There are 6 ways to get from Split to Cairns by plane, shuttle, car ferry, bus, 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)SPU - CNS
31h 50m$714–1,815Shuttle to Dubrovnik Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Split to Dubrovnik
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Cairns (CNS)DBV - CNS
32h 31mCar ferry to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Ancona
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Cairns (CNS)AOI - CNS
47h 1m$1,001–3,742Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cairns (CNS)ZAG - CNS
38h 34m$957–2,082Bus, 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
36h 30m$995–2,866Car ferry, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Ancona
- Take the train from Falconara Marittima to Roma Termini
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cairns (CNS)FCO - CNS
41h 53m$933–3,400
Split Airport (SPU) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Cairns is to fly which costs $700 - $1,900 and takes 31h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Cairns is to fly which takes 31h 50m and costs $700 - $1,900.
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 9:24 AM in Split and 6:24 PM in Cairns.
There are 997+ 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cairns via Munich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cairns via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,800
- 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, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cairns via Fiumicino International Airport, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cairns via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- airniugini.com.pg
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cairns via Munich, Hong Kong, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Falconara Marittima to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- 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 Falconara Marittima to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Falconara Marittima to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $49–54
- 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 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
- $45–60
- 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
- $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
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.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
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $131–132
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Schedules at
- snav.it
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