There are 7 ways to get from Manchester to Cairns by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Manchester Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS)plane MAN - CNS
24h 44m$1,203–1,911Train to Liverpool, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cairns (CNS)plane LPL - CNS
34h 2m$664–1,746Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS)plane LHR - CNS
26h 51m$1,105–2,518Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cairns (CNS)plane LGW - CNS
28h 7m$1,101–3,433Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cairns (CNS)plane NCL - CNS
31h 20m$755–2,754Fly Manchester Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane MAN - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
39h 19m$768–2,281Fly Manchester Airport to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane MAN - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cairnscar
30h 1m$968–2,206
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Cairns is to train and fly which costs $650 - $1,800 and takes 34h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Cairns is to fly which takes 24h 44m and costs $1,200 - $2,000.
The distance between Manchester and Cairns is 15126 km.
It takes approximately 24h 44m to get from Manchester to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 10h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:41 PM in Manchester and 4:41 AM in Cairns.
There are 988+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Singapore Airlines flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
Flights from Liverpool to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from Liverpool to Cairns via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cooktown Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cooktown Airport via Hong Kong, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cooktown Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cooktown Airport via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cooktown Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Liverpool to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- 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 Newcastle to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- $26–50
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–28
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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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