There are 6 ways to get from Ayr to Cairns by train or plane
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairns (CNS)plane GLA - CNS
30h 28m$837–2,758Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairns (CNS)plane EDI - CNS
29h 52m$714–2,141Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS)plane MAN - CNS
29h 43m$919–4,933Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cairns (CNS)plane NCL - CNS
31h 57m$1,021–3,415Train, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cairns (CNS)plane ABZ - CNS
34h 38m$1,161–6,791Train, train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Cairns (CNS)plane MME - CNS
35h 19m$1,655–5,365
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Cairns is to train and fly which costs $700 - $2,200 and takes 29h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Cairns is to train and fly which takes 29h 43m and costs $900 - $5,000.
The distance between Ayr and Cairns is 15066 km.
It takes approximately 30h 28m to get from Ayr to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 9h ahead of Ayr. It is currently 9:43 PM in Ayr and 6:43 AM in Cairns.
There are 1022+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Ayr to Cairns. However, you can take the train to Paisley Gilmour Street, walk to New Sneddon Street, take the bus to Sanderling Road, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, then take the shuttle to Cairns Base Hospital. Alternatively, you can take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to Glasgow Queen Street, take the train to Haymarket, walk to Haymarket, take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, then take the shuttle to Cairns Base Hospital.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- ScotRail
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