There are 8 ways to get from Philadelphia to Cairns by plane, train, car, or subway
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cairns (CNS)plane PHL - CNS
29h 56m$904–3,204Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cairns (CNS)plane EWR - CNS
30h 1m$725–2,556Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cairns (CNS)plane JFK - CNS
30h 23m$1,036–2,862Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Cairns (CNS)plane BWI - CNS
30h 53m$883–3,075Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cairns (CNS)plane DCA - CNS
31h 14m$1,547–5,605Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane PHL - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cairnscar
32h 38m$1,014–3,494Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cairns (CNS)plane IAD - CNS
30h 53m$798–2,913Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Townsville Airport, drive
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane BWI - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cairnscar
32h 48m$993–3,365
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Cairns is to train and fly which costs $700 - $2,600 and takes 30h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Cairns is to fly which takes 29h 56m and costs $900 - $3,200.
The distance between Philadelphia and Cairns is 15338 km.
It takes approximately 29h 56m to get from Philadelphia to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 14h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 7:40 AM in Philadelphia and 9:40 PM in Cairns.
There are 979+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
American Airlines, Jetstar, and five other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cairns (CNS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 53m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 36m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairns via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 38m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairns via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairns via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $17–320
- Business Class
- $85–380
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $20–330
- Business Class
- $90–390
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $15–310
- Business Class
- $80–370
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $26–350
- Business Class
- $100–410
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–850
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $29–650
- First Class
- $180–850
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–650
- First Class
- $190–900
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $40–650
- First Class
- $210–900
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–12
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $8–12
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