27h 19m£546–1,590Fly to Humberside Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Humberside Airport (HUY)plane CNS - HUY
- Take the train from Barnetby to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Leedstrain
29h 31m£472–1,380Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane CNS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leedstrain
30h 19m£484–1,453Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane CNS - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Leedstrain
29h 38m£964–2,830
Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Leeds is to fly and train which costs £600 - £950 and takes 27h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Leeds is to fly and train which takes 27h 19m and costs £500 - £1,600.
The distance between Cairns and Leeds is 9498 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 54m to get from Cairns to Leeds, including transfers.
Leeds is 10h behind Cairns. It is currently 1:03 AM in Cairns and 3:03 PM in Leeds.
There are 2385+ hotels available in Leeds.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Leeds, England?
Singapore Airlines, KLM, and Cathay Pacific fly from Cairns (CNS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,500
Flights from Cairns to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Humberside Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Humberside Airport via Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £950–6,000
Flights from Cairns to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £950–2,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,100
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Liverpool via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Liverpool via Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Liverpool via Hong Kong, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–2,300
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–750
Flights from Cairns to London Gatwick Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–2,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–2,300
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Barnetby to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–23
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–16
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–23
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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