There are 8 ways to get from Cairns to Amsterdam by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cairns to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CNS - AMS
23h 35m€700–1,227Fly Cairns to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CNS - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
28h 47m€586–1,882Fly Cairns to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CNS - BRU
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
25h 54m€656–4,220Fly Cairns to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CNS - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
29h 55m€670–4,222Fly Cairns to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CNS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
27h 16m€597–3,679Fly Cairns to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane CNS - FMO
- Take the train from Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
33h 18m€1,023–3,325Fly Cairns to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane CNS - CDG
- Take the train from Airport Charles de Gaulle to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
28h 1m€780–1,364Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CTN - AMS
31h 51m€680–2,112
Cairns (CNS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Amsterdam is to fly and train which costs €750 - €1400 and takes 28h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Amsterdam is to fly which takes 23h 35m and costs €700 - €1300.
The distance between Cairns and Amsterdam is 14831 km.
It takes approximately 23h 35m to get from Cairns to Amsterdam, including transfers.
Amsterdam is 8h behind Cairns. It is currently 4:04 AM in Cairns and 8:04 PM in Amsterdam.
There are 2780+ hotels available in Amsterdam.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Amsterdam, Netherlands?
Singapore Airlines and KLM fly from Cairns (CNS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–4,200
Flights from Cairns to Düsseldorf International Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,900
Flights from Cairns to Düsseldorf International Airport via Singapore Changi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Düsseldorf International Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–4,000
Flights from Cairns to Brussels Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–4,200
Flights from Cairns to Cologne Bonn Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–4,200
Flights from Cairns to Cologne Bonn Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–4,200
Flights from Cairns to Frankfurt via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,600
Flights from Cairns to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–4,200
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Cairns, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,700
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Airport Charles de Gaulle to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
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