There are 4 ways to get from Cairns to Albany by plane, car, or bus
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Fly Cairns to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport (ALH)plane CNS - ALH
9h 21m$436–1,199Fly Cairns to Perth Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Perth Airport (PER)plane CNS - PER
- Take the bus from Armadale Stn Transwa Armadale to Proudlove Pde Transwa Albanybus
13h 53m$430–881Drive 4,684.9 km
- Drive from Cairns to Albanycar 4,684.9 km
2d 7h$839–1,212Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport (ALH)plane CTN - ALH
17h 7m$503–1,307
Cairns (CNS) to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport (ALH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Albany is to fly and bus which costs $430 - $900 and takes 13h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Albany is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs $430 - $1,200.
The distance between Cairns and Albany is 3439 km. The road distance is 4684.9 km.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Cairns to Albany, including transfers.
Albany is 2h behind Cairns. It is currently 4:22 PM in Cairns and 2:22 PM in Albany.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairns to Albany is 4685 km. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Cairns to Albany.
There are 144+ hotels available in Albany.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Albany, WA, Australia?
Jetstar, Regional Express, and two other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport (ALH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Cairns to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport via Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Cairns to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport via Alice Springs, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport via Darwin, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Cairns to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport via Melbourne, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Cairns to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport via Sydney, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport via Brisbane, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport via Cairns, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport via Cairns, Alice Springs, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport via Cairns, Adelaide, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport via Cairns, Darwin, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport via Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–900
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–600
- Phone
- 1300 662 205
- [email protected]
- Website
- transwa.wa.gov.au
Bus from Armadale Stn Transwa Armadale to Proudlove Pde Transwa Albany
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
- Phone
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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