There are 5 ways to get from Split to Cairns by plane or bus
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)SPU - CNS
31h 50m$714–1,915Bus to Mahovljani Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica
- Fly from Mahovljani Airport (BNX) to Cairns (CNS)BNX - CNS
44h 8m$992–2,660Bus to Zadar Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Cairns (CNS)ZAD - CNS
43h$772–1,947Bus to Tivat Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Cairns (CNS)TIV - CNS
35h 56m$1,094–3,694Bus, bus to Sarajevo, fly
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Brela
- Take the bus from Brela to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Cairns (CNS)SJJ - CNS
34h 25m$1,045–2,566
Split Airport (SPU) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Cairns is to fly which costs $700 - $2,000 and takes 31h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Cairns is to fly which takes 31h 50m and costs $700 - $2,000.
The distance between Split and Cairns is 14467 km.
It takes approximately 31h 50m to get from Split to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 9h ahead of Split. It is currently 8:57 AM in Split and 5:57 PM in Cairns.
There are 995+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Croatia Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Cairns (CNS) once daily.
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Cairns via Stockholm, Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Cairns via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Cairns via Stockholm, Beijing Capital, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cairns via Munich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Cairns via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cairns via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Cairns via Stockholm, Beijing Capital, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
- Phone
- +387 51 211-850
- info@zak-tours.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Split Bus Station to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +387 51 215-725
- bocacturs@gmail.com
- Website
- bocactours.com
Bus from Split Bus Station to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- http://www.bocactours.com
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- prijevoz.knezevic@gmail.com
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
Bus from Split Bus Station to Brela
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +387 32 246 306
- bbabic@biss-tours.ba
- Website
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Brela to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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