There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Cairns by train, plane, or bus
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cairns
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS)LHR - CNS
26h 4m$1,297–3,430Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cairns (CNS)BRS - CNS
28h 26m$690–4,580Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cairns (CNS)LGW - CNS
28h 33m$816–4,912Fly Cardiff Airport to Cairns
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cairns (CNS)CWL - CNS
34h 10m$1,610–4,714Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS)MAN - CNS
28h 37m$1,122–2,120Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cairns (CNS)BHX - CNS
28h 28m$966–2,796Train, train to Exeter, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Cairns (CNS)EXT - CNS
35h 54m$1,543–4,657Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)LHR - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
34h 55m$962–3,000
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Cairns is to train and fly which costs $1,100 - $2,200 and takes 28h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Cairns is to train and fly which takes 26h 4m and costs $1,300 - $3,500.
The distance between Cardiff and Cairns is 15412 km.
It takes approximately 26h 4m to get from Cardiff to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 10h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:35 AM in Cardiff and 4:35 PM in Cairns.
There are 995+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
KLM, Cathay Pacific, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cairns via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Exeter to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 8m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,800
Flights from Exeter to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,700
Flights from Exeter to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cooktown Airport via Hong Kong, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cooktown Airport via Perth, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cooktown Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cooktown Airport via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $82–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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/
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