There are 5 ways to get from Cairns to Alaska by plane or train
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Fly Cairns to Anchorage International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane CNS - ANC
28h 25m$1,414–4,678Fly Cairns to Juneau International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane CNS - JNU
26h 40m$796–2,636Fly Cairns to Fairbanks
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane CNS - FAI
28h 5m$1,032–3,407Fly Cairns to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane CNS - SIT
28h 16m$835–2,765Train to Townsville Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Townsvilletrain
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane TSV - ANC
35h 1m$1,236–4,999
Cairns (CNS) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Alaska is to fly which costs $750 - $2,700 and takes 26h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Alaska is to fly which takes 26h 40m and costs $750 - $2,700.
The distance between Cairns and Alaska is 6479 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 25m to get from Cairns to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 18h behind Cairns. It is currently 5:47 PM in Cairns and 11:47 PM in Alaska.
There are 138+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Alaska, USA?
Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Cairns to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
Flights from Cairns to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Cairns to Fairbanks via Sydney, Honolulu, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Fairbanks via Brisbane, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Fairbanks via Auckland, Honolulu, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 24m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Fairbanks via Brisbane, Vancouver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Juneau International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Cairns to Juneau International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Cairns to Juneau International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from Cairns to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Nadi, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairns to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Cairns to Anchorage International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Townsville Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Cairns to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Cairns Central Station to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–896
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $30–50
- AChoice
- $45–60
- Gold Class
- $715
- Heritage Class
- $896
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