There are 6 ways to get from Cairo to Cairns by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Cairo International Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Cairns (CNS)plane CAI - CNS
25h 15m$901–1,201Train to El Alamein International Airport, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the train from Cairo to El Dabaatrain
- Fly from El Alamein International Airport (DBB) to Cairns (CNS)plane DBB - CNS
40h 12m$545–1,382Fly Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane CAI - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cairnscar
31h 52m$911–2,191Fly Cairo International Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane CAI - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
31h 26m$916–2,771Train, bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Cairo to Alexandriatrain
- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airportbus
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Cairns (CNS)plane HBE - CNS
32h 4mFly Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane CAI - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Cairns Central Stationtrain
41h 36m$1,171–4,851
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Cairns is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,400 and takes 40h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Cairns is to fly which takes 25h 15m and costs $900 - $1,200.
The distance between Cairo and Cairns is 13289 km.
It takes approximately 25h 15m to get from Cairo to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 8h ahead of Cairo. It is currently 10:06 PM in Cairo and 6:06 AM in Cairns.
There are 979+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Egyptair, Jetstar, and Emirates fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Cairns (CNS) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Manama, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Borg El Arab to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Borg El Arab to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 58m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Borg El Arab to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Riyadh, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Phone
- 1661
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Cairo to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $24–45
- Talgo
- $35–55
- VIP Special Express
- $35–45
- Spanish Express
- $29–40
Train from Cairo to El Dabaa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $40–85
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–2,200
- 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
- $85–240
- AChoice
- $30–140
- Gold Class
- $1,756
- Heritage Class
- $2,200
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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