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There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Cairns by train or plane

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly

    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 45m
    $1,340–2,575

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly

    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
    27h 30m
    $730–4,162

  3. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly

    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
    27h 39m
    $830–4,334

  4. Train to Manchester Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane MAN - CNS
    27h 25m
    $806–4,368

  5. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly

    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
    28h 37m
    $897–2,349

  6. Fly from Cardiff Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane CWL - CNS
    35h 19m
    $912–3,215

  7. Train, train to Exeter, fly

    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 20m
    $1,190–4,072

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

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration27h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket$837Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 15,412.6 km
  • Duration: 26h 45m

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

KLM, Singapore Airlines, and Air Niugini fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cairns (CNS) 6 times a week.

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