There are 8 ways to get from Detroit to Cooktown by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Detroit to Cooktown Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)DTW - CTN
31h 38m$903–3,068Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Cairns, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cairns (CNS)ORD - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
38h 29m$794–2,613Fly Detroit to Cairns, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Cairns (CNS)DTW - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
35h 15m$823–2,713Fly Windsor Airport to Cooktown Airport
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)YQG - CTN
34h 15m$959–3,274Bus, train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Take the train from Toledo to Cleveland Amtrak
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)CLE - CTN
37h 2m$1,493–4,016Train to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Cairns, bus
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Cairns (CNS)YYZ - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
38h 29m$825–2,754Bus, train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Take the train from Toledo to Cleveland Amtrak
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Cairns (CNS)CLE - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
40h 18m$1,063–3,561Fly Windsor Airport to Cairns, bus
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Cairns (CNS)YQG - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
38h 12m$829–2,719
Detroit (DTW) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Cooktown is to train and fly and bus which costs $750 - $2,700 and takes 38h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Cooktown is to fly which takes 31h 38m and costs $900 - $3,100.
The distance between Detroit and Cooktown is 14577 km.
It takes approximately 31h 38m to get from Detroit to Cooktown, including transfers.
Cooktown is 15h ahead of Detroit. It is currently 9:55 PM in Detroit and 12:55 PM in Cooktown.
There are 27+ hotels available in Cooktown.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Cooktown, QLD, Australia?
Spirit Airlines, Fiji Airways, and three other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) once daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Detroit to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Detroit to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,500
Flights from Detroit to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,400
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Detroit to Cooktown Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Cooktown Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Cooktown Airport via Honolulu, Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Detroit to Cooktown Airport via Vancouver, Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cooktown Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cooktown Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–12,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Detroit to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–7,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cairns via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cairns via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cairns via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Detroit to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,600
Flights from Detroit to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,400
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–7,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cairns via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cairns via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cairns via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Detroit to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Cairns via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 49m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Toledo to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $65–150
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $65–120
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $55–75
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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