There are 7 ways to get from Split to Cairns by plane, shuttle, bus, car ferry, or train
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
31h 50m$714–2,514Shuttle to Dubrovnik Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Split to Dubrovnik
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Cairns (CNS)plane DBV - CNS
32h 31mBus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cairns (CNS)plane ZAG - CNS
38h 34m$945–2,178Bus, bus to Sarajevo, fly
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Makarska, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Makarska, Autobusni kolodvor to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Cairns (CNS)plane SJJ - CNS
34h 31m$1,004–3,064Shuttle, 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
38h 25mShuttle, 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
36h 25mCar ferry, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Anconacarferry
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cairns (CNS)plane FCO - CNS
41h 41m$1,010–3,156
Split Airport (SPU) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Cairns is to bus and fly which costs $900 - $2,200 and takes 38h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Cairns is to fly which takes 31h 50m and costs $700 - $2,600.
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 6:43 AM in Split and 3:43 PM in Cairns.
There are 975+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Croatia Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and two 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
- $700–2,500
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Cairns via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Tivat Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cairns via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
Bus from Split Bus Station to Makarska, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- + 385 (0)21 643 422
- info@delminiumtravel.hr
- Website
- delminiumtravel.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- delminiumtravel.hr
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- info@slavonija-bus.hr
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
- Phone
- +387 32 246 306
- bbabic@biss-tours.ba
- Website
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Makarska, Autobusni kolodvor to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- 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 52 451 100
- 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
- $94
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
- Adullt
- $94
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–140
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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