There are 6 ways to get from Macclesfield to Cairns by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Manchester Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS)MAN - CNS
25h 16m$1,113–2,040Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the train from Stockport to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cairns (CNS)NCL - CNS
32h 59m$778–2,757Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Macclesfield to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS)LHR - CNS
26h 35m$1,244–3,968Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Macclesfield to London Euston
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cairns (CNS)LGW - CNS
27h 52m$791–5,478Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Macclesfield to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cairns (CNS)BHX - CNS
27h 40m$899–2,739Fly Manchester Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)MAN - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairns
42h 42m$828–2,510
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Macclesfield to Cairns is to fly which costs $1,100 - $2,100 and takes 25h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Macclesfield to Cairns is to fly which takes 25h 16m and costs $1,100 - $2,100.
The distance between Macclesfield and Cairns is 15154 km.
It takes approximately 25h 16m to get from Macclesfield to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 10h ahead of Macclesfield. It is currently 7:42 AM in Macclesfield and 5:42 PM in Cairns.
There are 990+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Macclesfield, England and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Singapore Airlines flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a week.
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- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,800
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cooktown Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cooktown Airport via Hong Kong, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cooktown Airport via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cooktown Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Macclesfield to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–850
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Macclesfield to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- $55–75
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- $130–190
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 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
- $51–53
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
Train from Macclesfield to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Stockport to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Doncaster to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $420–460
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–160
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $490–600
- 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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