There are 8 ways to get from Cairns to Bristol by plane or train
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CNS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
27h 16m£686–1,403Fly to Bristol Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CNS - BRS
26h 19m£452–2,422Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CNS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
27h 43m£588–1,497Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane CNS - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
28h 9m£795–4,077Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CNS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
27h 11m£734–1,314Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CNS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
30h 32m£496–1,188Fly to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane CNS - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
28h 24m£689–2,357Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane CNS - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
28h 15m£700–2,373
Cairns (CNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Bristol is to fly and train which costs £700 - £1,400 and takes 27h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Bristol is to fly which takes 26h 19m and costs £450 - £2,500.
The distance between Cairns and Bristol is 9606 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 16m to get from Cairns to Bristol, including transfers.
Bristol is 9h behind Cairns. It is currently 3:20 AM in Cairns and 6:20 PM in Bristol.
There are 2564+ hotels available in Bristol.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Bristol, England?
Singapore Airlines, KLM, and easyJet fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bristol Airport (BRS) 6 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cairns to Birmingham Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–2,600
Flights from Cairns to London City Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £700–4,000
Flights from Cairns to Bristol Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,500
Flights from Cairns to Cardiff Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650–3,700
Flights from Cairns to Southampton Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650–3,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,900
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,900
Flights from Cairns to London Gatwick Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,500
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–2,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Birmingham Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–2,600
Flights from Cairns to London City Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £700–4,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to Birmingham Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–2,600
Flights from Cairns to London City Airport via Singapore Changi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £700–4,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Bristol Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,500
Flights from Cairns to Bristol Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Birmingham Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Osaka Kansai, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
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