There are 4 ways to get from Albany to Cairns by plane, car, or bus
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Fly Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport (ALH) to Cairns (CNS)plane ALH - CNS
10h 26m$435–1,241Bus to Perth Airport, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the bus from Proudlove Pde Transwa Albany to Armadale Stn Transwa Armadalebus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cairns (CNS)plane PER - CNS
13h 1m$424–883Drive 4,684.6 km
- Drive from Albany to Cairnscar 4,684.6 km
2d 7h$839–1,212Fly Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport (ALH) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane ALH - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
25h 7m$570–1,511
Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport (ALH) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albany to Cairns is to bus and fly which costs $420 - $900 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Albany to Cairns is to fly which takes 10h 26m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between Albany and Cairns is 3439 km. The road distance is 4684.6 km.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Albany to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 2h ahead of Albany. It is currently 3:04 PM in Albany and 5:04 PM in Cairns.
Yes, the driving distance between Albany to Cairns is 4685 km. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Albany to Cairns.
There are 1007+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Albany, WA, Australia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Regional Express, Jetstar, and Qantas fly from Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport (ALH) to Cairns (CNS) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport to Cairns via Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport to Cairns via Perth Airport, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport to Cooktown Airport via Perth Airport, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport to Cooktown Airport via Perth Airport, Adelaide, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport to Cooktown Airport via Perth Airport, Alice Springs, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport to Cooktown Airport via Perth Airport, Darwin, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport to Cairns via Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–600
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cairns via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
- Phone
- 1300 662 205
- [email protected]
- Website
- transwa.wa.gov.au
Bus from Proudlove Pde Transwa Albany to Armadale Stn Transwa Armadale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
- Phone
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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