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)plane NCE - CNS
33h 23m$753–1,906Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Cairns (CNS)plane GOA - CNS
34h 8m$993–7,574Fly from Monaco
- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Cairns (CNS)plane MCM - CNS
35h 7m$757–1,913Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savonatrain
- Take the train from Savona to Torino Lingottotrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Cairns (CNS)plane TRN - CNS
32h 3m$1,062–3,032Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cairns (CNS)plane MXP - CNS
30h 16m$818–6,138Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cairns (CNS)plane MRS - CNS
32h 56m$1,032–2,999Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairns (CNS)plane ZRH - CNS
33h 57m$1,226–2,058
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 $750 - $2,000 and takes 35h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Cairns is to train and fly which takes 30h 16m and costs $800 - $6,500.
The distance between Nice and Cairns is 15137 km.
It takes approximately 33h 23m to get from Nice to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 8h ahead of Nice. It is currently 10:38 PM in Nice and 6:38 AM in Cairns.
There are 1000+ 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.
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Monaco to Cairns via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Monaco to Cairns via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cairns via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,500
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cairns via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Monaco to Cairns via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- 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
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $60–90
- 2nd Class
- $75–110
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