There are 8 ways to get from Croydon to Cairns by plane, train, or bus
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS)LHR - CNS
25h 7m$1,148–3,058Train to Luton Airport, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the train from East Croydon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairns (CNS)LTN - CNS
29h 17m$705–4,100Fly London City Airport to Cairns
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Cairns (CNS)LCY - CNS
27h 56m$975–3,245Fly London Gatwick Airport to Cairns
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cairns (CNS)LGW - CNS
25h 29m$715–4,429Fly London Stansted Airport to Cairns
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cairns (CNS)STN - CNS
28h 7m$852–2,696Train to London Southend Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airport
- Fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Cairns (CNS)SEN - CNS
29h 4m$1,044–3,581Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from London Euston to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS)MAN - CNS
28h 42m$1,301–2,328Fly London Heathrow Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)LHR - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
33h 58m$913–2,728
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croydon to Cairns is to train and fly which costs $1,300 - $2,400 and takes 28h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Croydon to Cairns is to fly which takes 25h 7m and costs $1,100 - $3,100.
The distance between Croydon and Cairns is 15205 km.
It takes approximately 25h 7m to get from Croydon to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 10h ahead of Croydon. It is currently 1:18 PM in Croydon and 11:18 PM in Cairns.
There are 1002+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Croydon, England and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Singapore Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS) twice daily.
- 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
- $1,000–4,200
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairns via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,800
Flights from Luton Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,000
Flights from London Southend Airport to Cairns via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
Flights from London Southend Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Frankfurt, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- 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, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cooktown Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
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
- $750–2,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from London Southend Airport to Cairns via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Frankfurt, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from East Croydon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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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