There are 8 ways to get from Victoria to Cairns by plane, bus, car, or ferry
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Fly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Cairns
best- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Cairns (CNS)plane YWH - CNS
27h 25m$1,100–3,900Ferry to Ganges Harbor, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Cairns (CNS)plane YGG - CNS
33h 6m$609–2,335Fly Victoria International Airport to Cairns
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Cairns (CNS)plane YYJ - CNS
25h 43m$657–2,307Bus to Nanaimo Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Douglas & Kings to Canada Ave & Station - Train Stnbus
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Cairns (CNS)plane YCD - CNS
31h 47m$755–2,805Fly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane YWH - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cairnscar
30h 12m$1,229–4,178Fly Victoria International Airport to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane YYJ - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cairnscar
28h 30m$717–2,597Bus to Nanaimo, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Cairns (CNS)plane ZNA - CNS
31h 15m$652–2,352Fly Victoria Harbour to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Cairns
- Fly from Victoria Harbour to Vancouver Harbourplane
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Cairns (CNS)plane YVR - CNS
22h 31m$906–1,968
Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Victoria to Cairns is to fly which costs $650 - $2,400 and takes 25h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Victoria to Cairns is to fly which takes 22h 31m and costs $900 - $2,000.
The distance between Victoria and Cairns is 11471 km.
It takes approximately 27h 25m to get from Victoria to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 17h ahead of Victoria. It is currently 7:18 PM in Victoria and 12:18 PM in Cairns.
There are 979+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Victoria, BC, Canada and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, Air Canada, and three other airlines fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Cairns (CNS) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cairns via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Cairns via Calgary, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Townsville Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Townsville Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Townsville Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nanaimo to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,900
Flights from Nanaimo to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,900
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Townsville Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Townsville Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Nanaimo to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,000
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,800
Flights from Nanaimo to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,900
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,200
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Townsville Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Townsville Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cairns via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Cairns via Calgary, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cairns via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Cairns via Calgary, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Phone
- +1 250 746 9899
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Douglas & Kings to Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $47
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $47
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–29
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $3–10
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $20–29
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