There are 6 ways to get from Cairns to Nice by plane 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 to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane CNS - NCE
25h 47m€658–1,774Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CNS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Ventimigliatrain
29h 34m€525–1,788Fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane CNS - GOA
- Take the train from Genova Sestri Ponen. to Ventimigliatrain
31h 44m€732–3,818Fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane CNS - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain
29h 30m€634–2,184Fly to Monaco
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Monaco (MCM)plane CNS - MCM
28h 37m€718–1,931Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane CNS - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Savonatrain
- Take the train from Savona to Ventimigliatrain
31h 40m€670–3,461
Cairns (CNS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Nice is to fly and train which costs €500 - €1800 and takes 29h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Nice is to fly which takes 25h 47m and costs €650 - €1800.
The distance between Cairns and Nice is 15137 km.
It takes approximately 25h 47m to get from Cairns to Nice, including transfers.
Nice is 8h behind Cairns. It is currently 7:49 PM in Cairns and 11:49 AM in Nice.
There are 11489+ hotels available in Nice.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Nice, France?
Singapore Airlines, Swiss, and four other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–3,900
Flights from Cairns to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €700–3,800
Flights from Cairns to Marseille Provence Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Turin Caselle Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Turin Caselle Airport via Singapore Changi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €700–3,800
Flights from Cairns to Marseille Provence Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cairns to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €700–3,800
Flights from Cairns to Turin Caselle Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Marseille Provence Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cairns to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €700–3,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairns to Marseille Provence Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,500
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cairns to Monaco via Singapore Changi, Rome, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Monaco via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,800
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Cairns to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €700–3,800
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Sestri Ponen. to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Lingotto to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Savona to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Torino Lingotto to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Savona to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
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