There are 6 ways to get from Cairns to Victoria by plane, bus, car, or ferry
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Fly to Victoria International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane CNS - YYJ
22h 41m$752–2,773Fly to Ganges Harbor, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane CNS - YGG
- Take the ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoriaferry
26h 22m$735–2,730Fly to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)plane CNS - YWH
22h 25m$1,100–4,300Fly to Nanaimo Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane CNS - YCD
- Take the bus from Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn to Douglas & Hillsidebus
25h 43m$836–3,085Fly to Comox Valley Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane CNS - YQQ
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Drive from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoriacar
29h 2m$802–2,791Fly to Nanaimo, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane CNS - ZNA
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Innbus
25h 39m$1,013–3,622
Cairns (CNS) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Victoria is to fly and ferry which costs $700 - $2,800 and takes 26h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Victoria is to fly which takes 22h 25m and costs $1,100 - $4,300.
The distance between Cairns and Victoria is 11506 km.
It takes approximately 22h 41m to get from Cairns to Victoria, including transfers.
Victoria is 17h behind Cairns. It is currently 5:36 PM in Cairns and 12:36 AM in Victoria.
There are 252+ hotels available in Victoria.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Victoria, BC, Canada?
Virgin Australia, Air Canada, and five other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Cairns to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Cairns to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Cairns to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Cairns to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Brisbane, San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Cairns to Ganges Harbor via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Ganges Harbor via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Ganges Harbor via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Cairns to Ganges Harbor via Brisbane, San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Nanaimo via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Cairns to Nanaimo via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Nanaimo via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Cairns to Nanaimo via Brisbane, Vancouver, Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Cairns to Nanaimo via Brisbane, San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairns to Victoria International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Victoria International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,500
Flights from Cairns to Nanaimo Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Nanaimo Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Cairns to Nanaimo Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
Flights from Cairns to Comox Valley Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Cairns to Victoria International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Comox Valley Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Comox Valley Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cairns to Victoria International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,500
Flights from Cairns to Nanaimo Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Cairns to Nanaimo Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Victoria International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Phone
- +1 250 746 9899
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn to Douglas & Hillside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–28
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $3–10
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $20–28
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