There are 7 ways to get from Cairns to Manchester by plane or train
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Fly to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CNS - MAN
26h 14m£611–943Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CNS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
28h 17m£366–1,265Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CNS - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
28h 32m£585–1,210Fly 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 Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
27h 14m£587–1,679Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane CNS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
36h 29m£404–1,018Fly to Humberside Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Humberside Airport (HUY)plane CNS - HUY
- Take the train from Barnetby to Manchester Piccadillytrain
30h 11m£481–1,435Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane CNS - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
36h 56m£444–1,552
Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Manchester is to fly and train which costs £400 - £1,100 and takes 36h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Manchester is to fly which takes 26h 14m and costs £600 - £950.
The distance between Cairns and Manchester is 9454 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 14m to get from Cairns to Manchester, including transfers.
Manchester is 10h behind Cairns. It is currently 6:32 PM in Cairns and 8:32 AM in Manchester.
There are 3587+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Manchester, England?
Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and two other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 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 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport via Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Liverpool via Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,500
Flights from Cairns to Liverpool via Hong Kong, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Liverpool via Singapore Changi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,000
Flights from Cairns to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Hong Kong, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,600
- 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
- £500–750
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 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Birmingham Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,600
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–750
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,200
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £750–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Birmingham Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,300
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45–70
- 1st Class
- £80–120
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–50
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £65–95
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £120–180
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £10–14
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £10–15
- 1st Class
- £21–26
Train from Barnetby to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £20–29
- 1st Class
- £40–50
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £9–15
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £6–9
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £7–11
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