There are 7 ways to get from Luton to Cairns by train, plane, or bus
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cairns
best- Take the train from Luton to Farringdon
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS)LHR - CNS
25h 23m$1,051–3,394Fly Luton Airport to Cairns
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairns (CNS)LTN - CNS
26h 10m$600–3,700Train to London City Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Cairns (CNS)LCY - CNS
28h 41m$930–3,375Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cairns (CNS)LGW - CNS
26h 35m$732–4,183Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cairns (CNS)STN - CNS
28h 23m$798–2,636Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS)MAN - CNS
28h 7m$1,193–2,341Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Take the train from Luton to Farringdon
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)LHR - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
34h 14m$916–2,564
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Cairns is to train and fly which costs $800 - $2,700 and takes 28h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Cairns is to train and fly which takes 25h 23m and costs $1,000 - $3,400.
The distance between Luton and Cairns is 15236 km.
It takes approximately 25h 23m to get from Luton to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 10h ahead of Luton. It is currently 5:34 PM in Luton and 3:34 AM in Cairns.
There are 996+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
easyJet and Singapore Airlines fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairns (CNS) 6 times a week.
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- 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
- $950–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,100
Flights from Luton Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 26m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,700
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairns via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Frankfurt, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- 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
- $950–2,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cooktown Airport via Perth, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cooktown Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
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
- $750–2,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
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
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from London City Airport to Cairns via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
- 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
- $750–2,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- 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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