There are 5 ways to get from Cairns to Nara-shi by plane or train
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)CNS - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Tennōji
11h 27m¥54,568–113,323Fly to Osaka International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)CNS - ITM
23h 54m¥53,585–188,485Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)CNS - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nara
26h 50mFly to Takamatsu Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)CNS - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin-Ōsaka Station
28h 19m¥59,065–195,777Fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)CNS - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nara
14h 41m
Cairns (CNS) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Nara-shi is to fly and train which costs ¥50000 - ¥120000 and takes 11h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Nara-shi is to fly and train which takes 11h 27m and costs ¥50000 - ¥120000.
The distance between Cairns and Nara-shi is 5899 km.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Cairns to Nara-shi, including transfers.
Nara-shi is 1h behind Cairns. It is currently 8:14 AM in Cairns and 7:14 AM in Nara-shi.
There are 412+ hotels available in Nara-shi.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Nara-shi, Japan?
Jetstar and Japan Airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) 3 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–160,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Kansai International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
Flights from Cairns to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kansai International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to Takamatsu Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Cairns to Takamatsu Airport via Kansai International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Cairns to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–100,000
Flights from Cairns to Narita International Airport via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–100,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cairns to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Cairns to Takamatsu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–160,000
Flights from Cairns to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–100,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Cairns to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Tennōji
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,900
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,500–2,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Green Seat
- ¥2,300–3,100
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,100–3,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,400–3,400
- Green Seat
- ¥3,200–4,300
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Tennōji
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Nara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Okayama to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–7,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,800–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥16,000–22,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
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