There are 6 ways to get from Cairns to Barcelona by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cairns to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CNS - BCN
24h 21m€822–1,376Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CTN - BCN
32h 37m€500–1,712Fly Cairns to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane CNS - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Barcelona-Santstrain
31h 20m€965–4,933Fly Cairns to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane CNS - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Barcelona-Santstrain
31h 41m€650–2,196Fly Cairns to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane CNS - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Santstrain
33h 44m€709–3,639Fly Cairns to Reus Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Reus Airport (REU)plane CNS - REU
- Take the train from Reus to Barcelona-Paseo De Graciatrain
2d 2h€796–2,128
Cairns (CNS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Barcelona is to bus and fly which costs €500 - €1800 and takes 32h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Barcelona is to fly which takes 24h 21m and costs €800 - €1400.
The distance between Cairns and Barcelona is 15637 km.
It takes approximately 24h 21m to get from Cairns to Barcelona, including transfers.
Barcelona is 8h behind Cairns. It is currently 8:53 AM in Cairns and 12:53 AM in Barcelona.
There are 4872+ hotels available in Barcelona.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Barcelona, Spain?
Singapore Airlines and Swiss fly from Cairns (CNS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Marseille Provence Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,600
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to Marseille Provence Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Fréjorgues Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–4,900
Flights from Cairns to Marseille Provence Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cairns to Reus Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,700
Flights from Cairns to Reus Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cairns to Reus Airport via Singapore Changi, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,800
Flights from Cairns to Reus Airport via Singapore Changi, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cairns to Fréjorgues Airport via Singapore Changi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–5,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cairns to Fréjorgues Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €900–4,900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairns to Marseille Provence Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Singapore Changi, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Reus to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Reus to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Reus to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- 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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