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

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

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cairns

    best
    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane LHR - CNS
    26h 4m
    $1,395–5,732

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Cairns

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane BRS - CNS
    30h 16m
    $898–2,836

  3. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane MAN - CNS
    26h 30m
    $920–6,632

  4. Fly Birmingham Airport to Cairns

    1. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane BHX - CNS
    32h 48m
    $1,105–2,313

  5. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane LGW - CNS
    27h 20m
    $952–6,761

  6. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane STN - CNS
    30h 23m
    $1,111–3,175

  7. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cairns

    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane LTN - CNS
    30h 26m
    $960–6,750

  8. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cooktown Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane plane LHR - CTN
    3. Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus bus
    33h 40m
    $960–2,602

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration22h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,019Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 15,366.2 km
  • Duration: 26h 4m

What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Cairns, QLD, Australia?

Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia, and three other airlines fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a day.

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