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How to get fromCardiff to Cairnsby train, plane, or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Cairns by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cairns

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane LHR - CNS
    26h 14m
    $1,339–5,174

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Cairns

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane BRS - CNS
    29h 26m
    $779–2,661

  3. Fly Cardiff Airport to Cairns

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane CWL - CNS
    35h 31m
    $1,011–3,514

  4. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane LGW - CNS
    28h 39m
    $1,529–2,532

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane MAN - CNS
    28h 28m
    $854–5,667

  6. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane BHX - CNS
    34h 53m
    $1,096–2,047

  7. Train, train to Exeter, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain train
    3. Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane EXT - CNS
    37h 39m
    $1,289–4,271

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane plane LGW - CTN
    4. Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus bus
    39h 40m
    $849–2,302

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration22h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket$889Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 15,412.1 km
  • Duration: 26h 14m

What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Cairns, QLD, Australia?

KLM, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cairns (CNS) twice daily.

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