There are 7 ways to get from Cairns to Moorea by plane, car ferry, bus, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cairns to Moorea-Temae Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane CNS - MOZ
18h 15m$300–1,100Fly Cairns to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane CNS - PPT
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Mooreacarferry
17h 38m$432–1,656Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Moorea-Temae Airport
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane CTN - MOZ
2d 4h$366–1,217Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane CTN - PPT
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Mooreacarferry
27h 14m$508–1,827Fly Cairns to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry, car ferry
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)plane CNS - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Papeete Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Mooreacarferry
27h 48m$392–1,451Train, bus, bus to Townsville Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Townsvilletrain
- Take the bus from Townsville station to Blue Care Community Centrebus
- Take the bus from Blue Care Community Centre to Townsville Airportbus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane TSV - PPT
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Mooreacarferry
30h 34m$507–2,677Fly Cairns to Raiatea Airport, ferry, car ferry
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Raiatea Airport (RFP)plane CNS - RFP
- Take the ferry from Uturoa to Papeete Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Mooreacarferry
30h 17m$363–1,364
Cairns (CNS) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Moorea is to fly which costs $300 - $1,100 and takes 18h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Moorea is to fly and car ferry which takes 17h 38m and costs $430 - $1,700.
The distance between Cairns and Moorea is 6821 km.
It takes approximately 18h 15m to get from Cairns to Moorea, including transfers.
Moorea is 20h behind Cairns. It is currently 3:41 AM in Cairns and 7:41 AM in Moorea.
There are 719+ hotels available in Moorea.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Moorea, French Polynesia?
Jetstar, Air Tahiti, and four other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ) 3 times a week.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Cairns to Moorea-Temae Airport via Sydney, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Cairns to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Sydney, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Brisbane, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Auckland, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Cairns, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Cairns, Gold Coast, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–2,600
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Cairns, Maroochydore, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Cairns, Sydney, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Cairns, Brisbane, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Cairns, Auckland, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Huahine – Fare Airport via Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Huahine – Fare Airport via Sydney, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Huahine – Fare Airport via Maroochydore, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Huahine – Fare Airport via Gold Coast, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Sydney, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Townsville Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Brisbane, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Raiatea Airport via Brisbane, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Cairns to Moorea-Temae Airport via Sydney, Rarotongo, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Cairns, Gold Coast, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Cairns to Raiatea Airport via Brisbane, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Cairns to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Brisbane, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Cairns, Brisbane, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Townsville Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Brisbane, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Cairns, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Townsville Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Brisbane, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Brisbane, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,100
Flights from Townsville Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,300
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Cairns Central Station to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–887
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $30–50
- AChoice
- $40–60
- Gold Class
- $708
- Heritage Class
- $887
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Townsville station to Blue Care Community Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Blue Care Community Centre to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- +689 40 50 57 57
- contact@aremiti.net
- Website
- aremiti.pf
Car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- aremiti.pf
- Passenger (Adult)
- $16
- Passenger (Child)
- $9
- Passenger (Senior)
- $14
- Vehicle
- $35–75
- Phone
- 689 40 500 350
- info@terevau.pf
- Website
- terevau.pf
Car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–110
- Website
- https://www.terevau.pf/
- Passenger
- $14
- Moto Scooter
- $11–70
- Bicycles
- $3
- Vehicle
- $45–110
- Phone
- +689 40 46 11 80
- contact@vaearai.pf
- Website
- vaearai.com
Car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–70
- Schedules at
- vaearai.com
- Adult one way
- $19
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $10
- Vehicle
- $35–70
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- contact@apetahiexpress.pf
- Website
- tuateaferries.com
Ferry from Fare to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $63–69
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $63–69
Ferry from Uturoa to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $60–85
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