There are 7 ways to get from Nice to Cairns by plane or train
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Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cairns (CNS)NCE - CNS
33h 30m$1,403–2,903Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cairns (CNS)MXP - CNS
29h 24m$599–4,029Fly from Monaco
- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Cairns (CNS)MCM - CNS
35h 23m$605–1,910Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Cairns (CNS)GOA - CNS
32h 50m$872–3,167Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Take the train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Cairns (CNS)TRN - CNS
32h 25m$740–2,615Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cairns (CNS)MRS - CNS
33h 30m$760–2,665Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairns (CNS)ZRH - CNS
35h 29m$713–2,337
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Cairns is to fly which costs $600 - $2,000 and takes 35h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Cairns is to train and fly which takes 29h 24m and costs $600 - $4,100.
The distance between Nice and Cairns is 15135 km.
It takes approximately 33h 30m to get from Nice to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 9h ahead of Nice. It is currently 12:53 AM in Nice and 9:53 AM in Cairns.
There are 992+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia, and three other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Monaco to Cairns via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Monaco to Cairns via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Monaco to Cairns via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Monaco to Cairns via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cairns via Munich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cairns via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cairns via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cairns via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cairns via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,900
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cairns via Munich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Monaco to Cairns via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cairns via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cairns via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,900
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Monaco to Cairns via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cairns via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cairns via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairns via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Monaco to Cairns via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cairns via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cairns via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairns via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cairns via Rome, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $30–45
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $30–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $42–47
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- $110–160
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–100
- 2nd Class
- $85–120
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