There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Cairns by plane or train
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Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairns (CNS)plane LYS - CNS
33h 55m$975–2,925Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cairns (CNS)plane GVA - CNS
29h 45m$649–1,922Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Cairns (CNS)plane TRN - CNS
30h 32m$745–2,619Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cairns (CNS)plane CDG - CNS
27h 16m$1,043–2,101Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cairns (CNS)plane MXP - CNS
28h 29m$895–1,722Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairns (CNS)plane ZRH - CNS
31h 22m$789–2,396Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cairns (CNS)plane MRS - CNS
31h 55m$718–2,492
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Cairns is to train and fly which costs $850 - $1,800 and takes 28h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Cairns is to train and fly which takes 27h 16m and costs $1,000 - $2,100.
The distance between Lyon and Cairns is 15198 km.
It takes approximately 33h 55m to get from Lyon to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 9h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 12:15 AM in Lyon and 9:15 AM in Cairns.
There are 976+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Emirates, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairns via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cairns via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cairns via Munich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairns via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairns via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $85–130
- Rail 1st Class
- $130–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $55–75
- 1st Class
- $90–120
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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