There are 5 ways to get from Bengaluru to Great Barrier Reef by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Shanthinagara Bus Station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Cairns (CNS)plane BLR - CNS
18h 11m$551–2,004Train to Chennai International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ksr Bengaluru to Chennai Centraltrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Cairns (CNS)plane MAA - CNS
22h 26m$475–1,140Train to Mysore, fly
- Take the train from Ksr Bengaluru to Mysore Jntrain
- Fly from Mysore (MYQ) to Cairns (CNS)plane MYQ - CNS
26h 12m$960–2,128Train to Coimbatore International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ksr Bengaluru to Coimbatore Nrthtrain
- Fly from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Cairns (CNS)plane CJB - CNS
23h$559–3,836Train to Trichy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bangalore Cant to Tiruchchirapalitrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Cairns (CNS)plane TRZ - CNS
24h 56m$561–3,738
Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bengaluru to Great Barrier Reef is to train and fly which costs $470 - $1,200 and takes 22h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Bengaluru to Great Barrier Reef is to bus and fly which takes 18h 11m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between Bengaluru and Great Barrier Reef is 8239 km.
It takes approximately 18h 11m to get from Bengaluru to Great Barrier Reef, including transfers.
Great Barrier Reef is 4h ahead of Bengaluru. It is currently 7:00 PM in Bengaluru and 11:00 PM in Great Barrier Reef.
What companies run services between Bengaluru, India and Great Barrier Reef?
There is no direct connection from Bengaluru to Great Barrier Reef. However, you can take the bus to Kempegowda International Airport, walk to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, then take the shuttle to Cairns Central Shopping Complex. Alternatively, you can take the train to Mysore Jn, take the taxi to Mysore (MYQ) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, then take the shuttle to Cairns Central Shopping Complex.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,700
Flights from Mysore to Cairns via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,800
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,800
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Mysore to Cairns via Chennai International Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cairns via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ksr Bengaluru to Mysore Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–18
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $8–11
- First Class (1A)
- $14–18
Train from Ksr Bengaluru to Chennai Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–27
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $3–5
- Third AC (3A)
- $9–12
- Second AC (2A)
- $13–17
- First Class (1A)
- $21–27
Train from Ksr Bengaluru to Coimbatore Nrth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–30
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $3–5
- Third AC (3A)
- $10–13
- Second AC (2A)
- $14–18
- First Class (1A)
- $23–30
Train from Bangalore Cant to Tiruchchirapali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–29
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $3–5
- Third AC (3A)
- $10–13
- Second AC (2A)
- $14–18
- First Class (1A)
- $23–29
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from Shanthinagara Bus Station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- $1–2
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $3–5
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