There are 4 ways to get from Eugene to Cairns by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Cairns (CNS)EUG - CNS
23h 44m$1,004–3,464Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the train from Eugene to Portland
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Cairns (CNS)PDX - CNS
28h 4m$834–2,859Fly Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Townsville Airport (TSV)EUG - TSV
- Drive from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Cairns
26h 31m$1,219–4,064Bus to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from University of Oregon - Jaqua Academic Center to Redmond Airport
- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Cairns (CNS)RDM - CNS
27h 32m$972–3,370
Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Eugene to Cairns is to train and fly which costs $800 - $2,900 and takes 28h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Eugene to Cairns is to fly which takes 23h 44m and costs $1,000 - $3,500.
The distance between Eugene and Cairns is 11405 km.
It takes approximately 23h 44m to get from Eugene to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 18h ahead of Eugene. It is currently 12:01 PM in Eugene and 6:01 AM in Cairns.
There are 989+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Eugene, OR, USA and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
United Airlines, Virgin Australia, and three other airlines fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Cairns (CNS) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cairns via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cairns via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cairns via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Eugene to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from University of Oregon - Jaqua Academic Center to Redmond Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–70
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
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