There are 7 ways to get from London to Cooktown by plane, train, or bus
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Cooktown Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane LHR - CTN
27h 34m$871–2,621Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane LGW - CTN
38h 55m$927–5,617Fly London Heathrow Airport to Cairns, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS)plane LHR - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
30h 6m$1,091–2,366Fly London City Airport to Cooktown Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane LCY - CTN
36h 42m$1,054–3,972Fly London City Airport to Cairns, bus
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Cairns (CNS)plane LCY - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
33h 39m$974–3,417Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cairns, bus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cairns (CNS)plane LGW - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
31h 42m$1,097–3,162Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cairns, bus
- Take the train from London Euston to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS)plane MAN - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
33h 9m$1,364–2,410
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Cooktown is to train and fly and bus which costs $1,100 - $3,200 and takes 31h 42m.
The fastest way to get from London to Cooktown is to fly which takes 27h 34m and costs $850 - $2,700.
The distance between London and Cooktown is 15019 km.
It takes approximately 27h 34m to get from London to Cooktown, including transfers.
Cooktown is 10h ahead of London. It is currently 2:16 AM in London and 12:16 PM in Cooktown.
There are 28+ hotels available in Cooktown.
What companies run services between London, England and Cooktown, QLD, Australia?
Cathay Pacific, Hinterland Aviation, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) once daily.
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cooktown Airport via Hong Kong, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- 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 and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cooktown Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cooktown Airport via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cooktown Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cooktown Airport via Singapore Changi, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from London City Airport to Cooktown Airport via Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from London City Airport to Cooktown Airport via Zurich, Hong Kong, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from London City Airport to Cooktown Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from London City Airport to Cooktown Airport via Zurich, Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- 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
- $800–5,500
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Frankfurt, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Frankfurt, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- 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
- $1,000–6,500
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–52
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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/
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