There are 4 ways to get from La Paz to Cairns by plane, bus, or car
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Fly El Alto International Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Cairns (CNS)LPB - CNS
39h 24m$1,100–3,500Bus to Chacalluta Arica Airport, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the bus from El Alto - La Paz to Terminal Internacional
- Fly from Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI) to Cairns (CNS)ARI - CNS
34h 25m$1,065–3,105Fly El Alto International Airport to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Townsville Airport (TSV)LPB - TSV
- Drive from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Cairns
47h 16m$1,365–4,000Bus, bus to Diego Aracena International Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from El Alto - La Paz to Iquique
- Take the bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airport
- Fly from Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) to Cairns (CNS)IQQ - CNS
39h$1,288–3,991
El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Paz to Cairns is to bus and fly which costs $1,000 - $3,100 and takes 34h 25m.
The fastest way to get from La Paz to Cairns is to bus and fly which takes 34h 25m and costs $1,000 - $3,100.
The distance between La Paz and Cairns is 14773 km.
It takes approximately 39h 24m to get from La Paz to Cairns, including transfers.
There are 989+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between La Paz, Bolivia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
LATAM Chile, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
Airlines
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Cairns via Lima, Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Cairns via Lima, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Cairns via Santa Cruz, Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Cairns via Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Cairns via Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Cairns via Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Cairns via Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Cairns via Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Townsville Airport via Lima, Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Townsville Airport via Santa Cruz, Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Townsville Airport via Lima, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Townsville Airport via Santa Cruz, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Townsville Airport via Lima, Santiago, Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Cairns via Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Cairns via Lima, Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Cairns via Santa Cruz, Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Cairns via Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Cairns via Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Cairns via Lima, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Cairns via Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Cairns via Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Bus operators
- Phone
- +56 9 5429 8224
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Alto - La Paz to Terminal Internacional
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $40–85
Bus from El Alto - La Paz to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $65–140
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–45
- contacto@sanantonioea.cl
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Road
- $9–14
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