There are 8 ways to get from Split to Cairns by plane, bus, shuttle, car ferry, ferry, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Split Airport
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Cairns (CNS)plane SPU - CNS
28h 5m$700–2,100Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagrebbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cairns (CNS)plane ZAG - CNS
39h 1m$758–2,303Shuttle to Dubrovnik Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Split to Dubrovnik
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Cairns (CNS)plane DBV - CNS
32h 6mBus, bus to Sarajevo, fly
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Baška Voda, Cesta 8 / Put Kapelicebus
- Take the bus from Baška Voda, Cesta 8 / Put Kapelice to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Cairns (CNS)plane SJJ - CNS
33h 12m$944–2,468Shuttle, car ferry to Tivat Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Split to Dubrovnik
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotorcarferry
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Cairns (CNS)plane TIV - CNS
37h 45mShuttle, car ferry, shuttle to Podgorica Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Split to Dubrovnik
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotorcarferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Cairns (CNS)plane TGD - CNS
35h 25mFerry, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Split to Anconaferry
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cairns (CNS)plane FCO - CNS
41h 24m$1,492–4,620Drive, ferry to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly
- Drive from Split to Dubrovnikcar
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bariferry
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Cairns (CNS)plane BRI - CNS
39h 41m$865–2,759
Split Airport (SPU) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Cairns is to fly which costs $700 - $2,100 and takes 28h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Cairns is to fly which takes 28h 5m and costs $700 - $2,100.
The distance between Split and Cairns is 14467 km.
It takes approximately 28h 5m to get from Split to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 8h ahead of Split. It is currently 12:01 AM in Split and 8:01 AM in Cairns.
There are 998+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Croatia Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Cairns (CNS) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cairns via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–5,000
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–26
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 344 085
- Info@sugamantours.com
- Website
- sugamantours.com
Shuttle from Split to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- sugamantours.com
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Baška Voda, Cesta 8 / Put Kapelice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +387 32 246 306
- bbabic@biss-tours.ba
- Website
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Baška Voda, Cesta 8 / Put Kapelice to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
- Adullt
- $90
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Split to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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