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How to get fromAmerica to Cairnsby train, plane, or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from America to Cairns by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Cairns

    best
    1. Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane CGN - CNS
    27h 54m

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Cairns

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane DUS - CNS
    34h 33m
    $598–1,778

  3. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane AMS - CNS
    26h 35m
    $962–5,594

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane FRA - CNS
    26h 45m
    $1,032–2,676

  5. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain train
    2. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane BRU - CNS
    26h 28m
    $767–4,216

  6. Fly Eindhoven Airport to Cairns

    1. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane EIN - CNS
    28h 56m
    $899–4,961

  7. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain train
    2. Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    5. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane CDG - CNS
    30h 7m
    $1,690–2,567

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cooktown Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane plane AMS - CTN
    3. Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus bus
    41h 37m
    $1,131–3,563

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration23h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket$663Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 14,878.7 km
  • Duration: 27h 54m

What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Cairns, QLD, Australia?

Transavia Holland and Singapore Airlines fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cairns (CNS) twice a week.

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