There are 6 ways to get from Málaga to Cairns by plane, train, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Málaga Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cairns (CNS)AGP - CNS
30h 31m$553–1,603Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cairns (CNS)MAD - CNS
38h 12m$683–2,166Bus to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Cairns (CNS)GRX - CNS
44h$976–2,953Fly Málaga Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)AGP - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
36h 41m$768–2,173Train, train to Seville Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Cairns (CNS)SVQ - CNS
32h 53m$690–2,531Car ferry to Melilla, fly to Cairns
- Take the car ferry from Málaga to Melilla
- Fly from Melilla (MLN) to Cairns (CNS)MLN - CNS
2d 1h$1,286–4,066
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Cairns is to fly which costs $550 - $1,600 and takes 30h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Cairns is to fly which takes 30h 31m and costs $550 - $1,600.
The distance between Málaga and Cairns is 16371 km.
It takes approximately 30h 31m to get from Málaga to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 9h ahead of Málaga. It is currently 8:11 PM in Málaga and 5:11 AM in Cairns.
There are 993+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Turkish Airlines, Jetstar, and three other airlines fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Seville Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melilla to Cairns via Málaga Airport, Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cairns via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cairns via Barcelona, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Seville Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melilla to Cairns via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,700
Flights from Melilla to Cairns via Málaga Airport, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cairns via Barcelona, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from Seville Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cooktown Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cooktown Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cooktown Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cairns via Barcelona, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–110
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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/
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Málaga to Melilla
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $94–95
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Málaga to Melilla
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–364
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Seat
- $121
- Cabin
- $364
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