There are 4 ways to get from Tucson to Cairns by plane, shuttle, or car
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Fly Tucson to Cairns
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Cairns (CNS)TUS - CNS
24h 19m$800–2,800Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Cairns
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Cairns (CNS)PHX - CNS
26h 30m$902–2,702Fly Tucson to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Townsville Airport (TSV)TUS - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cairns
27h 4m$915–3,195Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Townsville Airport, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Townsville Airport (TSV)PHX - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cairns
29h 20m$1,017–2,997
Tucson (TUS) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Cairns is to fly which costs $800 - $2,800 and takes 24h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Cairns is to fly which takes 24h 19m and costs $800 - $2,800.
The distance between Tucson and Cairns is 12245 km.
It takes approximately 24h 19m to get from Tucson to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 17h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 9:27 PM in Tucson and 2:27 PM in Cairns.
There are 1002+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and six other airlines fly from Tucson (TUS) to Cairns (CNS) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,600
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Phoenix to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Phoenix to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,700
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,000
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Phoenix to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Phoenix to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Phoenix to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Phoenix to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
Flights from Phoenix to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,700
Flights from Phoenix to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via Phoenix, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Phoenix to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Phoenix to Cairns via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Bus operators
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $203
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
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