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There are 7 ways to get from Nice to Cairns by plane or train

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  1. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cairns (CNS)planeNCE - CNS
    33h 30m
    $1,403–2,903

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cairns (CNS)planeMXP - CNS
    29h 24m
    $599–4,029

  3. Fly from Monaco

    1. Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Cairns (CNS)planeMCM - CNS
    35h 23m
    $605–1,910

  4. Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.train
    2. Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Cairns (CNS)planeGOA - CNS
    32h 50m
    $872–3,167

  5. Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savonatrain
    2. Take the train from Savona to Torino Lingottotrain
    3. Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Cairns (CNS)planeTRN - CNS
    32h 25m
    $740–2,615

  6. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cairns (CNS)planeMRS - CNS
    33h 30m
    $760–2,665

  7. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairns (CNS)planeZRH - CNS
    35h 29m
    $713–2,337

Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration32h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket$621Cheapest Price
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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.

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